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October 2015
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Oct. 30, 2015Lecture: “LinkedIn: A Network Tailored for Human Resources,” by Sebastián Bezzo, M.A.
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Oct. 30, 2015The article “The Ceibal Plan in Uruguay and the Challenges of the 1-to-1 Model: A Study of Teachers’ Perceptions of Teaching Practices and the Pedagogical Use of Personal Computers in Mathematics Class,” conducted by scholars from the Institute of Education, was presented at the “4th Brazilian Congress on Information Technology in Education and 10th Latin American Conference on Education, Technologies, and Learning Objects.”
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Oct. 30, 2015On October 23, 2015, the workshop “Social Media: Its Potential for Teaching” was held, organized by the Center for Continuing Education in Higher Education (CAES) of the Institute of Education.
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Oct. 30, 2015From October 7 to 21, 2015, the seminar “Introduction to University Teaching” (online format) was held, organized by the Center for Continuing Education in Higher Education (CAES) of the Institute of Education, and aimed at university faculty members. It was led by Mag. Liliana Jabif, a consultant in teacher training at the International Bureau of Education (IBE-UNESCO) and the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO, Buenos Aires Regional Office).
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Oct. 30, 2015On October 29, 2015, Dr. Alfredo Serpell, a professor in the School of Engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC) of Chile, and Mariana Henríquez, general coordinator of the Doctoral Studies Office and the College of Doctoral Programs within the Office of the Vice-Rector for Research at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), who presented on the doctoral programs available at that university and the applicable scholarship and collaboration opportunities.
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Oct. 30, 2015As part of a visit to Uruguay by a delegation from the Finnish Parliament’s Committee for the Future, accompanied by a group of academic experts, the university welcomed Dr. Carita Prokki, Director of Business Operations at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) in Tampere, Finland, on October 14, 2015.
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Oct. 30, 2015As part of the British Embassy in Montevideo’s 2015 Call for Science and Innovation Projects, three projects involving faculty members from the School of Engineering were approved in October 2015.
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Oct. 30, 2015As part of the partnership agreement between the Center for Innovation in Engineering (CII) and Stanford programme Stanford Technology Venture programme , faculty members from the university participated in programme Teachers programme Stanford University in the United States. The program took place from October 8 to 16, 2015, at Stanford University.
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Oct. 30, 2015From October 22 to November 20, 2015, the Seminar on Innovation and Educational Change (online format) will take place. Organized by the Center for Continuing Education in Higher Education (CAES) of the Institute of Education, the seminar is aimed at university faculty.
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Oct. 30, 2015In October 2015, Universidad ORT Uruguay the book *Education and Technology in Uruguay: A Research Perspective*, authored by faculty members and graduates of the Institute of Education. The book contains a collection of research studies that analyze various aspects related to the integration of technology into the educational setting. The articles are based on final projects from the Master’s in Education program.
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Oct. 30, 2015In October 2015, the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) published the research paper “Peer Effects in the Development of Capabilities in Adolescence,” whose authors include scholars from the School of Management and Social Sciences.
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Oct. 30, 2015Academic posters by students and faculty members from the biotechnology program at the School of Engineering were presented at the 9th Conference of the Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The event, organized by the Faculty of Agronomy at the University of the Republic, took place on October 15 and 16, 2015, in Montevideo. These papers were published in the Proceedings of this peer-reviewed conference.
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Oct. 29, 2015Founding member of the MBA board.
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Oct. 29, 2015First annual graduate commencement ceremony.
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Oct. 29, 2015In the national competition, the Koba team—composed entirely of students from Universidad ORT Uruguay—won the innovation category with their project titled “Extending the Shelf Life of Food.”
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Oct. 29, 2015On October 29, 2015, the Faculty of Communication and Design hosted the lecture “I Do Communication and Design: Around the World,” presented by six students from the faculty who had participated in exchange programs with universities abroad.
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Oct. 28, 2015Ana Darracq is in her sixth semester of the Bachelor’s program in Fashion Design and is one of the five finalists in Lúmina 10, a competition organized by Punta Carretas Shopping. The collection she presented is called BFF (Best Friends Forever), featuring the white shirt prominently alongside “garments that convey, through textures and embroidery, what friendship means to me,” the designer explained.
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Oct. 28, 2015On October 28, 2015, the Faculty of Communication and Design hosted a roundtable discussion titled “Migration as a Media Phenomenon.” The speakers reflected on the role of professionals and the media in addressing this controversial current issue.
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Oct. 28, 2015From October 29 to November 5, 2015, an exhibition of the works submitted to the 7th Annual Direct Observation Sketching Competition was held in the lobby of the School of Architecture. The competition was organized as part of the Architectural Drawing 1 course.
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Oct. 28, 2015Two papers, co-authored by scholars from the School of Management and Social Sciences, were presented at the 20th Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association conference. This peer-reviewed conference took place from October 15 to 17, 2015, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and was organized by the Society of Bolivian Economists, the Institute for Advanced Studies in Development, and the Private University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.