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Agreement between Universidad ORT Uruguay Microsoft

September 30, 2004
On September 6, 2004, Universidad ORT Uruguay Microsoft signed an agreement aimed at fostering collaboration in the fields of information technology and academia.

Representing Microsoft at the signing of the agreement were General Manager Gabriel Andrada and .NET Manager for Microsoft Southern Cone, Eduardo Mangarelli, M.Sc.

On the other hand, they represented the Universidad ORT Uruguay by ORT administrator Daniel Oliveri, Esq.; the dean of the School of Engineering, Mario Fernández, Eng.; the coordinator of Distributed Computing, Gabriel Rosa; and the academic secretary of the School of Technology, Víctor Paulós, B.S. in Computer Science.

What does the ORT-Microsoft agreement entail?

The agreement includes teacher training courses on the .NET Framework; the organization of conferences, seminars, and workshops; and free access to certain Microsoft software products and tools for ORT teachers and students.