de Octubre Ave. 1983 and Salazar St.,in the northern area of Quito, with 132 students. The university was recognized by the Ecuadorian government on October 18, 1995, under Executive Decree 3166, published in the Official Registry 809 on October 25, 1995. The statutes of the university were approved by the National Council of High Education CONESUP on May 18, 2001. Creation of the colleges USFQ is divided among academic colleges (faculties). In 1988, students were distributed among three academic colleges: Colegio de Administración para el Desarrollo for business studies, Colegio de Ciencias Aplicadas for applied sciences, and Colegio de Comunicación y Cultura for communication, arts and cultural studies. In 1990, USFQ started the Colegio de Ciencias Ambientales for environmental sciences. In 1992, six colleges were established: Colegio de Administración para el Desarrollo, Colegio de Comunicación y Artes, Colegio de Ciencias Ambientales, Colegio de Ciencias Aplicadas, Colegio de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, y Colegio de Lenguas. Subsequently, in 1993, the Colegio de Arquitectura started, followed in 1994 by the Colegio de Agricultura and the Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud. In 1997, the Colegio de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades changed its name to Colegio de Artes Liberales. Colleges of the university By 2017, USFQ is divided in 10 academic in three campuses across Ecuador (Cumbayá-Quito, Tiputini Biodiversity Station, and the Galápagos Islands): Colegio de Administración y Economía (CADE) - College of Business Administration and Economics Colegio de Arquitectura y Diseño Interior (CADI) - College of Architecture and Interior Design Colegio de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades (COCISOH) - College of Social Sciences and Humanities Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales (COCIBA) - College of Biological and Environmental Sciences Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud (COCSA) - College of Health Science Colegio de Ciencias e Ingeniería (Politécnico) - College of Sciences and Engineering - The Polytechnic Colegio de Comunicación y Artes Contemporáneas (COCOA) - College of Communication and Contemporary Arts Colegio de Hospitalidad, Arte Culinario y Turismo (CHAT) - College of Hospitality, Culinary Arts, and Tourism Colegio de Jurisprudencia (JUR)- College of Jurisprudence Colegio de Musica (CoM) - College of Music Academia Regional de Redes CISCO-USFQ - Regional CISCO-USFQ Academy GAIAS - Galapagos Academic Institute for the Arts and Sciences Instituto Confucio - Confucius Institute Instituto de Enseñanza y Aprendizaje (IDEA) - Institute of Teaching and Learning Instituto de Lenguas Extranjeras (ILE) - Institute of Foreign Languages Contributions to the advancement of science