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March 2008

  • mar 31, 2008
    The “Kizanaro” entrepreneurship group, registered with the Center for Technological Entrepreneurship (CET) at the School of Engineering, was selected on March 26 to join the Ingenio business incubator.
  • mar 31, 2008
    Enrique Kramer, Academic Coordinator of Management and Professor of Strategic Management at the School of Administration and Social Sciences, is an International Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School, where he will be conducting research from March 12 to May 7. His work focuses on co-authoring a case study and co-writing an article on microfinance, both in the context of Uruguay, with his sponsor, Senior Lecturer Michael Chu.
  • mar 31, 2008
    The School of Engineering and Microsoft Uruguay are jointly organizing a Robotics Competition, which aims to promote new technologies among young people through participation in a combination of theoretical, practical, and recreational activities.
  • mar 31, 2008
    Agustín Courtoisie, a professor at the School of Communication, is the curator of the exhibition "Carlos Vaz Ferreira," organized by the Spanish Cultural Center, which runs through May 10 at its headquarters at 629 Rincón Street.
  • mar 31, 2008
    As part of the Sports Journalism Technician program, a lecture titled "Sports Journalism in Today's Fast-Paced World: Information or Analysis? Accumulation or Interpretation of Knowledge?" was held on March 7 in the Auditorium of the School of Communication and Design. The lecture was presented by Argentine journalist Juan Pablo Varsky, a commentator for the international network Fox Sports and host of the program *Fútbol de Primera*, which airs throughout the Americas.
  • mar 31, 2008
    The School of Architecture organized two panel discussions on "Interior Design and Career Opportunities," which took place on March 3 and 4 in the school's auditorium.
  • mar 31, 2008
    On March 13, an exhibition of works from the Electronic Music Workshop of the Digital Audio Editing Technician program, led by instructor Hernán González, was held in the Auditorium of the School of Communication and Design.
  • mar 31, 2008
    The article "Scratch in Computer Science 1" by Dr. Inés Friss de Kereki, Professor of Programming in the School of Engineering, has been accepted for presentation at the "Scratch@MIT" conference organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which will take place July 24–26 in Massachusetts, United States.
  • mar 31, 2008
    On March 12 and 13, the School of Architecture organized open workshops on interior design. Admission was free, but space was limited, and the workshops were designed to provide hands-on experience with various aspects of professional life.
  • mar 1, 2008
    María Laura Fernández Goñi, a professor at the School of Design, along with Juan Manuel Díaz, won first prize in the "Second Urban Art and Design Impact Competition—Public Poster Series/Montevideo Carnival," organized by Zona Diseño.