2015 Yearbook -Universidad ORT Uruguay

110 2015 Yearbook AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS 20 15 Michelle Malrechauffe, a student in the Bachelor of Graphic Design program. She received the Emerging Leaders in the Americas programme scholarship programme the Government of Canada to spend an academic semester at the Université du Québec à Montréal. July. Nicolás Tasende, a student in the Bachelor of Graphic Design program. He received the Emerging Leaders in the Americas programme scholarship programme the Government of Canada, to spend an academic semester at Université Laval. July. Hernán Rodríguez, graduate of the Bachelor’s Degree in Communication with a concentration in Audiovisual Studies, and Elena Quirici, graduate of the Bachelor’s Degree in Communication with a concentration in Advertising. They received financial support from the Montevideo Filma Fund of the Municipality of Montevideo to produce the fiction and documentary series Rotos y descosidos. October. School of Administration and Social Sciences Nicolás Gambetta, academic coordinator of the Graduate Programs in Accounting and Taxation. His case study “IFRS on Board,” published by the Spanish Association of University Accounting Professors (Asepuc) in the book Practical Cases Applicable to Master’s Programs in Accounting and Auditing, won first prize among the nine cases included in the book in a contest organized by Asepuc. December. He was also appointed a member of the Inter-American Technical Commission on Auditing Standards and Practices of the Inter-American Accounting Association. December. Eric Bukstein, a student in the Bachelor’s Program in International Studies. His essay “Post-2015 Agenda: Culture and Language in the Pursuit of Development” is one of the winners of the Many Languages, One World contest, organized by the United Nations Academic Initiative. The essay is one of 70 selected from 1,300 submitted worldwide by students from 130 countries. June. Enrique Kramer, professor of Strategic Management and academic coordinator of the Management program. The case study “Nix and the Soft Drink Industry in Uruguay” and its accompanying teaching note were accepted for publication on the Harvard Business Publishing website. June.