Institutional news

February 2020

• The Graduate School was accepted as a member of the Business Graduates Association
  Feb. 27, 2020
  The Graduate School of Business at Universidad ORT Uruguay accepted as a member of the Business Graduates Association (BGA), an organization that ensures the international quality of business schools’ graduate programs.
• Project led by Dr. Moya, Architect, received the María Viñas Grant
  Feb. 27, 2020
  Dr. Moya's project was approved for funding by the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII).
• Presidential Spokesperson: “A Shift in Communication”
  Feb. 27, 2020
  Aparicio Ponce de León, a professor of communication, was appointed presidential spokesperson for the new administration.
• Advancing Architecture Through an MBA
  Feb. 27, 2020
  Interview with Lucía Bacigalupi, an architect who graduated from the architecture program at Universidad ORT Uruguay is currently pursuing an MBA at ORT’s Graduate School of Business.
• Professor to Head the Macroeconomic Advisory Office of the Ministry of Economy and Finance
  Feb. 26, 2020
• “It’s impossible to compete without expertise in communication and marketing”
  Feb. 26, 2020
  El español Joan Francesc Cánovas —codirector del Máster en Dirección de Comunicación por la Barcelona School of Management de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra— asegura que la formación ya no supone “un momento” en la vida de los profesionales sino que se ha convertido en una actitud.
• A retrospective in Paris
  Feb. 25, 2020
  Architect Jorge Migues, a professor in the Bachelor’s Program in Interior Design, is opening a retrospective exhibition in Paris, France.
• A professor will be the new director of the Office of Institutional Communications at the Office of the President
  Feb. 25, 2020
  Aparicio Ponce de León will serve as the new director of the Office of Institutional Communications under the Presidency of the Republic in the administration that takes office on March 1, 2020, and will also serve as the presidential spokesperson.
• A graduate won first prize in the panel design category at Salão Design 2020
  Feb. 24, 2020
  His " Lazo " furniture design was the only international project among the fourteen winners in this year's competition.
• Eduardo Mangarelli, Ph.D., took office as the new dean of the School of Engineering
  Feb. 21, 2020
  At a ceremony held on February 11, 2020, and in the presence of university officials, the new dean of the school was welcomed.
• Electronics: A Key Factor in Technological Development
  Feb. 20, 2020
  Diego Green holds a degree in Electronic Engineering and meticulously plans his academic and professional career. He states that “it is necessary to develop both professionally and personally in order to meet the challenges of an increasingly dynamic and competitive world.” Today, he shares his experience from Scotland, where he is in his final year of a master’s program in Artificial Intelligence and Applications at the University of Strathclyde.
• Creative ability + productive capacity = innovative solutions
  Feb. 20, 2020
  Designing, manufacturing, and producing in Uruguay. Seventy aspiring designers propose solutions to current challenges: from urban mobility and inclusion to accessibility—including road safety—and games that focus on psychomotor skills and stimulate the imagination. Here is an overview of some of the projects from Recreación 20, in which 63 companies participated.
• Experience in designing for major brands
  Feb. 20, 2020
  Natalia Burjel, who holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial design from ORT, spent two years designing innovative solutions for prestigious U.S. companies such as Boeing, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and P&G. Today, she works with the Paysandú City Government and a local autism center.
• A graduate program that is going global
  Feb. 20, 2020
  Students in ORT's Master's Program in Communication and Marketing Management will be able to spend two weeks at the Barcelona School of Management at Pompeu Fabra University.
• Graduate-led startup received support from the National Development Agency
  Feb. 19, 2020
  Hey! Mozo, a startup incubated by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and founded by Diego Praderi and Ignacio Ferrero, received financial support from the National Development Agency through the ANDE Seed Program.
• “Throughout my career, I’ve always had to draw on what I learned in college”
  Feb. 19, 2020
  Interview with Micaela Riezler, a graduate of the Bachelor’s program in International Studies, who earned an M.Sc. in International Business Management from The Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR) and currently works in cash management at BASF.
• “We can only transform organizations through values”
  Feb. 17, 2020
  Lecture on "Leadership and Values" by David Ruyet, a visiting professor at the Graduate School of Business.
• Professor Appointed Secretary of the Mercosur Permanent Review Tribunal
  Feb. 17, 2020
  Dr. Juan Manuel Rivero Godoy, professor of Public International Law at the School of Administration and Social Sciences at Universidad ORT Uruguay, was elected secretary of the Mercosur Permanent Review Tribunal for the term from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2021.
• Graduates nominated for ArchDaily's 2020 Building of the Year Award
  Feb. 14, 2020
  Two projects built in our country stand out, both designed by graduates of the School of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay.
• "I enjoyed seeing what life is like in China from a different perspective"
  Feb. 14, 2020
  Interview with Belén Misa, a student in the Bachelor’s program in International Studies at Universidad ORT Uruguay. Misa participated in the “Knowing China 2019, International Exchange Camp” program and took part in an exchange program at NEOMA Business School.