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February 2026
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Feb. 27, 2026The garment is a trench coat inspired by the Palacio Salvo and was designed by Carmela González, a senior in the Fashion Design program, as part of an academic project for the course "Apparel Design 3."
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Feb. 26, 2026Sebastián Huertas, an International Studies major, took first place in the 24th edition of the “Puente Chino” international competition and traveled there to participate in the global round alongside young people from more than 100 countries.
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Feb. 24, 2026Taking a critical look at today’s schools, Dr. José Rubens Lima Jardilino—a professor in the Department of Education at the Federal University of Ouro Preto (Brazil)—advocated for a well-rounded education and a profound revaluation of teachers.
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Feb. 24, 2026Francisco Arri, Associate Professor at the School of Communication, participated in a Ceibal panel at Campus Sur on digital skills, digital citizenship, and the educational role of AI in the classroom.
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Feb. 19, 2026The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at Universidad ORT Uruguay registration for Eco Emprendedores, an online program designed to turn ideas related to the green economy into sustainable ventures.
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Feb. 19, 2026Camila Rodríguez, Josefina Silbermann, and Fiona Fernández developed a new version of the song "El murguista" using artificial intelligence, performed by Carlos Gardel and set in Montevideo in the 1920s.
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Feb. 19, 2026Teachers, graduates, and students will share work carried out at different stages of their training and professional practice as landscape architects, focusing on design processes, project decisions, and lessons learned from experience.
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Feb. 19, 2026Before graduating with degrees in systems engineering, Santiago Morón and Romina Pardo decided to specialize in artificial intelligence while they were still in school. Both completed the Certificate in Artificial Intelligence, a program that allows students to delve deeper into this field through required and elective courses from the Master’s in Artificial Intelligence program.
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Feb. 18, 2026During the August 2025 semester, Universidad ORT Uruguay held a new edition of the Meta Challenge, in which digital marketing students designed and executed real-world campaigns on Meta Ads with the goal of generating measurable results for social impact organizations.
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Feb. 17, 2026Economist Daniel Misail was honored by the Uruguayan Society of Economists (SEU) for his work on bank promotions and competition in retail markets.
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Feb. 17, 2026The School of Design at Universidad ORT Uruguay with a new edition of Re|creación, an event where 8th-semester students present their final graduation projects.
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Feb. 16, 2026Dr. Nicolás Gambetta, academic vice dean of the School of Management and Social Sciences, has been appointed Associate Editor of *The British Accounting Review* (BAR), one of the leading international academic journals in the field of accounting and finance.
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Feb. 16, 2026On the evening of Monday, March 2 (14 Adar, 5786), the festival of Purim begins, popularly known as the Jewish carnival.
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Feb. 16, 2026Dr. Norma Pontet was appointed vice chair of the Accounting Research Committee of the Inter-American Accounting Association (AIC).
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Feb. 13, 2026World Radio Day is an opportunity to highlight the role of the radio announcer and review the key elements of developing a professional voice.
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Feb. 11, 2026Uruguayan graphic design continues to expand its international reach thanks to professionals who have earned their Bachelor’s degrees in Graphic Design from the School of Design at Universidad ORT Uruguay.
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Feb. 11, 2026The world is undergoing a period of profound transformation. More than just a time of change, we are experiencing a true turning point, in which geopolitics has become a key tool for understanding both international relations and global business.
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Feb. 11, 2026After establishing himself as the founder of Credifama, Elías Margolís, a graduate in Programmer Analyst, is now embarking on a new professional stage: that of active angel investor in digital startups.
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Feb. 9, 2026Artificial intelligence is at the heart of major cybersecurity debates, both as a source of new risks and as a provider of advanced defense solutions. That was one of the key takeaways from the presentation by Ethel Kornecki, a professor in the Cybersecurity Department of the School of Engineering, at the international Cybertech TLV event held in Israel.
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Feb. 9, 2026The ReachingU Foundation and Universidad ORT Uruguay 36 full scholarships for the Certificate in Educational Management with an emphasis on Transformative Leadership.