2017 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

2 2017 Yearbook TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from rector Institutional Overview 5 Undergraduate and Graduate Programs 7 Institutional Updates 8 New Students and Graduates 15 2017 Commencement Ceremonies 17 New Programs and Courses 18 Academic Appointments 2017 20 Campus Development 25 Library Collection Development 26 Institutional Publications 28 Publications by Faculty Members 2017 31 Undergraduate and Graduate Theses 2017 53 Professors and Researchers in the National System of Researchers (SNI) 54 Projects Initiated or Approved in 2017 59 Student Projects with External Organizations 65 Outreach Activities 71 Academic Activities Abroad 81 International Student Exchanges 104 Academic Agreements Signed in 2017 107 Awards and Recognitions 109 Conferences and Academic Visits 123 Activities of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) in 2017 155 Sports 159 General Director of ORT Uruguay: Prof. Charlotte de Grünberg Rector: Dr. Jorge Grünberg Academic Vice Rector: Eng. Julio Fernández Administrator: Lic. Daniel Oliveri Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Bernard Wand-Polak : Eng. Mario Fernández Dean of the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences: Dr. Gaston J. Labadie Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Design: Eng. Eduardo Hipogrosso Dean of the Faculty of Architecture: Arch. Gastón Boero Academic Secretary of the Institute of Education: Dr. Denise Vaillant Director of Admissions and Institutional Communication: Lic. Marcela Mailhos Director of Student Services: Enrique Remuñan, Coordinator of the Department of Jewish Studies: Erica Yac. Cover photo: Graduation ceremony at the Solís Theater on November 6, 2017.