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The Matilde Hidaldo de Prócel Medal is one of the highest distinctions awarded by the Ecuadorian legislative branch. Originally by the Ecuadorian National Congress now the National Assembly; it is awarded to outstanding women that have distinguished themselves in political, cultural, educational, business, economic, scientific research, social and sports activities.[1] [2] [3]

Matilde Hidalgo Award - Legislative Branch of Ecuador

Award Recipients

National Congress
YearMatilde Hidalgo de Prócel MedalGenre
2002Aminta Buenaño[4] Literary Merit
2005Sor Luisa Muñoz Sánchez[5] Social Merit
2007Sonia RocaEducational Merit

National Assembly
YearMatilde Hidalgo de Prócel MedalGenre
2012Isabel NoboaBusiness Merit
2013Paulina Aulestia[6] Climbing Everest
2017 [7] Irina Bokova[8] Social Merit
Beatriz ParraMusic
Las Tres MaríasMusic
Lidia NoboaMusic
Jannet AlvaradoMusic
Rosy ReveloVisual Arts
Gina María VillacísVisual Arts
Eugenia ViteriLiterature
Sara Vanegas CoveñaLiterature
Leonor Bravo VelásquezLiterature
María Fernanda RestrepoCinema
Mónica VázquezCinema
Karla GachetPhotography
2018Laura Pausini[9] Music
Mirella Cesa[10] Music
Ada Yonath[11] Science
2019Mónica Amboya [12] Sports
Diana Aguavil[13] Social Merit
2020Jacqueline Costales[14] [15] Literature

Matilde Hidalgo Award - Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (SENESCYT)

The Matilde Hidalgo award is given to people or institutions that contribute to the development of higher education, science, technology and innovation in Ecuador.[16]

This award is given annually since 2016 by the Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation.[17]

The award is given in two categories:[18] institutional and trajectory. There are 14 subcategories[19] [20] amongst which can be found: academic excellence, community outreach, scientific production and scientific disclosure for Latin America and the world, researcher of the year, amongst others.[21] [22]

Winners are considered by an external selection committee conformed by authorities of SENESCYT, the Council for Higher Education (CES) and the Council for Evaluation, Accreditation, and Quality Control for Higher Education (CEAACES).[23] [24]

Matilde Hidalgo de Procel Award - Municipality of Machala

Since [25] the Municipality of Machala grants the Matilde Hidalgo de Procel award in homage to International Women's Day. It is awarded to those that have promoted development in favor of women from different roles, whether these be solcial reintegration, economics, migration, or discrimination. The municipality makes a call in which citizens may make applications and the winners are chosen by the Gender Equality Commission of the Municipality of Machala.[26]

Matilde Hidalgo de Procel Award - Municipality of the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana (CCE Loja)

The Casa de la Cultura Benjamin Carrión Loja nucleus grants the Matilde Hidalgo de Procel award, it is the highest recognition that the Provincial Nucleus gives to woman from Loja who develop a significant cultural task in Loja and the country [27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Personalidades e instituciones con las más altas distinciones de la Asamblea Nacional .
  2. Web site: Asamblea Nacional condecorará a mujeres destacadas en la cultura .
  3. Web site: Asamblea condecoró a la primera mujer gobernadora de nacionalidad Tsáchila . https://web.archive.org/web/20190412022804/https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/sociedad/6/asamblea-nacionalidad-tsachila . 12 April 2019 . 2 December 2019.
  4. Web site: Congreso condecoró a Aminta Buenaño . 30 January 2022 . El Universo.
  5. Web site: La miguelturreña Sor Luisa Muñoz, premiada en Ecuador . 30 January 2022 . Ayuntamiento Miguelturra.
  6. Web site: El Pleno condecoró a Paulina Aulestia por ser la primera ecuatoriana en llegar a la cumbre más alta del mundo . 2024-07-04 . Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador . es.
  7. Web site: Asamblea Nacional condecorará a mujeres destacadas en la cultura . 12 January 2021 . Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio.
  8. Web site: Irina Bokova, Directora General de la UNESCO, reafirma el compromiso con el Ecuador en reunión con el Presidente Lenin Moreno . 12 January 2021 . UNESCO.
  9. News: Laura Pausini fue condecorada por la Asamblea Nacional de Ecuador . El Universo . 12 January 2021.
  10. News: Personalidades e instituciones con las más altas distinciones de la Asamblea Nacional . El Universo . 12 January 2021.
  11. Web site: La Asamblea condecora a la israelí Ada Yonat, premio Nobel de Química . 12 January 2021 . El Comercio.
  12. Web site: Acuerdo y condecoración a Mónica Amboya - Sesión 580 - #MujeresEnElDeporte . 12 January 2021 . Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador.
  13. News: Asamblea condecoró a la primera mujer gobernadora de nacionalidad Tsáchila . El Telégrafo . 12 January 2021 .
  14. Web site: Jacqueline Costales fue condecorada por la Asamblea Nacional . 12 January 2021 . Grupo América.
  15. News: Homenaje al primer gesto democrático . Diario La Prensa . 12 January 2021.
  16. Web site: 11 January 2016 . Premios "Matilde Hidalgo", un reconocimiento a la excelencia y la calidad de los académicos, investigadores y estudiantes ecuatorianos . 2 December 2019.
  17. Web site: Segundo Mandatario entregó premios Matilde Hidalgo . 2 December 2019.
  18. Web site: Premios Matilde Hidalgo, un reconocimiento a la excelencia académica .
  19. Web site: Investigadores en Medicina ganadores del premio Matilde Hidalgo .
  20. Web site: EPN GANÓ PREMIO "MATILDE HIDALGO" .
  21. Web site: Diario El Telegráfo . 19 January 2016 . 15 personas fueron galardonadas con los Premios Matilde Hidalgo . 2 December 2019.
  22. Web site: 16 January 2017 . Docentes de la UArtes galardonados con el Premio Matilde Hidalgo . 2 December 2019.
  23. Web site: Diario El Telegráfo . 16 February 2017 . Emprendedores, científicos y centros educativos fueron galardonados con los Premios Matilde Hidalgo . 2 December 2019.
  24. Web site: 1 March 2017 . Premios Matilde Hidalgo reconoce la labor de UTPL . 2 December 2019.
  25. Web site: Machala creó el premio Matilde Hidalgo de Procel para reconocer el trabajo de la mujer .
  26. Web site: MUNICIPIO PREPARA ENTREGA PREMIO MATILDE HIDALGO DE PROCEL .
  27. Web site: Presea "Matilde Hidalgo de Procel" para María Gabriela Punín .