 The University of the Arts of Ecuador in the city of Guayaquil: Political origins, pedagogical transformations and cultural identities 
The University of the Arts of Ecuador is an educational project created in 2013 as part of a reform of the higher education system, which was part of a government policy aimed at transforming the country’s development structures. This article reviews the gestation process of this public educational institution and analyses its impact in different dimensions : i) the relationship of the university with the territory it inhabits, ii) its original educational model in the arts and its significance in the Ecuadorian higher education system, iii) the dialogue of the results of the university’s creative production with the local artistic field. Based on a multidisciplinary approach and the dialogue of critical heterodox theoretical references, this article uses validated information to establish an account of the short but significant history of this innovative university project.