The Escuela Politecnica Nacional (EPN) is a public, polytechnic university located in Quito, Ecuador. EPN was established in 1869 and it has been a referent in the Andean region for teaching and research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
In HYPOSO, EPN’s Department of Civil and Environmental engineering (DICA) carries out the work. Its main research areas are environmental technology, materials and structures, soils and geotechnical engineering, surveying and roads design, hydraulics and water resources.