2019 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

126 2019 Yearbook Andrés Riva, a graduate of the Bachelor’s program in International Studies and instructor of “Post-Truth: Journalism and Politics” and “The Contemporary International System.” He was selected by the Press and Culture Department of the U.S. Embassy in Uruguay to participate in the Edward R. Murrow programme Journalists, as part of programme International Visitors Leadership programme, alongside 18 young journalists from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and Venezuela. May. Gaston Labadie, dean of the School of Administration and Social Sciences. He was invited to join the Latin American Advisory Council of the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and the Business Graduates Association (BGA), composed of deans and presidents of the most prestigious business schools in Latin America. July. Paula Bouzout, graduate in Public Accounting. Her startup Nudaprop, co-founded with Constanza Boix and Sofía Boix and incubated at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, was selected by the National Development Agency (ANDE), UN Women Uruguay, and IDB LAB to participate in the WeXchange 2019 forum in Paraguay, which connects high-growth female entrepreneurs from Latin America and the Caribbean with mentors and investors. November. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS 2019