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Universidad ORT Uruguay programs through the University Study Abroad Consortium

March 31, 2017
In March 2017, Universidad ORT Uruguay a partnership agreement with the University Study Abroad Consortium (USAC), under which USAC established its first office in Uruguay—located on the university’s campus—to coordinate a new program in Montevideo.

USAC is a nonprofit organization with over 30 years of experience, dedicated to providing study abroad programs for college students. The consortium, headquartered at the University of Nevada, Reno, comprises more than 30 universities across the United States.

On March 20, a group of representatives from the consortium—including the president, Dr. Carmelo Urza, and the program’s resident director in Montevideo, Sebastián Bombi, MBA—visited the university and the city to familiarize themselves with the new destination and ORT’s facilities and services as the new host university.

Through this agreement, Universidad ORT Uruguay the group of universities that host USAC programs worldwide.