Ciudades y Comunidades Sostenibles

Francesco Magnone, a lecturer at ESPOL’s Faculty of Art, Design and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM), took part in an academic conference on design held at the Catholic University, where he shared his thoughts on the value of objects, spaces and the experiences they evoke in people.

FADCOM’s ADC 002 Outdoor Gallery presents “Figuration and Gesture,” an exhibition created by students in the Painting Techniques course for the PAO I-2026 semester, under the guidance of Professor Billy Soto, Ph.D.

The FADCOM ADC 001 Outdoor Gallery presents ‘Module, Repetition and Movement’, an exhibition bringing together painting exercises produced by students on the Painting Techniques course during the PAO II-2025 term, under the guidance of Professor Billy Soto, Ph.D.

The Faculty of Art, Design, and Audiovisual Communication presents “Surfing Coastal Archetypes,” an exhibition created by students in the Graphic Design 1 course during PAO I-2026, under the guidance of Professor Mónica Robles.

The Faculty of Art, Design, and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM) at ESPOL hosted the educational concert “Nuances of the 19th Century: From Chopin to Debussy,” a piano recital featuring the young pianist José Zurita Pinos, who performed a challenging repertoire of classical composers under the direction of his father, Roberto Zurita del Pozo, M.Sc., a professor at FADCOM.

In July 2026, ESPOL’s Central Library was transformed into an art space with the exhibition “Encounters on Canvas and Paper”, a show showcasing the academic work produced in the third parallel section of the Painting Techniques course, taught by lecturer Daniel Castelo at the Faculty of Art, Design and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM).

The 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.

As 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.

On Thursday, February 12, ESPOL held The Final Pitch, an institutional event that brings together the best projects from all faculties to conclude the Integrative Subject process.

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.