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Santiago Gangotena

A decade after earning his doctorate from Carolina, Gangotena founded the Universidad San Francisco de Quito.

A decade after earning his doctorate from Carolina, Gangotena founded the Universidad San Francisco de Quito.

By Angela Harwood

A decade after earning his doctorate from Carolina, Gangotena founded the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), the first private, liberal arts university in Ecuador. Today, USFQ and Carolina partner on a joint research and educational initiative focused on understanding and preserving the Galapagos Islands.

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