2016 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

106 2016 Yearbook ACADEMIC AGREEMENTS SIGNED IN 2016 Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) University of Applied Sciences (Germany) September 7. Specific agreement establishing the terms for student and faculty exchanges between the respective Schools of Architecture. (Agreement 1770). Letter of Intent between the Detmold School of Architecture at OWL and the Faculty of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay, in which both faculties agree to jointly apply for funding from the Institutional Student Exchange Program (ISAP) of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to support student mobility. (Agreement 1771). Deakin University (Australia) May 9. Specific agreement aimed at establishing the framework for the co-supervision of Uruguayan students holding a scholarship from the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) to pursue the Master’s in Regional Sustainable Development (research track) at Deakin University. (Agreement 1677). Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) (Canada) October 7. Specific agreement establishing the terms for student exchange between the KPU School of Design and the Faculty of Architecture and the School of Design within the Faculty of Communication and Design at Universidad ORT Uruguay. (Agreement 1740). Beihua University (China) February 1. Framework agreement aimed at developing cooperation in research, student and faculty exchanges, and promoting friendship between both institutions. (Agreement 1634). Zhejiang International Studies University (ZISU) (China) May 25. Framework cooperation agreement aimed at developing joint collaborations in various educational and academic activities. (Agreement 1686). Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia) June 16. Specific agreement establishing criteria for the exchange of undergraduate students between both institutions. (Agreement 1705). Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) (Spain) September 1. New student exchange agreement expanding the number of participating UPV schools while maintaining the terms for student exchange between both institutions. (Agreement 1736).