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April 2013
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April 30, 2013ORT students visited the Globant company, where they heard from current students and graduates who are currently working there.
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April 30, 2013Dr. José de la Torre, a member of the MBA advisory board, spoke about the significance of AMBA accreditation.
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April 30, 2013The goal of the event was to strengthen the agile community in Uruguay.
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April 30, 2013A project on distance learning for adult educators in various regions of Peru with Internet access, led by Mónica Stillo, a professor of Contemporary Thought in the Bachelor’s Program in Communication at the University of Corrientes, was selected in April 2013 by the “ICT for Pedagogical Development” program for e-learning projects run by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ( SIDA), Life Academy, and Stockholm University. The program aims to provide training in the management of pedagogical development and ICT projects. The training will take place from May 21 to June 13, 2013, in the cities of Karlstad and Stockholm (Sweden).
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April 30, 2013In April 2013, the School of Management and Social Sciences published Research Paper No. 91 by Prof. Teresa Cometto, a marketing professor at the school; Dr. Gaston J. Labadie, Dean; and Prof. Miguel Palacios, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Academic Director of the Entrepreneurship Chair at ESCP Europe Business School ( Madrid).
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April 30, 2013In April 2013, H Editores published the book *Cielo ½* by Dr. Amir Hamed, Professor of Rhetoric and Persuasion in the School of Communication and Design. The book will be presented on Sunday, May 5, at the “39th Buenos Aires International Book Fair.”
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April 29, 2013Interview with Visiting Professor Juan Carro Casabó.
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April 29, 2013International Studies Lecture Series, featuring Dr. Marcos Farias.
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April 29, 2013Gonzalo García, a systems engineering student, and Guzmán González, an economics major, created a video game called “Do it” designed to help children with neuromuscular disorders. The software, which began as a final-year project, was presented to the Teletón Foundation, where professionals from the organization offered suggestions to improve it.
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April 25, 2013IT professionals with a high level of English earn between 15% and 25% more than those who do not speak the language.
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April 25, 2013María Beatriz Fernández Cordano, a graduate of the Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design and instructor of “Persuasive Design 1” in the program, won first prize in the “2013 National Crafts Award Poster Contest” organized by the National Directorate of Crafts, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Second prize was awarded to Juan Pablo Landarín, a student in the Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising Communication.
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April 25, 2013On Thursday, April 25, 2013, the Faculty of Engineering hosted the Scratch Game Workshop as part of the celebration of , which aims to promote the participation of girls and young women in technology-related fields. This workshop, led by Dr. Inés Kereki, Professor of Programming at the faculty, was aimed at 30 first- and second-year high school students from the José Pedro Varela National High School. The activity was organized by Plan Ceibal, Espacio Ciencia, GreenTizen, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) WIE (Women in Engineering), and Universidad ORT Uruguay.
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April 25, 2013PedidosYa, a startup pre-incubated by the CIE (Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship), was recognized at the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) “Innovatic Awards” in the category of “most innovative use of e-commerce.” The awards ceremony took place on April 4, 2013, at the Radisson Montevideo hotel. The event was held on the eve of the “IV Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean,” organized by ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) and AGESIC (Agency for E-Government and the Information Society).
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April 25, 2013Dr. Denise Vaillant, academic secretary of the Institute of Education, delivered the keynote address titled “Leadership Skills for Educational Inclusion” at the “19th Teacher Training Conference” organized by the School of Education Sciences of the Nuevo León State Department of Education in Mexico.
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April 25, 2013TUMP Editions published the book *Los que Iban Cantando / Detrás de las voces* by musicologist Guilherme de Alencar Pinto, who teaches *Introduction to Music* in the Sound Design Technician program. The book launch took place on Friday, April 26, in the Conference Hall of the Solís Theater.
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April 24, 2013Orientation Week for the Master of Business Administration program.
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April 24, 2013Paula Gallotti is a systems engineer at ORT and a founding partner of DVelop, a software development company. She was selected to participate in the Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership, a program that connects women entrepreneurs from around the world with female executives in senior leadership roles at major U.S. companies.
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April 24, 2013On April 16, 2013, the university signed a framework agreement for collaboration in the fields of education and academic research. Its objectives include conducting joint research activities, facilitating mutual visits by academic staff, and organizing exchange programs for undergraduate and graduate students, among other goals.
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April 24, 2013From April 17 to 24, 2013, an exhibition of work by students in Architecture Project 7 was held at the School of Architecture.
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April 23, 2013Lecture: “Organizations That Learn Through Creativity and Innovation,” by Juan Carro Casabó, Engineer and Psychologist.