Acción por el Clima

Professor María Gabriela Chica, from FADCOM-ESPOL, took part as a panellist in the discussion forum ‘Climate Change, Smart Mobility and Urban Resilience’, held on 20 October 2026 in Guayaquil, as part of the ETCM-IHTC 2026 Mobility AI Challenge & Hackathon. During the event, participants analysed the urban challenges associated with the El Niño phenomenon and discussed the importance of strategic design, technology and urban planning in identifying vulnerable areas, protecting essential services and reducing risks in the event of emergencies. The event promoted the exchange of knowledge and reflection on innovative solutions to build more resilient cities.

The School of Art, Design, and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM), the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (FIEC), and the School of Life Sciences (FCV) at ESPOL developed a training and experimentation program focused on the design and development of video games with an environmental focus, in which 20 students from the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades of Basic General Education at the Hermano Francisco Gárate School.

On 9 July, ESPOL’s Faculty of Art, Design and Audiovisual Communication (FADCOM) held the latest edition of the Tapatón, a day dedicated to sustainability and community involvement that brought together more than 1,000 members of the polytechnic community with the aim of promoting the recycling of plastic bottle caps and raising environmental awareness.

The 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.