Academic calendar
II PAO 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Feb 12, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- I PAO 2026
- II PAO 2026Relevant now
- Second Training Period 2027 (Cycle 3)
- Vacaciones / PAE 2027
- I PAO 2027
- II PAO 2027
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
A
- AEFIEC
- Asociación de Estudiantes de la FIEC; the student association for electrical and computer engineering.
C
- Comedor Central
- The main and largest dining hall on campus.
- Comedor de FIEC
- The dining area located near the Faculty of Electricity and Computer Engineering.
E
- El Central
- Common shorthand for the Comedor Central.
F
- FEPOL
- Federación de Estudiantes de la ESPOL; the main student government body.
K
- KOKORO
- A popular student club focused on Japanese culture and anime.
L
- Las Resis
- The student residences located on campus for students from outside Guayaquil.
N
- Novatada
- The traditional (and often wild) party or initiation event for freshmen.
P
- Pasar con las justas
- To pass a course with the absolute minimum required grade (60/100).
- Poli
- A student of ESPOL or a shorthand for the university itself.
Q
- Quedarse
- To fail a course and be required to retake it.
S
- Suple
- Short for 'examen supletorio,' the remedial exam taken if a student fails the regular term.
T
- TAWS
- Teaching and Researching in Applied Web Sciences; a prominent research and student group.
V
- Vacacional
- Intensive courses taken during the break between regular semesters.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Académico
- The web portal used for registration, checking grades, and administrative tasks.
- Carnetización
- The process of obtaining or renewing the official student ID card.
- FADCOM
- Facultad de Arte, Diseño y Comunicación Audiovisual.
- FCNM
- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas.
- FCSH
- Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas.
- FIEC
- Facultad de Ingeniería en Electricidad y Computación.
- FIMCP
- Facultad de Ingeniería en Mecánica y Ciencias de la Producción.
- Rectorado
- The main administration building housing the Rector's office.
- Ruta
- Refers to the specific bus routes operated by Transpol.
- Sidweb
- The primary Learning Management System (LMS) used for course materials and assignments.
- Transpol
- The official university bus system that transports students to and from various points in Guayaquil.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- II PAO 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Feb 12, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 11 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.