Institutional news

April 2008

• Robotics Competition Finals
  April 30, 2008
  On April 25, the final round of the "ROBOTS.uy" robotics competition took place at Club Atlético Bohemios. Organized by the School of Engineering and Microsoft Uruguay, the competition aimed to promote new technologies among young people through participation in a combination of theoretical, practical, and recreational activities.
• Conference: "A Practical Guide to University Exchange Programs"
  April 30, 2008
  On Wednesday, April 2, the lecture "A Practical Guide to University Exchange Programs" was held in the Auditorium of the School of Communication and Design, aimed at students of the school. The presentation was given by Héctor Laca, Coordinator of Institutional Relations at ORT University.
• Launch of the 2008 Campaign by the Alliance for a Drug-Free Uruguay
  April 30, 2008
  On April 10, the launch of the 2008 preventive communication campaign by the Alliance for a Drug-Free Uruguay took place in the Auditorium of the School of Communication and Design. The presentation was given by the foundation’s president, José Luis Hernández.
• ORT Brazil ranks among the top high schools in Brazil
  April 30, 2008
  Brazil’s Ministry of Education recently released the results of the National High School Exam (ENEM), which was taken in August 2007 by 2,700,000 students across the country who were completing their high school education. In the rankings, the ORT Technological School in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) ranks 7th in the RJ region among the 443 schools that took the test. Nationally, ORT Brazil ranks 13th among 15,000 schools and achieved first place nationally among the country’s technical high schools.
• A teacher served on the judging panel for a contest organized by Pereira Rossell
  April 30, 2008
  Industrial Designer Andrea Grossy, a professor at the School of Design, represented ORT University as a member of the jury for the "100 Years Working for Life at the Pereira Rossell Hospital Center" logo and isotype contest. Grossy is an industrial designer specializing in branding and logos.
• Professor Gives Lecture at the Italian Consulate
  April 30, 2008
  Prof. Emanuela Cappelli, Professor of Fashion Theory and Trends at the School of Design, delivered a lecture titled "Women, Equal Opportunities, and Associationism in Emigration" as part of the celebrations for "Liberation Day" and the 60th anniversary of the Italian Constitution, held on April 25 at the Italian Consulate in Montevideo.
• Conference: "Vocational Training in Animation"
  April 30, 2008
  On April 16, the Faculty of Communication and Design hosted a lecture titled "Professional Training in Animation" by Leo Hobaica Jr. , Assistant Dean of the School of Film and Video at CalArts (California Institute of the Arts). The visit was part of the educational cooperation program between the U.S. Embassy in Uruguay and our country. The event was organized by the Academic Coordination of Animation at the School of Communication and Design.
• "Spring–Summer 2009 Runway Show" Conference
  April 30, 2008
  On Wednesday, April 23, the lecture "Spring-Summer 2009 Runway Preview" was held in the Auditorium of the School of Communication and Design, presented by Noel Falken and Silvia Cancela, who head Blow Fashion Consulting Buenos Aires.
• Presentation of the "IDB's 2008 Economic and Social Progress Report"
  April 30, 2008
  On April 29, the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences hosted a conference titled "Social Exclusion in Latin America: An Assessment of an Urgent Problem." The event was organized by the faculty’s Department of Economics and CERES (Center for the Study of Economic and Social Reality).
• "Interactive Games" Conference
  April 30, 2008
  On Friday, April 4, the lecture "Interactive Games" was held in the Auditorium of the School of Communication and Design.
• Project: "Establishment of a Support Network for School Administration"
  April 30, 2008
  As part of the cooperation agreement with the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the Institute of Education is participating, starting this year, in the project "Creation of a Support Network for the Management of Educational Institutions." On April 7, a meeting was held to define the project’s lines of action, attended by Dr. Joaquín Gairín, Professor of General Basic Education and Chair of the Department of Applied Pedagogy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Julio Fernández, Dean of Academic Development; Ana Olmedo, Academic Secretary of the Institute of Education; and María Inés Vázquez, Academic Coordinator of Educational Management at the Institute of Education.
• Launch of the "Shoah Project: Memory and Legacy of the Holocaust"
  April 1, 2008
  On Monday, April 14, the official launch of the “Shoah Project: Memory and Legacy of the Holocaust” took place in the Hall of Lost Steps at the Legislative Palace, before an audience of approximately one thousand people. The project has been designated as being of National Interest by the Office of the President of the Republic, of Municipal Interest by the Municipality of Montevideo, and of Educational Interest by the authorities of CODICEN.