The Teatro Centro Cívico Eloy Alfaro, located in Guayaquil, Ecuador, was the setting for the recent awarding of degrees, organised by the European University of the Atlantic (UNEATLANTICO).
The ceremony was organised in collaboration with the Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana de Puerto Rico (UNIB) and the Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana de México (UNINI México) for 279 Ecuadorian scholarship holders who have completed their online postgraduate studies through the scholarship scheme of the Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana (FUNIBER).
The table of honour was presided over by Mr. Enrique Espinel Maila, Executive Director of FUNIBER in Ecuador, Dr. Roberto Ruiz Salces, Secretary General and Vice Rector of International Relations of UNEATLANTICO, and Dr. Daniel Gavilanes Aray, Director of the FUNIBER Technology Centre. Also present were Angie García Macías, financial coordinator of FUNIBER, and Néstor Petraccaro Guerrero, representative of UNEATLANTICO in the country.
The event was attended by guests of honour, such as Ms. Evelyn Jiménez Solís, academic coordinator of the Nuevo Milenio Educational Unit, Ms. Magdalena Herrera, counselor of the second and third baccalaureate of the Javier Educational Unit, Ms. Patricia Benalcázar, director of the School of Good Governance and Training, and Ms. Vanessa Terán Torres, coordinator of FUNIBER’s Academic Secretariat in Ecuador.
Dr. Roberto Ruiz addressed the new professionals to express his gratitude for the trust placed in the Foundation. He also congratulated them for completing an important stage of their lives, demonstrating discipline and perseverance. Likewise, the rectors of each of the universities sent an emotional message of encouragement to the graduates.
The graduates were represented by Mayra Alejandra Dillon Jaramillo, who obtained a Master’s degree in Conflict Resolution and Mediation at UNEATLANTICO. During her speech, she highlighted the work of the teaching staff, emphasising the fundamental role they play during the educational process. He also thanked FUNIBER for facilitating an excellent education through its Scholarship Programme.
This ceremony reflects UNEATLANTICO’s commitment to the formation of competent leaders. It also symbolises the culmination of years of dedication and perseverance of the students, who are ready to face new professional and academic challenges.