The new AEFICT board presented its work plan to the authorities of the Faculty of Geosciences Engineering at ESPOL, establishing coordination spaces to strengthen student participation, academic support, and well-being within the FICT community.
Graduates from the Master's of Civil Engineering Degree at FICT-ESPOL participated in a community outreach program on septic tank maintenance, disseminating information to prevent waterborne diseases and promote safe sanitation in the community.
As part of International Women's Day, women from the FICT at the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral participated in a reflection session where they shared messages and recognized women who inspire their path in engineering.💜
The Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FICT) at the Higher Polytechnic School of the Coast (ESPOL) hosted an academic visit from the State Technical University of Quevedo (UTE) to tour its Geotechnical, Construction, and Sanitary Engineering laboratories.The tour provided an opportunity to showcase specialized equipment and testing methods, as well as explore possibilities for academic cooperation and shared infrastructure use for research and practical training.
ESPOL's Master of Civil Engineering Degree, with a specialization in Construction and Sanitation, held academic meetings with the participation of its national and international professors as part of its strategic actions to advance toward international accreditation of the program.
La Facultad de Ingeniería en Ciencias de la Tierra (FICT) de la ESPOL recibió la visita del Dr. Leonardo Gutiérrez, Senior Research Scientist del Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban REsource recovery (CAPTURE) y Director Internacional de la red EC-Water.
On February 25, 2026, The Faculty of Geosciences Engineering (FICT) at ESPOL conducted a technical visit to the EMULDEC industrial plant in Calacalí, Quito, with the aim of strengthening university-business links and consolidating support for degree projects in the area of pavements, as well as planning a joint technical workshop on road management and maintenance. This collaboration promotes professional development, knowledge transfer, and applied innovation in road infrastructure, directly benefiting the training of future civil engineers.
Ph.D. Natividad García Troncoso participated as a speaker in the CEINCI LAB Conference Series, where she presented advances in vibration control in pedestrian bridges using tuned mass dampers, strengthening applied research in structural engineering.
ESPOL, through its Master of Civil Engineering Degree, held an international mirror class with the University of Commercial Sciences on modeling drinking water networks with EPANET, strengthening academic exchange and technical skills in water distribution systems.
As part of THE FINAL PITCH held during ESPOL's IDEAR STEM Fair, the project “From Rain to the Future: Engineering that Transforms Cities” was presented. This innovative proposal aims to transform urban drainage management through sustainable and resilient solutions.