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July 2010
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July 27, 2010On Friday, July 30, the university’s first annual graduation ceremony was held at the Solís Theater.
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July 27, 2010On Thursday, July 29, the Faculty of Architecture hosted the "Presentation of Final Projects by Students in the Solar Thermal Systems Design Course."
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July 27, 2010The production company Pardelión, founded by Marcos Hecht and Alfonso Guerrero, graduates of the Bachelor’s program in Audiovisual Communication, garnered over 400,000 views of its video “43 Million Cheering for Uruguay” on YouTube, and thousands more via the website martesferiado.com. They used this video to launch the production company, generating widespread attention.
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July 20, 2010On Tuesday, July 27, the lecture "Scientific Thought and Common Sense" was held at the ORT Pocitos Auditorium, presented by Dr. Oded Balaban, Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Haifa. The event was organized by the Department of International Studies in the School of Management and Social Sciences.
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July 19, 2010The School of Engineering published its Research Paper No. 9,"A type-theoretic framework for certified model transformations," by Prof. Daniel Calegari, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Computing (INCO) of the School of Engineering at the University of the Republic (UdelaR); Carlos Luna, Assistant Professor at INCO and Associate Professor of Computer Theory at the School of Engineering at ORT University; Dr. Nora Szasz, Academic Coordinator of Systems Engineering at ORT University, and Dr. Alvaro Tasistro, Associate Professor of Computer Science at the School of Engineering, ORT University.
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July 19, 2010On Thursday, July 22, the Jockey Club hosted the presentation of "Ánimas fugitivas," the final project exhibition by the 7th-semester students in the Bachelor of Fashion Design program. The event featured a presentation by Mariana Muzi, Academic Coordinator of Fashion Design.
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July 15, 2010Two of Kizanaro’s directors, Ignacio Oliveri and Krikor Attarian, both graduates of the Bachelor’s program in Systems Engineering, traveled with the Uruguayan national soccer team to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa to contribute their technological expertise to the development of the team’s game strategy. On Wednesday, July 21, they gave a lecture at the School of Engineering, where they shared their experiences.
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July 12, 2010The Union of Exporters of Uruguay and Banco República published the book "Smart Exporting: UEU-BROU Academic Program, 2010 Academic Conference," which includes three articles by faculty members and graduates of the School of Business and Social Sciences.
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July 12, 2010The article “The Role of Female Teachers in Inclusive Education in Latin America” by Dr. Denise Vaillant, Professor of Educational Policy and Coordinator of the GTD-PREAL, was published as a chapter in the book *Comparative Education Studies: Inclusive Education—From Research to Practical Applications*.
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July 6, 2010The article "Teacher Identity" by Dr. Denise Vaillant, Professor of Educational Policy and Coordinator of the GTD-PREAL, was published in the peer-reviewed journal *Profesorado. Novedades educativas*, Vol. 22, No. 234, 2010, published by the Center for Educational Publications and Teaching Materials.
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July 5, 2010Two final projects from the School of Engineering were selected among the five Uruguayan finalists in the first round of evaluation for the 2010 Intel Challenge. As a result, they advanced to the second phase, in which one project will be chosen to compete against those from the rest of Latin America. This is the first year that Uruguayan entrepreneurs can participate in this competition, organized by Intel in partnership with Emprear, with support from ORT University and the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII).
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July 5, 2010On July 1, the farewell party for the MBA Class of 2008 was held at Cabo Bar. The event was also attended by students currently enrolled in the MBA program (the Classes of 2009 and 2010), thereby strengthening the bonds within the MBA alumni community.
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July 1, 2010From June 28 to July 8, the School of Architecture hosted an exhibition of student work resulting from the design seminar “Pasaje, la acción de pasar” (Passage: The Act of Passing), led by professors Gastón Boero, Daniel Fernández, and Fernando Castro. The seminar, which took place on May 27 and June 18, was part of Project 1 in the Architecture program.
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July 1, 2010ORT University, the Rotary Club of Aguada, and the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology invite young people aged 16 to 21, whose household has a per capita income of less than $6,000, to apply for the "Camino TICs" Program, which aims to provide training in one of the fields with the highest employment rates: information and communication technology. The program offers full scholarships for technical programs in Web Programming, Object-Oriented Programming, Flash Application Design and Animation, and Personal Computer Maintenance.
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July 1, 2010As part of the launch of /a>, a lecture titled "The TV That Watches Us" was held on July 1 at the School of Communication and Design, presented by Argentine journalist and producer Marcos Gorbán, Executive Producer at Telefé.
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July 1, 2010On Monday, July 19, the Refresher Course on TV Formats, Business, and Creativity began; it runs from July through November at the School of Communication and Design.
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July 1, 2010CEMPRE Uruguay is organizing the CEMPREndimientos industrial design competition for recycling—10th edition.
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July 1, 2010On Thursday, July 1, the seminar titled "Entrepreneurs in Network: The ProAnima Case" was held in the Central Seminar Room, presented by Marcelo Duarte, Pablo Baldi, and Pepi Goncalvez. "Entrepreneurs in Network" is a forum where entrepreneurs, companies, and support organizations come together to propose business ideas, build connections, and create a network of strategic contacts that make entrepreneurship possible.
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July 1, 2010On Wednesday, July 7, the lecture "A Pact for Life" was held at the ORT Pocitos Auditorium, presented by Javier Methol, a survivor of the Andes tragedy.