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October 2026
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Oct. 21, 2026All Souls' Day is one of the country's most traditional observances and the only national holiday in November. In 2026, this day of remembrance and tribute will also have an impact on the operations of institutions and services.
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ORT graduates gathered in San Francisco to share their professional experiences in the United StatesOct. 21, 2026The event took place on October 16 at the Uruguayan Consulate in San Francisco and brought together graduates of the School of Engineering who are currently pursuing their professional and academic careers in the Bay Area.
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Oct. 20, 2026Gonzalo Puente and Marcos Harrington, founders of Yuyo, a Uruguayan brand of healthy energy drinks, visited the university to discuss the challenges of starting a business, building a brand, and bringing a university project to market.
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Oct. 20, 2026The School of Business and Management ( Universidad ORT Uruguay ) will host an event for students nearing graduation, featuring talks on trends in the job market, networking opportunities, and options for continuing their academic education.
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Oct. 20, 2026In October 2026, *The Girl Who Watched the Trains Depart*, the English-language edition of Ruperto Long’s novel *La niña que miraba los trenes partir*, continued its tour of the United States with four events in Miami and one in San Francisco.
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Oct. 16, 2026The new academic initiative will promote research, analysis, and the exchange of knowledge regarding the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and its importance for Uruguay's development.
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Oct. 16, 2026Since 2004, ORT has been promoting a reforestation project that links college graduation with environmental stewardship. On the occasion of the International Day Against Climate Change, the organization highlights its track record of planting nearly 10,000 trees.
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Oct. 15, 2026An academic project by students in the Industrial Design and Graphic Design bachelor's degree programs aims to create chemotherapy containers that incorporate visual and playful elements to support children undergoing treatment.
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Oct. 15, 2026The business schools at the Universidad ORT Uruguay , and the Universidad de San Andrés (UdeSA) in Argentina officially launched the Dual MBA, a program that combines the academic curricula of both institutions and offers an international experience with activities in Uruguay and Argentina.
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Oct. 15, 2026The event, led by Natalia Suster, will take place on Thursday, October 29, and will explore how communication and social media have changed, as well as the role that creativity, strategy, and artificial intelligence play today.
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Oct. 15, 2026The competition offers €8,000 in prizes and the opportunity to exhibit the work at the Stockholm Furniture Fair (Sweden). The registration deadline is December 3, 2026.
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Oct. 14, 2026With $10,000 in prize money and a registration deadline of December 10, 2026, the competition calls for the design of a riverside market and public space.
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Oct. 13, 2026Audiovisual studios, immersive rooms, video game areas, and digital fabrication workshops are all part of a building that expands the possibilities for learning, experimenting, and creating at the Universidad ORT Uruguay.
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Oct. 13, 2026Universidad ORT Uruguay 's futsal team won the 2026 Clausura Tournament of the University Sports League, following a championship that was decided on the final matchday.
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Oct. 13, 2026The graduate and faculty member of ORT’s School of Architecture participated as a speaker at the 40th Construction Technology Fair in Valencia. His presentation explored the connection between Lean Construction and time, workplace relationships, and mental well-being, and he shared an experience with collaborative planning on the Google data center project in Uruguay.
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Oct. 12, 2026The third season of "Leading the Future of Business Education," a documentary series by AMBA & BGA, includes an episode on the Business School at the Universidad ORT Uruguay. The goal of this international series is to show how the leaders who will face the challenges of the future are being trained.
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Oct. 12, 2026The event, held on October 10 in Bal Harbour, brought together professionals from different generations and sectors, who shared their experiences abroad and expressed their interest in collaborating with the university community.
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Oct. 12, 2026The Casavalle Community Center is the seventh in the Ni Silencio Ni Tabú network and the first to be built from the ground up. It is a project designed for adolescents and young adults that integrates participatory design, accessibility, a home-like scale, and CLT construction.
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Oct. 12, 2026A new issue of the journal *Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa* was published, covering the period from July to December 2026.
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Oct. 9, 2026The Business School hosted ESOMAR Connect Montevideo 2026, an event that brought together experts to analyze the major changes and challenges currently facing market research, marketing, and data-driven decision-making.