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March 2023

  • mar 30, 2023
    Next Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at sunset, the Passover holiday for the Hebrew year 5783 will begin.
  • mar 29, 2023
    Universidad ORT Uruguay open on Monday, April 3, and Tuesday, April 4 (during regular hours), and on Wednesday, April 5, until 5:00 p.m. It will be closed on Thursday, April 6, and Friday, April 7, for Passover (the Jewish holiday) and to observe Good Friday according to Christian tradition.
  • mar 25, 2023
    The most recent carnival sparked some controversy over how people communicate, tell jokes, and sing, based on criteria related to so-called “political correctness.”
  • mar 23, 2023
    Universidad ORT Uruguay 38 new students from Germany, Bolivia, Brazil, Spain, the United States, Finland, France, Mexico, and the Netherlands.
  • mar 23, 2023
    On Wednesday, March 22, at the Espacio Idea Vilariño in the Solís Theater, a book launch was held for *Hellenism and Judaism: The Dual Roots of Western Civilization*, published by Universidad ORT Uruguay and written by Dr. Gustavo Perednik, a Jewish thinker and essayist.
  • mar 23, 2023
    Dr. Lourdes Cardozo Gaibisso, an alumna and faculty member of the Institute of Education, founded a research collaborative focused on scientific literacy for equity at Mississippi State University.
  • mar 22, 2023
    At a meeting held at the ORT Rambla headquarters, expert Pablo Heinig shared the model he has been developing for nearly 20 years: Exponential Performance Skills. “We need to understand what meta-skills the world demands of us,” he summarized.
  • mar 20, 2023
    The final project for the Systems Engineering degree, titled “License Plate Recognition System,” received a special mention from the Uruguayan Engineers Association (AIU).
  • mar 17, 2023
    Universidad ORT Uruguay participating in the 2023 edition of Campus Party Uruguay, considered the region’s premier event for technology, creativity, and innovation, which will take place on March 24 and 25 at the Punta del Este Convention Center.
  • mar 17, 2023
    A professor spoke at the closing event for the “Agro-Environmental Platform for the Development of Irrigated Agriculture (DAIS)” project.
  • mar 16, 2023
    La Dra. Celia Rosemberg, directora del Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental, reflexionó sobre la importancia de potenciar la alfabetización temprana, el papel de los libros de cuentos y los cambios que la pandemia provocó en el aprendizaje de los niños.
  • mar 16, 2023
    ORT graduates are breaking into the field of machine learning and share the skills they had to develop in a market that wasn't ready for it, as well as the results they've achieved over the years.
  • mar 16, 2023
    On Monday, March 13, the School of Communication and Design welcomed a new class of students.
  • mar 15, 2023
    Universidad ORT Uruguay the Women's Competitive Scholarship Fund: an 80% scholarship to pursue a degree.
  • mar 13, 2023
    How can we bridge the gap between human emotion and commercial spaces? Faculty members from the Bachelor’s Program in Interior Design explain what this discipline is all about, with its “own rules and conditions.”
  • mar 13, 2023
    A total of 55 faculty members from the Marketing Department of ORT’s School of Business and Social Sciences attended their annual meeting. The event took place on March 1 at the ALOFT Hotel.
  • mar 13, 2023
    There was a story to tell—a story of overcoming adversity—the story of Cecilia Abadie, a systems analyst with a master’s degree in computer science from Universidad ORT Uruguay, who, after struggling with addiction and contracting HIV, pulled herself together, managed to overcome it, and has now been living in the United States for more than 20 years, working at Google on augmented reality.
  • mar 13, 2023
    Next Wednesday, March 15, at 5:00 p.m. (Uruguay time), the Pan-American Federation of Architects’ Associations (FPAA) will host the1st Pan-American Forum of Women Architects, a space for dialogue and exchange on the professional practice of women architects as a collective endeavor.
  • mar 13, 2023
    The 2nd International Congress on Educational Management, titled “The Transformative Role of Educational Stakeholders,” will be held in person from June 8 to 10, 2023, at the University of Tolima (Colombia).
  • mar 13, 2023
    It is with deep sadness and great sorrow that we announce the passing of our colleague and friend, Architect Walter Graiño, a distinguished professional and a leading authority on issues related to construction technology and project management.