Universidad Técnica de Manabí

Universidad Técnica de Manabí is a public higher education institution, constituted as an academic community by Legislative Decree issued on October 29 ^th , 1952, begins its academic activities on June 25 ^th , 1954, with headquarters in the city of Portoviejo, and extensions in the cantons of Sucre, Chone and Santa Ana, in the province of Manabí.

Universidad Técnica de Manabí began its institutional activities on June 25^th, 1954, for this reason it is established as "Day of the Universidad Técnica de Manabí" on June 25^th, a commemorative date on which the Solemn Session of Anniversary is held.

We are an institution with academic, administrative, financial and organizational autonomy.

Our main objective is to comprehensively produce contributing members of society, so that they contribute to the development of the country and the achievement of social justice.

At present we have 14 faculties and 3 institutes that provide higher academic education and we carry out teaching, research and society engagement, in accordance with the objectives of the Development Regime and the principles established in the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador, The Organic Law of Higher Education and its regulations, other related laws, issued for the organization of the institution.

We currently offer 52 degree courses, under in-person, hybrid, and online modalities; and 72 postgraduate programs under in-person, blended, hybrid and online modalities.

We have a student population of 29,302 undergraduate students and 2,798 postgraduate students. Our teaching staff is made up of 1,097; 688 are regular professors and 409 contracted professors.

Our institutional vision is framed in: "Being a benchmark for higher education in Ecuador, promoting the creation and dissemination of science, technological development and culture, with social recognition, national and international projection."

Our mission is: "To form responsible, humanistic, ethical, supportive, competitive and enterprising academics and professionals, committed to national development who contribute to the solution of the problems of Manabí and the country, capable of promoting the promotion and dissemination of science and culture for the benefit of society.

In the exercise of our principles, we assure all the actors of the Higher Education System the same possibilities in access, permanence, mobility and graduation from the system, without discrimination of nationality, gender, creed, sexual orientation, ethnicity, culture, political preference, socio-economic condition or disability.

Within our facilities we promote inclusive access for people with disabilities under quality conditions, relevance and regulations contemplated in the Organic Law of Higher Education and its regulations.

Our institutional principles are based on responsible autonomy, co-government, equal opportunities, quality, relevance, integrity and self-determination for the production of knowledge within the framework of the dialogue of knowledge, universal thought and global scientific and technological production;

We are a secular and democratic entity, which guarantees freedom of thought and expression, both in the exercise of the professorship and academic activities, research, links with society and administrative management;

We are open to collaboration with national and international organizations through agreements, strategic alliances and exchanges of academic, cultural, scientific and technological nature, we develop research linked to regional, national and international requirements;

68 years have been dedicated to the constant and systematic search for excellence and relevance through self-criticism, external criticism and permanent improvement.