Yachay University for Experimental Technology and Research
Ecuador · Americas
About
Yachay Tech University (Universidad Yachay Tech) is a public university in San Miguel de Urcuquí, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. The university is part of Yachay City of Knowledge, 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 as one of the emblematic institutions in Ecuador. The word Yachay is a Kichwa word that means "knowledge". Yachay Tech is a research oriented institution.
The curriculum focuses on the scientific-technological area, and one of its main components is dual training, where students combine academic learning in the classroom with work practices in the company.
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