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February 2015
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Feb. 28, 2015On February 27, 2015, Javier Bonilla Saus, academic coordinator of the Department of International Studies in the School of Management and Social Sciences, presented the paper “In the Face of a New Atlantic Community: Some Thoughts on the Concept of Integration” at the seminar “A New Atlantic Community: The EU, the US, and Latin America.” The event, which took place in Miami, was organized by the University of Miami and the Jean Monnet Chair.
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Feb. 28, 2015The article *Down Unexplored Paths of Educational Management: In Search of the Lost Institutional Image*, by Mag. Mariela Esther Questa, professor of Institutional Diagnosis and Project Management, Organizational Improvement Plan, and Organizational Research Project at the Institute of Education, was published in February 2015 in the peer-reviewed journal Educar (Issue 1, Volume 51), published by the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
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Feb. 28, 2015The School of Engineering invited companies to submit proposals for technology projects to be developed by graduating students. This initiative is intended to provide companies with an opportunity to launch new initiatives, explore new market niches, or develop prototypes that will help them identify business opportunities. The deadline for submitting proposals was February 28, 2015.
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Feb. 28, 2015El artículo "En qué cambian las prácticas de enseñanza de la matemática en un 'modelo 1:1' a escala nacional. [What changes in mathematics teaching practices in a '1:1 model' nationwide]", cuyos autores son académicos del Instituto de Educación, fue aceptado en febrero de 2015 para su publicación en la Revista Complutense de Educación editada por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
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Feb. 28, 2015David Ruyet, an engineer, MBA program professor, and academic associate in the Department of Strategy and General Management at ESADE Business School, taught the course “Business, Society, and Ethics” for the Master of Business Administration program from February 23 to 26, 2015.
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Feb. 28, 2015Carolina Bellora, M.A., a graduate-level professor of Organizational Design and Development, Change Management and Strategy at Torcuato Di Tella University (Argentina), taught classes on February 2, 3, 23, and 24, 2015, in the course Strategic Human Capital Management for the Specialization Diploma in Human Resources, the Master’s in Human Resources Management, and the Master of Business Administration (MBA).
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Feb. 28, 2015Dr. Jacqueline Mohr, a professor of marketing at the University of Montana-Missoula (United States), taught the course “Technology Marketing” as part of the Master’s in Technology Business Management program from February 9 to 13, 2015.
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Feb. 27, 2015The papers "Proposal for a Mechanism to Measure Agility in Development Projects" and "Comparing Security Patterns and Security Tactics for Building Secure Systems: Identifying Security Threats," authored by academics from the School of Engineering, were accepted in February 2015 for presentation at the 18th Ibero-American Congress on Software Engineering (CibSE 2015), which will take place at Ricardo Palma University in Lima from April 22 to 24, 2015.
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Feb. 26, 2015The Institute of Education is co-sponsoring the event "Taking Steps to Change Education: Manifesto 15 in Uruguay."
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Feb. 26, 2015Dr. Gonzalo Frasca, professor of video games and director of OkidOkO, an educational games company, was one of the featured speakers at the IndieCade East independent video game festival. His talk, “Play Design and the Opposite of Boredom,” took place on February 13, 2015, at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York.
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Feb. 26, 2015In February 2015, Wolters Kluwer Spain published the book *Admission Systems, Retention Policies, and Tutoring and Retention Strategies for Students in Higher Education*, edited by Dr. Joaquín Gairín, a visiting professor in the Master’s Program in Educational Management and a professor in the Department of Applied Pedagogy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
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Feb. 25, 2015Interview with David Ruyet, MBA, professor of the course "Business, Society, and Ethics" in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.
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Feb. 25, 2015The Oculus-Dino project exhibition took place on February 24 and 25, 2015, in the lobby of Universidad ORT Uruguay Downtown Campus.
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Feb. 24, 2015The article "Strategies of 'No': The Secret Invitation to Downscaling," by Dr. Aldo Mazzucchelli, a researcher at the School of Communication and Design, and "Cervantes: Sad Flesh and Living Letters," by Dr. Amir Hamed, a faculty member at the school, were published in the February 2015 issue of the journal *Arte&Diseño*.
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Feb. 23, 2015Interview with Dr. Dolores de la Mata, professor of the course “Advanced Topics” in the Master’s Program in Economics at the Graduate School of the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences.
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Feb. 23, 2015Interview with Dr. Jakky Mohr, visiting professor in the Master’s Program in Technology Business Management – ICT at the Graduate School of the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences.
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Feb. 23, 2015On February 24, 25, and 26, 2015, the School of Design hosted the event "Recreación 15: Real-Life Design Experiences in Uruguay." This academic event served as the culmination of the capstone project developed by senior students in the Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Design, and Multimedia Design programs.
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Feb. 20, 2015José Pla-Barber, professor at the faculty's Graduate School.
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Feb. 19, 2015The Camino TICs Program has opened applications for candidates seeking full scholarships to pursue short-term degree programs in the field of information and communication technologies
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Feb. 18, 2015On February 26 and March 2, 2015, the School of Engineering will host the workshop "Innovation in the Classroom: Incorporating New Tools," led by Dr. Inés Friss de Kereki, professor of Programming, and Gastón Mousqués, M.Sc., professor of Software Engineering. The workshop is intended for faculty members.