Institutional Updates

April 2003

• The National Director of the Environment gave a lecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay
  April 30, 2003
  On Wednesday, April 30, a lecture titled "Environmental Management in Business" was held in the Pocitos Campus auditorium, presented by Aramis Latchinian, M.Sc.
• Software Lab Director Invited to Participate in Chilean Workshop
  April 30, 2003
  The director of the Factory software laboratory, Gastón Mousqués, was invited to participate as a member in the Chilean workshop to be held in Chillán, Chile, from November 3 to 8.
• Papers from the ORT library accepted for an international workshop
  April 30, 2003
  Two papers submitted by the Pocitos Library of the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences at Universidad ORT Uruguay accepted for the 6th Ibero-American Library Workshop.
• Exhibition by graphic designer Gabriel Erosa
  April 30, 2003
  On April 10, Universidad ORT Uruguay opening of graphic designer Gabriel Erosa’s exhibition took place at the Universidad ORT Uruguay School of Design in Universidad ORT Uruguay .
• Videos by ORT students and graduates were screened at the Espacio Uruguay competition
  April 30, 2003
  From Wednesday, April 9, to Friday, April 11, a screening of videos by students and graduates of the School of Communication took place in the Linterna Mágica theater at the Uruguayan Film Archive.
• Presentation of a magazine produced at ORT at the Montevideo Comics Festival
  April 30, 2003
  On April 26, the School of Communication and Design presented the magazine *Pulso Comics* at the 2nd edition of Montevideo Comics, which took place on April 26 and 27 at the Pachamama Cultural Center.
• Lecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay the latest projects by Pascal Arquitectos
  April 30, 2003
  On April 30, a lecture was held at the School of Architecture on the latest projects developed by the Mexican firm Pascal Arquitectos, presented by architect Carlos Pascal.
• A paper by ORT's academic coordinator will be presented in Paris
  April 30, 2003
  ORT’s Academic Coordinator for Economics, Dr. Néstor Gandelman, will present a paper based on his participation in the project “What is the State of Housing Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
• Coordinator from Universidad ORT Uruguay Workshop on Mercosur and the FTAA
  April 30, 2003
  Isidoro Hodara, the academic coordinator of the Graduate Program in International Studies, participated in the workshop “Mercosur and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)” on April 12.
• ORT representative invited to participate in the evaluation process
  April 30, 2003
  Julio C. Fernández, Dean of Academic Development at Universidad ORT Uruguay, participated as an observer in the evaluation process for engineering programs in Argentina.
• Article by ORT professor accepted for international conference
  April 30, 2003
  The paper has been accepted for presentation at the "International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education (CATE 2003)," which will take place from June 30 to July 2 in Greece.
• A Microsoft Corporation executive visits Universidad ORT Uruguay in Universidad ORT Uruguay
  April 30, 2003
  Michael Culver, global program manager for the .NET Group at Microsoft Corporation, met with representatives from ORT and executives from Microsoft Uruguay at the School of Engineering.
• Architecture students win awards in a forestry and wood competition
  April 1, 2003
  Four students from Universidad ORT Uruguay awards at the International Forestry and Wood Fair (Expoforesta).