2018 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

142 2018 Yearbook Zmorda Abbassi (France) Aissa Kadri (France) Fernanda Mora (France) María-Beatriz Salgado (France) Kim Vu (France) Delegation from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. She visited the university accompanied by Marion Bosviel, Head of Scientific and University Cooperation at the French Embassy in Uruguay. She held meetings with Eduardo Hipogrosso, Dean of the School of Communication and Design; Alejandro Erramún, Academic Coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree in Animation and Video Games; and María Azpiroz, Director of International Relations. The visit aimed to identify common interests for cooperation in the fields of animation and video games, December 6. Talia Finn-Jakar (Israel) Marketing and Business Development Manager at Powtoon, a free platform for creating animated videos and presentations with millions of users worldwide. She delivered the lecture “The Power of Video and Animation,” October 17. Andrés Couturier Manterola (Mexico) Director, screenwriter, animator storyboard artist. He delivered the international lecture “Animation Region Four” at the 12th edition of the International Animation Festival (FIA), September 28. He led the workshop “Storyboard as a Production Tool,” aimed at advanced students and professionals in Audiovisual, Animation, and Video Games, October through December. Julio Villanueva Chang (Peru) Founding director of the magazines Etiqueta Negra and Etiqueta Verde. Recipient of the Inter-American Press Association’s Chronicle Award and a Master of the García Márquez Foundation for New Journalism. He led the workshop “Excuse Me, but I Have to Take the Ball Away,” on September 5 and 6. Dr. Rose Luckin (United Kingdom) Professor of Learner-Centered Design, Knowledge Lab, University College London. She met with Dr. Jorge Grünberg, rector ; Associate Professor Víctor Paulós, academic secretary of the Faculty of Engineering; Dr. Inés Kereki, professor of Programming; Dr. Plinio Gañi, Distance Education Analyst; Dr. Gonzalo Frasca, Professor of Video Games; and Alejandro Erramún, Academic Coordinator of Multimedia, Animation, and Video Games, on December 3. CONFERENCES AND ACADEMIC VISITS 2018