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Central University of Ecuador

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The Central University of Ecuador is a public university in Quito, Ecuador. By institutional lineage it is among the oldest universities in the Americas, with its origin in the 1620 royal charter of the Jesuit Real y Pontificia Universidad de San Gregorio Magno, later merged with the Dominican Universidad de Santo Tomas de Aquino. It adopted its current name by decree in 1836. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founded Year
1620 1
Ownership Type
Public 1
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
29,993 2
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, located there.
Sources
1. Central University of Ecuador (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    By institutional lineage it is among the oldest universities in the Americas: its origin lies in the royal charter of the Jesuit Real y Pontificia Universidad de San Gregorio Magno (1620)
  • Lead section, first paragraph
    its origin lies in the royal charter of the Jesuit Real y Pontificia Universidad de San Gregorio Magno (1620)
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    The Central University of Ecuador is a public university in Quito, Ecuador.
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2. Central University of Ecuador (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia infobox field 'students': 29,993 (QS)View the Source
Wikidata: Central University of Ecuador
  • Wikidata Q1643758, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q1643758, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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