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June 2011
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June 27, 2011On June 28, the lecture "The Transformation of the Human Body and the Isolation of Contemporary Man" was held in the Communication Auditorium, presented by Patricia Bernal, Director of the Social Communication program at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia.
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June 24, 2011Sebastián Goday, a graduate of the Bachelor of Science in Systems program, received a full scholarship from the Carolina Foundation to pursue a University MBA in Technology Business Management at the Nebrija University Business School in Madrid.
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June 20, 2011The Graffiti Awards are the most prestigious awards in Uruguayan music. In the Best Children's Music Album category, the winner was the album by Gato Peludo, part of the cultural center of the same name. The illustrations for this album were created by Andrés Silva, a 24-year-old student pursuing a bachelor's degree in graphic design.
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June 20, 2011Marcos Rey, a student in the Bachelor of Communication program, won the (shared) First Prize in the "Guillermo Waksman" Political Journalism Contest—held as part of the celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the weekly newspaper Brecha—for his piece "Izquierda (in) segura."
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June 20, 2011Enrique Topolansky, Coordinator of the university’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, participated in the First Meeting of Coordinators for the SUMA Project – Towards Sustainable Financial Management of Universities in Latin America, which took place at the Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 15 to 17.
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June 18, 2011Leticia Gonda Tarnawski, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies.
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June 15, 2011On June 22, the ORT Centro Auditorium hosted the presentation of the book *Processes of Change and Self-Evaluation in Educational Institutions* by Dr. María Inés Vázquez Clavera, Academic Coordinator of Educational Management at the Institute of Education. Presentations were given by Mag. Edith Moraes, Director of the Council for Education Training at the National Public Education Administration, and Dr. Denise Vaillant, Academic Secretary of the Institute of Education.
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June 14, 2011On June 21, the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences hosted a lecture titled "The Crisis in Portugal: Expectations and Responses," delivered by the Ambassador of the Portuguese Republic to our country, Ambassador Luís Lorvão. The event was organized by the faculty’s Department of International Studies.
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June 13, 2011From June 6 to 8, the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences hosted the first module of the third edition of the PMD (programme Management Development) in Uruguay, titled “Competitive Strategy.” The module was led by Dr. Xavier Gimbert Ráfols, a professor in the Department of Business Policy at ESADE Business School.
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June 13, 2011The School of Communication and Design signed a framework agreement with the University Institute of Art (IUNA) in Buenos Aires, with the aim of promoting academic cooperation between the two institutions. The agreement proposes the development of joint activities in cooperation, training, and professional development of personnel; the improvement of teaching quality; research and development projects; and technology transfer. The specific fields and areas of cooperation will be established in individual agreements.
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June 13, 2011The Granica publishing house in Buenos Aires published the book *The Challenge of Innovation in Industrial Enterprises: The Uruguayan Experience. A Long Road to Competitiveness*, which was sponsored by Universidad ORT Uruguay the Public University of Navarra.
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June 8, 2011On June 14, the Design School Hall hosted the professional presentation "14 Designers You Can't Afford to Miss!", organized by the academic coordinators of the Bachelor's programs in Graphic, Industrial, and Fashion Design. Fourteen graduates shared their personal perspectives on design through exhibitions and public presentations. The opening remarks were delivered by DI Oscar Aguirre, Academic Secretary of the School of Design.
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June 8, 2011On Monday, June 27, the auditorium of the School of Engineering (Cuareim 1451), the lecture "The Challenge of Developing Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in South America" was given by Dr. Gerardo Acosta, Associate Professor of Control Systems (Electronics) at the Faculty of Engineering of the National University of the Center of the Province of Buenos Aires (UNCPBA).
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June 7, 2011On Thursday, June 9, the book *El señor Fischer* by writer Ana Solari—a professor and Student Advisor at the School of Communication—was presented at the Mexican Cultural Center (Emb. Vicente Muñiz Arroyo). The presentation was led by writers Fernando Butazzoni, Carlos María Domínguez, and the author. This book was awarded the First Prize for Unpublished Fiction 2010 by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
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June 6, 2011The Student Exchange Office is hosting a series of informational sessions on the features of the various student exchange programs it offers its students.
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June 1, 2011The proposal by the Uruguay Group—composed of Mathias Cenas, a student in the Operating Systems and Networks Technician program; Victoria Alonso-Pérez, a student at the University of the Republic; and Maximiliano Pereira, a student at the University of Labor of Uruguay—mentored by architect Giorgio Gaviraghi of the eDL studio in Montevideo, won third place in the competition organized by NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), as part of the RASC-AL (Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts Academic Linkage) project.
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June 1, 2011On Monday, June 13, the seminar "Experimental Software Engineering: Using Statistical Methods to Support the Planning and Execution of Experimental Studies" was held in the Seminar Room at ORT Centro. The seminar was led by Dr. Guilherme Travassos, Professor of Software Engineering at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. It was organized as part of the Master’s in Research Engineering program and was aimed at researchers in the field of experimentation.
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June 1, 2011Stadium Calzados is organizing the Shoe Talent footwear design contest for its Miss Carol line. The contest was open exclusively to students and graduates of the Fashion Design and Industrial Design programs at Universidad ORT Uruguay.
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June 1, 2011On June 10, the seminar "Assessing Learning in Higher Education," organized by the Center for Continuing Education in Higher Education (CAES) and led by Mirtha Ricobaldi, M.A., began.
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June 1, 2011On June 1, the ORT Centro Auditorium hosted the conference "Cyberattacks: The Weapons of Cybercrime," presented by security analyst Sebastián Bortnik, ESET's Latin America Coordinator for Awernes & Research .