Institutional Updates

March 2003

• Students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign visit Universidad ORT Uruguay
  mar 31, 2003
  On March 25, 13 students from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign visited Universidad ORT Uruguay part of activities organized by Hillel Uruguay.
• Article by ORT professor accepted for international conference
  mar 31, 2003
  The paper authored by Inés Friss de Kereki, Ph.D., professor of Computer Science at the ORT School of Engineering, has been accepted for presentation at an international conference.
• Universidad ORT Uruguay Florida International University have reached an academic agreement
  mar 31, 2003
  The ORT School of Business and Social Sciences and Florida International University have signed a dual-degree agreement for their Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of International Business (MIB) graduate programs.
• Students from Duke University visited Universidad ORT Uruguay
  mar 31, 2003
  On March 10, a group of 15 students from Duke University visited the School of Management and Social Sciences at Universidad ORT Uruguay.
• Lecture by Isidoro Hodara, Ec.
  mar 31, 2003
  Isidoro Hodara, the academic coordinator of the Graduate Program in International Studies, spoke at a meeting of European businesses and industries.
• ORT Venezuela Project Wins Microsoft Corporation Contest
  mar 31, 2003
  The ORT Venezuela project, which competed against projects from more than twenty countries in Asia and Latin America, won Microsoft Corporation's social responsibility contest.
• 9th IBERCHIP Workshop: Presentation of a paper by ORT students
  mar 31, 2003
  ORT telecommunications engineering students Daniel Tejera and Joaquín Louzao are presenting an academic paper at the 9th IBERCHIP Workshop (IWS 2003).
• Universidad ORT Uruguay of Universidad ORT Uruguay student Universidad ORT Uruguay to participate in a course in Bolivia
  mar 31, 2003
  Ignacio Gamio, a student in the Sound Design program at ORT, was the only Uruguayan selected to participate in the course on Sound and Technical Direction in the Performing Arts.
• New Graduate Program at ORT: Diploma in Building Conservation and Restoration
  mar 31, 2003
  On April 28, ORT’s School of Architecture will begin offering the graduate-level Diploma in Building Conservation and Rehabilitation.
• An ORT graduate has been named creative director at Teorema Agency
  mar 31, 2003
  Marcelo Waintraub, a graduate of the Bachelor of Arts in Advertising Communication program, was appointed creative director of the Teorema Agency on March 5, 2003.
• Universidad ORT Uruguay Agreement with the Municipality of Colonia
  mar 31, 2003
  An agreement was signed between ORT and the Municipality of Colonia, aimed at establishing general guidelines for academic collaboration and exchange programs.
• Dean of ORT's School of Management and Social Sciences to Head International Association
  mar 30, 2003
  Dr. Gastón Labadie, dean of the School of Business and Social Sciences, was elected president of The Business Association of Latin American Studies (BALAS).