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Universidad APEC graduates 858 new professionals
Universidad APEC (Unapec) held its 59th Ordinary Graduation ceremony, conferring degrees upon 858 new professionals across technical, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels. This milestone brings the institution's total number of graduates to 51,101.
Of the new graduates, 561 (65%) completed undergraduate studies, 296 (34%) completed postgraduate programs, and one completed a higher technical level. The Faculty of Business produced the largest cohort with 368 graduates (43%), followed by the Faculty of Science and Engineering with 274 (32%), the Faculty of Arts and Communication with 185 (22%), and the Faculty of Humanities and Law with 31 (4%).
Demographically, women comprised 59% of the graduating class (507 graduates) compared to 41% men (351 graduates). Among undergraduate students receiving academic honors, 160 were women and 65 were men. During the ceremony, Carlos Alberto Ortega, president of Grupo APEC, urged the new professionals to practice their careers with ethics, humility, and integrity.