On October 18 and 19, 2025, ESPOL's Las Peñas campus hosted Game Jam Plus 2025, an international event that brought together young creatives, developers, and video game enthusiasts for an experience focused on innovation, collaboration, and learning.
The Faculty of Art, Design, and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM) at ESPOL and the Guayaquil Higher Technological Institute (ITSG) held a photography talk and workshop with the aim of strengthening the visual and creative skills of ITSG students through a guided practical experience.
“The Birthday: Bloody Wishes” opened the 3rd El Farol Festival in CuencaThe short film “The Birthday: Bloody Wishes,” directed by FADCOM student Samuel Kum, was screened on October 11, 2025, at the 3rd El Farol Suspense/Horror Short Film Festival, organized by CinePRO-FESTIVAL.
The Decentralized Autonomous Municipal Government of Guayaquil awarded a Certificate of Congratulation to Ecuadorian artist Luis Mueckay Arcos, in honor of his outstanding career and invaluable contribution to the country's art and culture.
On September 18, 2025, the grand finale of FADCOM's 5MinPitch took place as part of The Final Pitch event, held at the STEM facilities.
Two short films created by students from the Faculty of Art, Design, and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM) at ESPOL have gained recognition at national and international festivals.
On September 1, a group of mothers from the Hogar de Nazareth educational institution, a beneficiary of the Interactions with Digital Games for Education outreach project, visited the Faculty of Art, Design, and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM), where they participated in various artistic, academic, and community activities.
The presentation of “Co-creation Alive: Transforming Art with Nature” took place on Tuesday, September 2, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the food court of the Guayaquil Bus Terminal Shopping Center.
The ESPOL 2025 Open House brought together more than 4,000 high school students from four provinces in Ecuador, who visited the university's different faculties. The Faculty of Art, Design, and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM) opened the doors of its laboratories, workshops, and galleries to share its creative essence and academic offerings with young people.
ESPOL's Faculty of Art, Design, and Communication (FADCOM) held an academic day of creativity and innovation with a new edition of the Poster Competition 2025 – I, in which students of the Applied Research in Design course presented the results of their semester projects.