2012 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

54 2012 Yearbook ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES ABROAD 2012 Institutional Dr. Jorge Grünberg (Spain) Rector. He participated as a special speaker at the “8th Ibero-American Business Meeting,” invited by the Ibero-American General Secretariat, within the framework of the “22nd Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government,” with the presentation “Is Latin America prepared to compete and grow in the knowledge economy?” , Jerez de la Frontera, November 15 and 16. Prof. Charlotte de Grünberg (United States) Director General. She delivered the lecture “The academic internationalization initiative of ORT Uruguay University: A discussion of main trends and results between 2007 and 2011,” which took place as part of the World ORT National Directors Forum, Washington, D.C., June 6–8. Dr. Jorge Grünberg (United States) Rector. He delivered the lecture “The education spring: Why educational systems will have to change and the technologies that might enable and shape those changes,” which took place as part of the World ORT National Directors Forum, Washington, D.C., June 6–8. Julio Fernández, Engineer (United States) Dean of Academic Development. He was part of the “Official ICT Industry Mission to the United States,” organized by the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology (CUTI), which visited companies and investment funds in Silicon Valley (California) and Miami, June 25–29. Jewish Studies David Telias (Argentina), Coordinator of the Department of Jewish Studies. He presented the course for teachers “Shoah: The Human Condition and Memory,” offered by Universidad ORT Uruguay 2008, at the seminar “Experiences in Education and Memory Regarding the Holocaust: Reflection and Commemoration. The connection between the past, knowledge, emotion, and action,” organized by the Argentine Ministry of Education and the Anne Frank House Argentina, as part of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s activities in Latin America, at the invitation of the Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture, Buenos Aires, October 29–November 2. David Telias (Ecuador) Coordinator of the Department of Jewish Studies. He delivered the lecture “Culture as a Tool to Combat Prejudice” as part of the “12th Meeting of Leaders of Latin American and Caribbean Jewish Institutions and Communities,” Quito, November 7–11. ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES ABROAD 2012