The National University of Loja, is an institution of higher education, secular, autonomous, public law, with legal personality and non-profit, high-quality academic and humanistic, which offers training levels: technical and technological superior; professional or tertiary; and graduate or fourth level; performing scientific and technical research on the problems of the environment, The National University of Loja's vision, establish itself as an educational community with academic, humanistic and democratic excellence, a leader in the development of culture, science and technology.It is the mission of the National University of Loja: academic and vocational training, with strong scientific and technical bases, social relevance and values; the generation and application of scientific, technological and technical knowledge, that contribute to the integral development of the environment and the advancement of science; Thought strengthening, promotion, development and dissemination of knowledge and cultures; and, the provision of specialized services.