The Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, ESPOL, born as a regional need for scientific and technical institutions of higher education. It was created by Executive Order No. 1664 issued by the President of the Republic, Dr. Camilo Ponce Enriquez, the October 29, 1958.
The May 25, 1959, in two classrooms of the University Casona located on the street Chile, 51 students began classes with the address of the first Rector, Eng. Walter Camacho Navarro. The May 29, 1959 officially opened the ESPOL in the presence of President of the Republic, Dr. Camilo Ponce Enriquez. In 1969, managers of ESPOL engaged in initial discussions with officials of the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB, to get a loan that allowed him to improve the physical and technological infrastructure of the campus. In 1972 the IDB / ESPOL project started I.
