A university that transforms from the south of Ecuador
Universidad Nacional de Loja is a public higher education institution, secular, autonomous and not-for-profit, with a solid track record of service to society.
From Ecuador’s Southern Region, it trains professionals and researchers and generates scientific, technological, artistic and cultural knowledge, connecting academia with the needs of the territory and contributing to the country’s sustainable development.
Teaching, research and community engagement
UNL offers a wide range of undergraduate degrees and postgraduate programmes delivered on campus, through distance learning and online. Its university activity integrates teaching, research, innovation and community engagement, supported by laboratories, research centres and groups, and a range of services for the university community.
It also promotes international mobility and cooperation, scientific and social projects, cultural, artistic, environmental and technological initiatives, as well as spaces devoted to the well-being and all-round development of its students.
Areas of knowledge
The university carries out its academic activity in fields such as education, art and communication; human health; legal, social and administrative sciences; agricultural sciences and renewable natural resources; and energy, industry and technology.
This diversity makes it possible to bring different disciplines together to address the educational, social, productive, cultural, environmental, scientific and technological challenges of the Southern Region and of Ecuador.
18,000
Graduated students
49
Undergraduate degree programmes
+60
Postgraduate programmes
+100
Research laboratories
