Institutional Evaluations in the USA

Universidad Estatal de Milagro (UNEMI)

Public Ecuadorian university founded in 1969 in Milagro, accredited by CACES, serving over 71,000 students through a bimodal model with undergraduate programs and more than 60 master's degrees.

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Location: Ecuador
Founded: 1969
With Innova: 2026 – Present
Seal: Gold

About the institution

Universidad Estatal de Milagro (UNEMI) is a public university in Milagro, Guayas. Founded on June 14, 1969 as an extension of the University of Guayaquil, it became an autonomous university on February 7, 2001 (Law No. 2001-37). It is registered with SENESCYT and accredited by CACES, having risen from Category C (2011) to Category B (2013) before full accreditation.

UNEMI is known for its bimodal model that combines face-to-face and online learning, with record enrollment of more than 71,000 students in 2025. Its campus includes the BIOUNEMI Research and Biotechnology Center, and it has expanded through the Daule Extension and a Support Center in Madrid, Spain.

Research output exceeds 600 scientific publications a year. Its faculties cover Science and Engineering; Social Sciences, Education and Law; Health and Social Services; and Business and Administrative Sciences, with more than 65 master's programs.

Programs offered

Main academic areas and faculties.

Faculty of Science and Engineering (Software, Industrial and Food Engineering, Biotechnology)
Faculty of Social Sciences, Education and Law
Faculty of Health and Social Services (Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Nutrition)
Faculty of Business and Administrative Sciences
Master's in Education (Basic, Early Childhood, Inclusive, Higher Education, AI for Education)
Master's in Law (Procedural, Criminal, Notarial, Digital Law, Public Procurement)
Master's in Health (Public Health, Nursing, Hospital Management, Nutrition)
Master's in Business (MBA, Public Administration, Marketing, Finance, Data Science)
Master's in Technology and Engineering (Software, IT, Industrial Maintenance, Biotechnology)

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What they achieved with Innova

Institutional Evaluations in the USA

Gold — U.S. Certified Institution

2026 – Present

Its degrees found generally equivalent to those of regionally accredited universities in the United States: the Título de Grado corresponds to a U.S. bachelor's degree and the Maestría to a U.S. master's degree.
60 master's programs individually mapped to U.S. degrees, including the MBA, Master of Public Health and Master of Science programs.
Documented credit equivalency to support credit transfer and graduate admissions in the U.S.