Yachay University

Yachay Tech University is a public university in Urcuquí, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. The university is part of Yachay, a project under development by the government of Ecuador to establish a hub for technological innovation and knowledge intensive businesses. The university opened in the first quarter of 2014.HistoryYachay Tech University was planned by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa in 2013 as one of four 'Emblematic Universities', as part of his political project The Citizens' Revolution. The university is supposed to collaborate with public and private research institutions. The university is planned to have a 400 million dollar annual budget.'Yachay' is a Quechua word that means 'knowledge' or 'learning'.StudiesThe following studies are offered at Yachay Tech (2017): Biological Sciences and Engineering Chemical Sciences and Engineering Geological Sciences and Engineering Mathematical Sciences and Information Technology Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology Social Sciences and InnovationAdministration and OrganizationBoard of directors : Dr. Carlos Castillo-Chávez María de Lourdes B.A.Academic leadership: Rector: Carlos Castillo-Chávez Ph.D., since December 2016 Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation: Juergen Reichardt Ph.D., since January 2016. Dean of the school Biological Sciences and Engineering: Sphiros Agathos Ph.D., since November 2015. Dean of the school of Chemical Sciences and Engineering: Hortensia Rodriguez Ph.D., since June 2017. Dean of the school of Geological Sciences and Engineering: Paul Arellano Ph.D., since June 2017. Dean of the school of Mathematical Sciences and Information Technology: Andreas Griewank Ph.D., since July 2016. Dean of the school of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology: Ernesto Medina Ph.D., since June 2017.