FADCOM lecturer Lucho Mueckay receives two awards in recognition of his career and contribution to the performing artsLucho Mueckay, a lecturer at ESPOL’s Faculty of Art, Design and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM), has been honoured with two major awards that recognise his contribution to the development of the performing arts and culture in Ecuador.
FADCOM-ESPOL student wins silver in the individual event and bronze in the team event at the Pan American University Chess ChampionshipsAlejandra Cata Pallo, a Graphic Design student at ESPOL’s Faculty of Art, Design and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM), won the silver medal in the women’s individual category at FISU América Chess 2026, the Pan-American University Chess Championship, which brought together more than 200 participants from universities across Latin America.
The first cohort of FADCOM’s Master’s in Transmedia Brand Communication has completed their course with projects having a social and business impactOn Friday 12 June 2026, ESPOL’s Faculty of Art, Design and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM) celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of the Master’s in Transmedia Brand Communication, a postgraduate programme that focuses on integrating strategic communication, applied research and innovation to address the challenges faced by contemporary organisations.
FADCOM enhances its students’ education in collaboration with a Fulbright specialist in entrepreneurship and the creative economyFrom 8 to 23 June 2026, ESPOL’s Faculty of Art, Design and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM) will welcome Dr Stephanie Raible, a Fulbright specialist and associate professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware, as part of an academic initiative aimed at strengthening the strategic and management skills of future professionals in the creative industries.
ESPOL students take part in the first edition of the inter-faculty video game tournamentStudents from the Faculty of Art, Design and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM) are taking part in the first edition of the inter-faculty video game tournament organised by the GGspol student club, an initiative that aims to strengthen the gaming community and foster social interaction within ESPOL.
Popular Art and Visual Thinking: When Culture Becomes an Educational MethodologyThe Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), through its Faculty of Art, Design and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM), implemented the third phase of the project ‘Popular graphics and visual thinking as allies of learning’, an initiative that consolidates an educational approach in which creativity, cultural identity and pedagogical innovation move beyond mere rhetoric to become a reality.
ESPOL Promotes Environmental Education Through Immersive Technologies for Forestry EducationThe Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) carried out the third phase of the “Immersive Technologies for Forestry Education” project, an initiative that combines technological innovation, teacher training, and environmental awareness to address one of the country’s most critical challenges: wildfires.
ESPOL Strengthens Inclusive Education Through Digital Technologies at the Hogar de NazarethThe project focused on the implementation and validation of educational technology tools—such as mobile apps, digital resources, and pictogram-based teaching materials—designed to facilitate learning for children and adolescents with disabilities.
FADCOM Holds a Theater Workshop Focused on Emotional Well-BeinglThe Faculty of Art, Design, and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM) at the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) held the workshop “Theater for Healing,” an initiative aimed at promoting emotional well-being through physical expression and the performing arts.
FADCOM promotes the preservation of ancestral knowledge through design and community artAs part of its commitment to social engagement, ESPOL, through FADCOM and in collaboration with various faculties, carried out Phase III of the project “Development of Ancestral Knowledge through Community Design and Art (SADA)” during the 2025–2026 period, with the goal of integrating the artisanal heritage of the Santa Elena Peninsula.