Universidad Politecnica Salesiana (UPS) celebrated its 25th anniversary. University officials, students, teachers and administrative staff attended a special ceremony to commemorate this date.

The ceremony was attended by Father Francisco Sánchez, Inspector of Salesians in Ecuador and the university's chancellor; the Mayor of Cuenca, Pedro Palacios; university president, Javier Herrán; Alfredo Espinoza Mateus, Archbishop of the city of Quito; Marcos Pérez Caicedo, Archbishop of the city of Cuenca; Catalina Vélez, president of the Higher Education Council and Luis Tobar, university vice president.

Father Fransisco Sanchez spoke about the beginnings of the university, "UPS is not only the result of a dream, it is the result of the hard work carried out by salesians for more than 100 years. We must learn how to live together and coexist; there is no life without learning, knowledge makes people free because education encourages us to seek for the truth and respect differences".

Pedro Palacios, mayor of Cuenca, congratulated the university and highlighted the work it has done throughout these years by having new undergraduate and postgraduate programs. "You are the creators of higher education, keep up your success for many more years to come".

UPS president Javier Herran stated: "our education focuses on people, it develops students' skills and encourages community engagement"

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