Education : Ecuador

This is a listing of Portals and Websites that provide links to resources relating to education for Ecuador. Extensive lists of colleges and universities are available through such portales such as BRAINTRACK which links to Latin American universities (http://www.braintrack.com/linknav.htm?pprevid=13&level=2). The University of Oulu, in Finland, provides an listing of the "Best Indices of Colleges and Universities World-wide" (http://www.oulu.fi/other/universities.html). The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Ecuador is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Higher Education is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/highered/); for Distance education (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/distance/); and for primary and secondary education (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/k-12.). While focusing on the United States, The National Library of Education is the federal government's main resource center for education information. However, one should note that at that site, the ERIC database provides a wide range of documents and articles for the international audience. The database contains more than one million abstracts of education-related documents and journal articles. One may access the ERIC database on the Internet (See AskERIC below) or through commercial vendors and public networks. The ERIC abstracts are avalable in print publications such as Resources in Education and Current Index to Journals in Education.

ACADEMIA DE ESPANOL QUITO  (http://www.academiaquito.com.ec/)
Founded in 1982, open year round, this school specializes in teaching Spanish to foreign students. In English, German, and French.

ASKERIC: ERIC DATABASE  (http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/adv_search.shtml)
Search the ERIC database for reports concerning Ecuador (or any other subject relating to education). ERIC is the world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.

BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE  (http://www.brookdale.edu.ec/)
A U.S. college with a branch in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

CRISTOBAL COLON SPANISH SCHOOL, QUITO ECUADOR  (http://www.ecuador-travel.net/spanish.colon.htm)
Best Spanish school in Quito, Ecuador. Inexpensive, friendly and professional with the best qualified teachers.

ESCUELA DE ESPANOL AMAZONAS, QUITO ECUADOR  (http://wwwpub4.ecua.net.ec/amazonas/)
Rated by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Ecuador and the South American Explorers Club as among the five largest and most prestigious Spanish-language schools in Ecuador. Offers classes in Quito and at a site in the Ecuadorian rainforest. In English.

ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITECNICA DEL LITORAL  (http://www.espol.edu.ec/)
Founded in 1958, this polytechnical university in Guayaquil, Ecuador, focuses on engineering and agrotechnology. In Spanish.

MITAD DEL MUNDO SPANISH SCHOOL  (http://wwwpub4.ecua.net.ec/mitadmundo/)
Located in Quito, Mitad del Mundo is the only Spanish-language school in Latin America that prepares students for the University of Salamanca D.E.L.E exams. In English, German, and French.

PONTIFICIO UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL ECUADOR  (http://www.puce.edu.ec/)
Founded in 1946, this Jesuit university has branches in Esmeraldas, Ibarra, Ambate, and Manabi.

UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL   (http://www.ucsg.edu.ec/)
This is a private, Jesuit university founded in 1962.

UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACIFICO - ESCUELA DE NEGOCIOS  (http://www.upacifico.edu.ec/)
School of business administration with branches in Quito, Guayaquil, and Cuenca, Ecuador.

UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO  (http://www.usfq.edu.ec)
This is a private, liberal arts university, founded in 1980. In Spanish with some English.

UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA EQUINOCCIAL  (http://ute.edu.ec/)
Founded in 1986, this university focuses on scientific and technological programs of study.