UNIVERSIDAD ESPÍRITU SANTO, LINKS LANGUAGE CENTER, AND ECOMUNDO 

Belong to an educational consortium. Currently, the group has some 5000 students. UEES, a private, progressive, internationally-oriented university, is one of the fastest-growing institutions of higher learning in Ecuador .

LINKS is the associate Language Center that organizes and offers group and customized individual courses.

ECOMUNDO is a K-12 educational centre. Students between age 14 and 17 with some knowledge of Spanish can attend classes with Ecuadorian students.

UEES has 8 major Colleges and Schools:

•  Economics and Business Administration

•  Law, Policy, and Development

•  Communication and Visual Arts

•  Liberal Arts and Education

•  School of Education

•  School of Art

•  Architecture and Design

•  Computer Sciences, Telecommunications, and Electronics

•  Tourism and Hotel Management

•  School of Gastronomic Sciences

•  International College

•  School of Foreign Languages and Applied Linguistics

•  School of Translation and Interpretation

•  Center for International Education

•  International Careers Program

PLUS

•  Graduate School

•  School of Continuing Education

•  University Program for Executives

MISSION 

The basic goal of the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, ( Espíritu Santo University – UEES) is to serve society by developing persons of excellence and professionals of the highest quality. It achieves this goal by preparing individuals for leadership in their chosen field of studies, as well as in the area of social service. Education in the humanities, social sciences, science and technology are essential for the mission, which is summarized in the motto: SCIENCE, ETHICS, AND SERVICE.

HISTORY 

UEES received its authorization and accreditation from:

•  The National Council of Universities and Polytechnic Schools ( Ecuador 's accreditation body) January 15, 1993.

•  Decree #43 of the National Congress, November 8, 1993.

•  The legal approval by the President of the Republic, granted on November 18, 1993, and published in the Official Register on the same date.