Professors who teach in the communication undergraduate program in our branch campus in Cuenca took part in the online meeting titled "Art and design in times of the pandemic", which was organized by the history of graphic design research group from Universidad Autonoma del Caribe, in Colombia. 

Angel Torres, professor and researcher, and Blas Garzon, director of the cultural management master's degree, presented the talk "Analysis of the Ecuadorian Government's image during the pandemic". The talk began with a brief introduction of the country's history and a qualitative and quantitative analysis. 

There were a total of 10 talks led by researchers and students who discussed topics related to art and design: designs originated by the pandemic, art as an essential source in the pandemic, creative learning in times of the pandemic, graphic design as a world language, and other topics that will be published in a special dossier in Revista Arte y Diseño. 

Jairo Bermúdez, a researcher, and Emilia Velásquez, the dean of the Faculty of Design at Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, thanked UPS professors their participation and invited them for future joint work between the two institutions in common fields of research on art, design, cultural management and communication. The meeting was attended by students and teachers from Colombia, Ecuador and Spain