2018 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

127 Pablo Frontini and Javier Olascoaga, faculty members of Project 8. They received first prize in the design competition for Las Pioneras Public Space, an inclusive plaza located on Agraciada Avenue between General Aguilar and General Luna streets, a space that pays tribute to the role of the first Uruguayan women who fought for women’s civil rights. September. Institute of Education Eduardo Rodríguez Zidán, associate academic coordinator of graduate programs at the Institute of Education, and Andrea Tejera, academic coordinator of the Master’s in Educational Management. They were invited to join the Scientific Committee of the III Latin American Congress on Educational Measurement and Evaluation (COLMEE 2018), which took place in Montevideo. May. Denise Vaillant, academic secretary of the Institute of Education. She was selected by The Education Commission to serve on the Steering Committee of the High-Level Steering Group. This is an initiative led by the United Nations that brings together a select group of experts in education, technology, and health, with the aim of rethinking the expansion, diversification, and strengthening of the teaching workforce to improve learning outcomes. January. She was selected to participate as an education expert in the 13th session of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Recommendations concerning the Teaching Profession (CEART) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), among twelve education experts from five continents. October. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS 2018