Instituto Tecnologico Superior Quito Metropolitano

Name

Instituto Tecnologico Superior Quito Metropolitano

Legal name

Instituto Tecnológico Superior Quito

Website

https://www.itq.edu.ec

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education / Technical Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Information Technology (IT) & Cybersecurity Certifications (EDAAANAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Systems Administration & IT Operations (Windows/Linux, Monitoring, ITSM) (EDABAFAH)

Keywords

• Technology higher education
• Technical degree programs
• Vocational training
• Professional certification
• Continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Quito

HQ country

Ecuador

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue generated from educational services including tuition payments, course fees, and administrative charges for degree programs and continuing education.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Instituto Tecnológico Superior Quito Metropolitano (ITQ) is a private higher education institution in Quito, Ecuador, delivering two-year "Tecnólogo Superior" technology degree programs across four academic divisions: Business and Management, ICT Technologies, Security and Services, and Energy and Mobility. Education is offered through on-campus instruction at four Quito campuses and a virtual intensive modality, supported by a Moodle-based LMS (EVA), student portal, scientific research outputs (Revista DOXA), continuing English-language education, and a knowledge validation pathway that allows experienced professionals to obtain a degree in approximately 10 months.

Product overview

Instituto Superior Tecnológico Quito (ITQ) is a higher-level technological institute offering a portfolio of 15 technology career programs across four academic divisions: Business and Management (Marketing Digital y Comercio Electrónico, Administración, Contabilidad y Asesoría Tributaria, Gestión del Talento Humano, Negociación y Ventas), ICT Technologies (Desarrollo de Software, Animación Multimedia, Inteligencia Artificial, Ciberseguridad, Redes y Telecomunicaciones), Security and Services (Estética Integral, Enfermería Veterinaria, Seguridad y Prevención de Riesgos Laborales), and Energy and Mobility (Electromovilidad, Energías Alternativas). The institution also provides supplementary educational services including a virtual learning platform (EVA/Moodle), student portal, scientific research journal (DOXA), graduate job placement, English language continuing education, and coworking facilities. Programs follow a 'SABER-HACER-BIEN' methodology combining academic excellence with technical practice and ethical integrity. The AI program notably incorporates generative AI, machine learning, and deep learning into its curriculum, positioning AI as a cross-cutting technology across multiple programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marketing Digital y Comercio Electrónico
• Desarrollo de Software
• Animación Multimedia
• Inteligencia Artificial
• Ciberseguridad
• Redes y Telecomunicaciones
• Administración
• Contabilidad y Asesoría Tributaria
• Gestión del Talento Humano
• Negociación y Ventas
• Estética Integral
• Enfermería Veterinaria
• Seguridad y Prevención de Riesgos Laborales
• Electromovilidad
• Energías Alternativas
• Validación de Conocimientos
• Educación Continua - Inglés
• Escuela de Conducción

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• AcciónminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance partner referenced on the institutional website under Alianzas Estratégicas. The nature of collaboration appears focused on educational or community development initiatives.
• Universidad IsraelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance partner referenced on the institutional website under Alianzas Estratégicas. University partnership likely focused on academic collaboration or student pathways.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ): Top Ecuadorian private university with broad undergraduate and graduate programs. Comparable as a Quito-based private higher-ed competitor competing for the same prospective student segment, with stronger brand prestige.
• SENAI: Brazilian network of technical and professional education institutions. Comparable as a vocational/technical higher-education provider focused on workforce readiness, though operating at national scale and backed by industry confederations.
• Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL): Large private Ecuadorian university offering undergraduate and graduate programs including technology tracks. Comparable as a private-sector higher-education competitor in Ecuador with broader program depth than ITQ.
• Universidad de las Américas (UDLA): Major Ecuadorian private university with extensive program offerings including business, engineering, and technology. Comparable as a private higher-ed incumbent competing for the same Quito-based student pool.
• Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN): Leading Ecuadorian public polytechnic university specializing in engineering, sciences, and technology. Comparable as a higher-education competitor for technical/technology talent in Ecuador, with stronger prestige but public-sector funding model.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE): Major Ecuadorian private university with programs across business, engineering, and technology. Comparable as a Quito-based private higher-ed institution competing for the same student pool, with broader academic prestige and longer operating history.

Direct peers

• Universidad Israel: Ecuadorian private higher-education institution and ITQ's disclosed strategic alliance partner. Comparable in operating geography (Ecuador), private-sector model, and multi-program portfolio spanning business and technology careers.
• INACAP: Chilean technical higher-education institution offering career-oriented technologist programs. Highly comparable operating model (technical institutes, employer-aligned curriculum, vocational credentials) though at much larger scale and in Chile rather than Ecuador.
• Instituto Tecnológico Superior 'San Gabriel': Ecuadorian Instituto Tecnológico Superior offering technical higher-education degrees. Directly comparable as a privately operated IST focused on workforce-oriented technologist programs within Ecuador's regulated technical-education system.

Regional players

• SENA: Colombia's national vocational and technical training institution offering technologist-level programs. Comparable as a workforce-oriented technical-education provider, though regional (Colombia vs. Ecuador) and publicly funded.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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