Institutional news

November 2018

• Graduate Wins Third Prize from the National Academy of Economics in 2018
  Nov. 30, 2018
  Álvaro Pereira Ramela, a graduate of the Bachelor of Economics program, won third prize in the 2018 edition of the Acadeco Awards (National Academy of Economics) for Young Economists for his paper “Agriculture in Uruguay: Possible Futures.”
• ORT Recicla's Presentation at the First Congress on Sustainable Waste Management in Uruguay
  Nov. 30, 2018
  It was selected by a scientific committee to be presented at the First Congress on Sustainable Waste Management in Uruguay.
• "There are no creative people, only creative contexts"
  Nov. 30, 2018
  Lecture titled “Building Cultures of Innovation: Tuning into a Higher Creative Frequency,” by psychologist Andy Kitt. The event took place on Monday, October 22, 2018, at the Pocitos Campus.
• Biotechnology Companies: Challenges and Obstacles
  Nov. 29, 2018
  To gain insight into the biotechnology industry, the instructors of the Business Management course invited two entrepreneurs to share their experiences.
• Startups incubated at the CIE were recognized at EmprendO 2018
  Nov. 27, 2018
  In addition, three projects were nominated for Best Startup of the Year.
• Book Presentation: *Lying Machines* by the Academic Coordinator of the Journalism Program
  Nov. 26, 2018
  The text offers an analysis of the new trends in communication that are emerging amid the constant changes in today's society.
• ORT is the runner-up in the Uruguayan Field Hockey Federation tournament
  Nov. 26, 2018
  Teams from Carrasco Polo Club, Club Biguá, OCCA, Old Girls, Old Sampa Club, Prado, San Agustín, and Universidad ORT Uruguay participated in the competition.
• Académica will serve on the Academic Committee of the 3rd International Congress on Leadership and School Improvement
  Nov. 26, 2018
• 2018 Multimedia Exhibition
  Nov. 26, 2018
  The multimedia exhibition is a sensory universe: visitors enter through the tangible, the digital, and the virtual. Our senses are the means by which we interpret that universe.
• ORT supported the^5th International Congress of Spanish Proofreaders
  Nov. 23, 2018
  Prof. René Fuentes Gómez, a faculty member of the School of Communication and Design, spoke at the event.
• Académica was recognized by Repapel for its commitment to recycling at Universidad ORT Uruguay
  Nov. 23, 2018
  The university has already donated 3,000 kilograms of paper and cardboard, which are then turned into toilet paper, reams of paper, notebooks, and recycled paperboard to be distributed to schools.
• Focusing on savvy consumers
  Nov. 23, 2018
  Dave Lawler, one of the editors at The Washington Post, spoke about Axios, a news outlet founded by two journalists who argue that the media system “is broken.”
• A CIE startup won the RTVE Emprende Awards
  Nov. 22, 2018
  The selected project is a nonprofit NGO that aims to create a network of trained volunteers capable of saving lives in emergencies.
• The Dilemmas and Challenges of Teacher Training
  Nov. 22, 2018
  “Attracting and retaining good teachers is a key issue in most Latin American countries,” said Dr. Denise Vaillant.
• “The program allowed me to adjust the schedule to fit my needs”
  Nov. 22, 2018
  Interview with Guadalupe Moles, a graduate of the Bachelor’s program in Management and Administration, who recently earned a master’s degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the University of Edinburgh.
• Academics served as judges at the Ceibal Programming and Robotics Olympiad
  Nov. 22, 2018
  The coordinator of the School of Engineering served as a judge at the Ceibal Programming and Robotics Olympiad.
• Plastic pollution: a wave of change
  Nov. 20, 2018
  Every year, eight million tons of plastic are dumped into the oceans—a figure equivalent to one truckload of trash per minute. As a result, there are five “plastic islands”: one in the Indian Ocean, two in the Atlantic, and two in the Pacific, and it is estimated that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish.
• ORT held another graduation ceremony
  Nov. 20, 2018
  About 200 graduates from the four schools received their degrees at the Sodre National Auditorium during the final graduation ceremony of 2018.
• A representative from the European Delegation in Uruguay took part in an event on the European Parliament
  Nov. 19, 2018
  This is a simulation of the European Parliament Model, held as part of the Bachelor's Degree in International Studies.
• Freedom of expression in its labyrinth
  Nov. 19, 2018
  Facundo Ponce de León, Andrés Riva Casas, and Leonardo Martín discussed the media and politics in the age of misinformation.