UPS and the Colegio de Medicos del Guayas (Doctors Association) signed an interinstitutional agreement in order to strengthen research carried out by the Information and Communication for Disabilities Research Group (Grupo de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación Asociadas a la Discapacidad (TICAD) on neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer and Parkinson. 

The agreement signed on September 8th, seeks to give students the opportunity to carry out practicums and use information and communication technologies. Additionally, it will become a platform to create projects combining medicine and ICTs.

During the signing of the agreement they spoke about how students will be able to carry out practicums and use automation techniques in medical processes, systemization of administrative methods by developing software, strengthening areas such as general medicine, neurology and traumatology by using 3D technologies and artificial intelligence. 

"The confidence we have on UPS and its programs enable us to work together and benefit society, in order to provide more and better services based on ICTs", said Alice Naranjo, coordinator of TICAD.

Andres Bayolo, vice president of UPS's branch campus in Guayaquil, highlighted the importance of signing this agreement with the Colegio de Medicos del Guayas and improve their interinstitutional relationship since this will enable them to work together and create solutions for society. "The university is made up by teaching, research and community involvement and through these agreements we are able to strengthen knowledge in students", said Bayolo.

The agreement was signed by Ernesto Carrasco Reyes, president of Colegio de Medicos; Washington Ladines, vice president of the Colegio de Medicos; Alice Naranjo and Nelson Mora, researchers of TICAD.