International University of Ecuador (UIDE) owes its existence to the vision of the educator, writer, journalist, diplomat and humanist, Don Jorge Salazar Fernández . The October 21, 1992, with the approval of the National Council of Universities and Polytechnics (CONUEP), Marcelo Fernández Sánchez , Founder Chancellor, materialize the vision of his father kicking activities UIDE our university. "the ""Jorge Fernández"" Foundation, designed to fulfill this ambitious project under the principles of contemporary humanism is. • 1992 The UIDE begins its work with the authorization of then CONUEP in leased facilities at San Gabriel High School (Quito), with the assistance of twenty students. The UIDE was one of the first universities in Latin America to offer an MBA in Total Quality, with five professors at Harvard University and seven other universities in the United States. students from Ecuador, Argentina, Chile and Colombia attended."