Institutional Updates

March 2018

• Graduate Wins South American Journalism Award: Migration with a Human Rights Focus
  mar 29, 2018
  Tomer Urwicz is the winner from Uruguay of the South American Journalism Award: Migration with a Human Rights Focus.
• "From the mind to paper, from paper to 3D, and from 3D to a product"
  mar 28, 2018
  Surdico, the equipment company owned by Martín Kugelmass, is breaking into the London market.
• Project Fair
  mar 27, 2018
  More than 30 proposals were submitted by companies and entrepreneurs to be developed as senior projects at the School of Engineering.
• Experimental Audio-Visual Concert at the University
  mar 26, 2018
  Students from the first cohort of the Design, Art, and Technology program enjoyed an experimental audio-visual concert during an open class.
• Photography: A Valuable Research Tool
  mar 23, 2018
  Photographic documentation is a powerful tool for research, even though it is still in the process of gaining recognition.
• An ORT graduate won the South American Journalism Award
  mar 21, 2018
  Tomer Urwicz is one of the winners of the International Organization for Migration's South American Journalism Award.
• Article by a professor published in *Information and Software Technology*
  mar 21, 2018
  The article by the associate professor of software engineering was published in the peer-reviewed journal *Information and Software Technology*.
• A Bridge to Japan
  mar 20, 2018
  How Can We Improve Math Education in Middle School? Lessons Learned by Teacher Ariel Fripp Following His Visit to Japan.
• Article by a professor published in the Electronic Journal of SADIO
  mar 20, 2018
  The article “Static Taint Analysis Applied to Detecting Poor Programming Practices in Android” was written by Dr. Sergio Yovine and Gonzalo Winniczuk.
• First Programming Competition of the School of Engineering
  mar 19, 2018
  Registration is open from March 12 to April 9, 2018, for the first Programming Championship organized by the School of Engineering.
• "Typography treated as an image"
  mar 16, 2018
  i+D Diseño, the firm founded by Gonzalo Silva, a graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design, and designer Nicolás Branca, won the Silver LAD Award in the branding category for its identity design for the 57th National Visual Arts Award.
• Professor served as a speaker at the Argentina Summit 2018
  mar 16, 2018
• “It’s wonderful to be able to communicate with others through the set design and costumes”
  mar 15, 2018
  Hugo Millán, a designer and professor at Universidad ORT Uruguay, collaborated with designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada to create the costumes for the ballet *Sleeping Beauty*, which premiered on March 15, 2018. In addition, the Hong Kong Dance Awards ceremony will take place on April 20, where his work for *Le Corsaire* is nominated.
• Outlook for the Real Estate Sector in 2018
  mar 15, 2018
  “What can we expect from the real estate market in 2018?”
• Gender-based violence as depicted by women
  mar 15, 2018
  Ten Uruguayan illustrators joined the exhibition *Vivan las mujeres*, in which more than 60 Latin American artists raised their voices against gender-based violence.
• The Terrace
  mar 14, 2018
  Audiovisual media is all about storytelling. And over the course of our more than 20-year history, we’ve produced hundreds of fictional works. This Monday, the School of Communication and Design invited us to revisit five of them—stories worth sharing alongside their creators. These are moments of creativity born from hours of brainstorming, production, filming, and teamwork.
• “We need to build an industry with stronger ethics”
  mar 13, 2018
  Lecture: “The Future of the Financial Profession in a Changing Investment Industry,” by Bjorn Forfang, Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the CFA Institute.
• Curtains designed by a teacher for the ballet *Le Corsaire* were nominated for the Hong Kong Dance Awards
  mar 13, 2018
  The backdrops used for the production of *El Corsario* by the Sodre National Ballet, created by Prof. Hugo Millán—a set designer and professor in the Fashion Design program—were nominated for the Hong Kong Dance Awards in China.
• Educational inclusion: an impossible reality?
  mar 13, 2018
  No matter what they do, are the most vulnerable children destined to fail? Yes, according to principals and teachers at APRENDER schools.
• 2018 Programming Championship
  mar 13, 2018
  The first programming competition will be held at the college.