Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) from Ecuador and the Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on March 27, 2026, reaffirming their scientific collaboration for another five years. The agreement includes the exchange of researchers and students, joint research projects, and the organization of academic events. With this, both institutions strengthen their partnership in the fields of optimization, data science, and machine learning, sending a clear signal in support of international research cooperation.