Government
Authorities Hemisferios University
Daniel Fernando López J. Ph.D
María Cristina Rockenbach Ph.D.
Doctora en Odontología concentración patología bucal por Universidad Federal de Río Grande del Sur, con especialización en Cirugía Bucomaxilofacial por la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Porto Alegre.
Participó en la elaboración de Guías de Práctica Clínica de Odontología para el Ministerio de Salud Pública del Ecuador.
Ha realizado publicaciones científicas sobre cambios cuantitativos de los tejidos blandos después de las extracciones.
Fue decana de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Hemisferios.
Ricardo Serrano Ph.D
MSc. Paulina Dueñas
Experiencia en Planificación, Implementación y Dirección Pedagógica de distintos programas educativos presenciales y en línea, de nivel medio y superior, incluyendo diseño curricular e instruccional y evaluación educativa: desarrollo y aplicación de estándares para evaluar el aprendizaje, el desempeño docente y la calidad de los programas.
Máster en nuevas Tecnologías aplicadas a la Educación | Formación superior en Filosofía y Educación | Gestión de proyectos educativos | Fue Subsecretaria de Fundamentos Educativos, en el Ministerio de Educación, Coordinadora de Educación en Línea en la Universidad San Francisco de Quito.
Rectorate
Equipo de trabajo

María Fernanda Román, Directora General de Gestión del Desarrollo y Fundraising

María Clara Dahik, Directora de Alumni, Career Services e Internacionalización (E)

Cristina Larrea, Coordinadora de Relaciones Corporativas y Académicas de la Escuela de Gobierno

Nicolás Larrea, Secretario General – Procurador

Mónica Olivo, Secretaria Académica

Gabriela Cabrera, Coordinadora de Registro Académico de Pregrado

Miguel Muñoz, Coordinador de Registro Académico de Posgrado

Nahomi Tanaka, Directora de Comunicación Institucional

Karla Villacrés, Directora de Comunicación Institucional (E)
Vicerrectorado Administrativo Financiero
Equipo de trabajo

Sofía Verdesoto, Contadora General

Amy Escobar, Coordinadora Financiera y de Tesorería

Andrea Cifuentes, Coordinadora Contable

Alejandra Santana - Graduate Accounting Coordinator

Karina Chávez, Directora de Talento Humano

Esteban Castelo, Coordinador de Talento Humano

Efrén López, Director de Servicios Generales

Juan Carlos Aguilar, Director Comercial

Gabriela Cobo, Coordinadora de Admisiones

Sebastián Carreño, Director de Tecnología

Juan Fernando Urresta, Coordinador de Ingeniería en Software

Gustavo Puente, Coordinador de Redes e Infraestructura
Vicerrectorado Académico
Equipo de trabajo

Verónica Freire, Directora General de Evaluación y Aseguramiento de Calidad

Jeanette Luna - Process Coordinator

José Luis Acosta, Director General de la Escuela de Educación Online y Educación Continua

Santiago Ruiz - Director of Online Graduate Programs

Sebastián Pereira, Director de Desarrollo E-learning

Estefanía Cárdenas - Continuing Education Coordinator

Paulina Venegas, Coordinadora de Desarrollo E-learning

Liseth Mejía - Promotion and Publicity Coordinator

César Ulloa, Director de Docencia e Investigación

Mayra Reyes – Directora de Vinculación Social

Lucy Villarreal, Coordinadora de Vinculación Social
Academic Faculties

Mauricio Robalino - Dean of the Faculty of Engineering - Dean of the International Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Juan David Bernal - Dean of the International School of Communication and Cultural Industries

Esteban Santos - Dean Faculty of Law, Political Science and International Relations

Mauricio Aguirre – Decano de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud

Paulina Dueñas - Dean of the School of Education

José Luis Acosta – Director General de la Escuela de Educación Online
Desarrollo Institucional
Equipo de trabajo

Bertha Andrade, Directora de Currículo

Gabriela Rodriguez - Director of the Institute for the Development of Culture and Society (IDECS) and Core Curriculum

Andrea Puente, Directora de Biblioteca

Paola Ramírez, Directora de la Unidad de Desarrollo de la Vida Universitaria

Lorena Perez - Director of University Welfare

Verónica Dávila - Coordinator of the Psychological Support Center - CAP

Dayana Gallardo - Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopedagogical Support - CIAP

Maritza Jiménez - Sports Coordinator

Diana De La Torre - Arts and Culture Coordinator

Estefanía Aguayo - Academic Success Coordinator

Father Juan Miguel Rodríguez - Chaplain
Councils and Committees
Universidad Hemisferios, in the formation of its collegiate bodies, ensures the principles of affirmative action by guaranteeing freedom of thought and expression to all its members. In particular, it promotes the values of equality, pluralism, tolerance, critical spirit and compliance with the law. By virtue of this, it does not admit discrimination derived from ideological position, religion, ethnicity, gender, economic position, political affiliation or any other of similar nature.

Board of Regents
Its main function is to ensure compliance with the mission, vision and founding principles of the University and the orientation and fulfillment of institutional strategic planning.
Members: Chancellor of the University, the members appointed by the University Council upon proposal of the Rector, in a number not exceeding six, of which, no more than two may be founding members and the remaining shall be ordinary members.

University Council
The University Council is the highest Academic and Administrative Collegiate Body of Co-Government of the University, which exercises the government of the University respecting and enforcing the Organic Law of Higher Education and its General Regulations, as well as the Statute, regulations, norms and instructions. It also ensures the permanence of the Educational Project and the principles that define the University.
Members: Rector, General Vice Rector, Academic Vice Rector, Administrative-Financial Vice Rector, a Dean representing the others (appointed by the Rector), five representatives of the professors, Representative/s of the students in the percentage determined in the LOES; and at least one representative of the employees and workers who will be incorporated for the treatment of administrative issues.

Academic Council
The Academic Council hears and resolves academic matters, approves and oversees compliance with the University's educational model, projects for the creation or elimination of third level careers, graduate programs and continuing education programs proposed by the faculties, approves requests for public competitive examinations and merit-based examinations, and the granting of third enrollments, among other duties.
Members: Academic Vice Rector (who presides), one or more Deans (summoned by the Academic Vice Rector according to the matters to be discussed), Director of Humanistic Education, Director of Teaching, Director of Curriculum, Director of Research and Director of Liaison.

Faculty Council or Academic Unit
It is a collegiate body that assists the Dean or Director in the academic management of its Unit.
Members: Dean or Director (who chairs it), Career Directors, Academic Coordinators acting as Secretaries, one professor and one student.

Administrative-Financial Committee
The Administrative Finance Committee reviews the proposed institutional strategic plan, the multi-year plan and the annual institutional operating plan, as well as the proposed annual budget of the University and each of its academic and administrative units.
Members: Rector (presiding), Academic Vice Rector, Administrative-Financial Vice Rector, Administrative-Financial Director, Director of Quality Management.

Research, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer Board
The Research, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer Council is a non-collegiate academic body responsible for issuing research policies, approving research programs and projects of the Science, Technology, Innovation and Ancestral Knowledge system of Hemisferios University.

Postgraduate Council
The Graduate Council establishes policies for the operation and development of graduate programs and continuing education projects, appoints project or thesis directors for graduate program students, among other activities.

Evaluation and Accreditation Committee
The Evaluation and Accreditation Committee is in charge of developing policies of excellence in the University through academic quality and administrative management processes. It guides the institutional accreditation processes.

Court of Honor
The function of the Honor Tribunal is to analyze offenses against university coexistence and recommend their respective sanctions to the University Council.
This body is made up of the persons designated by the Rector for each specific case.

Society Liaison Committee
The Society Liaison Committee is responsible for establishing relations between the University and society, so that this linkage is expressed in mutual collaboration and benefits.

Scholarship Committee
The Scholarship Committee is the collegiate body of the University in charge of evaluating and approving applications for the granting or renewal of scholarships according to the academic performance and merits of the students, and affirmative action policies.