2017 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

94 2017 Yearbook ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES ABROAD 2017 Dr. Norma Pontet (Argentina) Professor of Management Accounting and Academic Coordinator of Finance Programs. Taught the Management Accounting module in the Master’s in Accounting and Auditing at the Faculty of Economic, Legal, and Social Sciences of the National University of Salta, November 10, December 1, and December 15. Dr. Nicolás Gambetta (Belgium) Academic Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Accounting and Taxation. He presented the paper “Understanding the determinants of key audit matters: The case of the United Kingdom” at The Ninth European Auditing Research Network Symposium 2017 (EARNET 2017) organized by Leuven University, Leuven, September 29 and 30. Prof. Marcos Baudean (Canada) Associate Professor of Research Methodology. He participated in the panel “Silicon Valley meets Bob Marley: the right way to do drugs” at the event The Next 150 Years: Building a Sustainable Future, Montreal, September 7. Dr. Gaston J. Labadie (Chile) Dean of the School of Management and Social Sciences. Participated in the 2017 BALAS (The Business Association of Latin American Studies) Conference, held in Santiago, Chile, April 5–8. 20 Conducted alongside Dr. Laura Sierra-García, researcher at Pablo de Olavide University, Spain; Dr. María Antonia García-Benau, Professor of Financial Economics and Accounting at the University of Valencia; and Dr. Manuel Orta-Pérez, Full Professor at the University of Seville. Lourdes Volpi, CPA (Colombia) Academic Coordinator of the Public Accounting Program. She delivered the lecture “The Need for Innovation – Its Challenges and Achievements in Practice” at the 3rd International Dossier Congress 2017, held at Francisco de Paula Santander University, Cúcuta, on May 30 and 31. Dr. Gaston J. Labadie (Denmark) Dean of the School of Management and Social Sciences. He attended the 33rd EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies) Colloquium in Copenhagen from July 6 to 8. Dr. María Ximena Fernández (Spain) Coordinator of Graduate Programs in Human Resources. Conducted a research stay at the Department of Research Methods and Educational Diagnosis at the Complutense University of Madrid as part of a data analysis project on culture and entrepreneurial intent in higher education, Madrid, March 13–17. Isidoro Hodara, B.A. (Spain) Professor of International Trade. He delivered the presentation “Uruguay in the Regional Context from a Values Perspective” at the roundtable “A Look at Latin America” organized by the Galician School of Public Administration, Santiago de Compostela, June 21.