Institutional Updates

August 2003

• Agreement between ORT and the Communications Services Regulatory Authority
  Aug. 31, 2003
  On August 13, a technical and scientific cooperation agreement was signed between the Communications Services Regulatory Authority (URSEC) and Universidad ORT Uruguay.
• Universidad ORT Uruguay the Dean of ORT Hermelin College of Engineering
  Aug. 31, 2003
  On August 11, 2003, Carmela Dekel, director of ORT Hermelin College of Engineering, visited the ORT facilities and held meetings with the directors.
• Seminar on Teleworking at the ORT School of Engineering
  Aug. 31, 2003
  In August, two sessions of the seminar "Telework: How to Use the Internet to Sell Services Globally" were held, led by Nelson Stratta.
• Universidad ORT Uruguay in a library science conference
  Aug. 31, 2003
  The library of ORT’s School of Business and Social Sciences will present a paper at the First Uruguayan Library Science Conference.
• Lecture by Dr. Efraim Sadka of Tel Aviv University at ORT
  Aug. 31, 2003
  On Thursday, August 21, 2003, a lecture by Dr. Efraim Sadka on "Economic Policies in Times of Recession: Lessons from Israel" was held in the auditorium of ORT's Pocitos Campus.
• International students and ORT students are working on a project in Uruguay
  Aug. 31, 2003
  Four students from Jönköping University in Sweden, in collaboration with students from ORT, will carry out a project at the School of Engineering.
• Universidad ORT Uruguay to Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg
  Aug. 31, 2003
  On August 4, 2003, ORT Executive Director Prof. Charlotte de Grünberg laid a wreath at the memorial plaque honoring Raoul Wallenberg.
• Short films directed by an ORT graduate will be screened at various festivals
  Aug. 31, 2003
  Two short films directed by Carlos Morelli, a graduate of the Bachelor’s program in Audiovisual Communication, will compete at international film festivals.
• ORT students' final project will be accepted at the Ibero-American conference
  Aug. 31, 2003
  The article "GPRS Simulation and Performance Analysis" was written by telecommunications engineering students Gabriel Barla and Eduardo Rizzu.
• Contemporary Judaism and the Question of Collective Identity
  Aug. 31, 2003
  On August 26 and 27, 2003, ORT hosted an intensive seminar titled "Contemporary Judaism and the Question of Collective Identity," led by Prof. Haim Avni.
• Article by ORT professor selected for international conference
  Aug. 31, 2003
  The paper was accepted for presentation at the "Second International Conference on Multimedia and Information & Communication Technologies in Education."
• ORT and the Organization of American States Reach a Cooperation Agreement
  Aug. 31, 2003
  Universidad ORT Uruguay the Organization of American States (OAS) have signed an agreement to launch a scholarship program.
• ORT student documentary to be screened at Ibero-American film festival
  Aug. 31, 2003
  The documentary *Becky for a Day* was selected to participate in the 2nd Ibero-American Festival of University Audiovisual Creation.
• Universidad ORT Uruguay an Academic Agreement with a German University
  Aug. 31, 2003
  In August, a student exchange agreement was signed between ORT’s School of Business and Social Sciences and the Otto Beisheim School of Management.
• An ORT student won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games
  Aug. 31, 2003
  María Noel Terragno, a student in the Systems Analysis program at ORT, was a member of the Uruguayan women’s handball team at the 2003 Pan American Games.
• Award Ceremony for the Technological Programme
  Aug. 31, 2003
  On August 27, 2003, Julio C. Fernández, ORT’s Dean of Academic Development, addressed the audience and presented academic scholarships.
• Dean of ORT's School of Film Participated in an International Film School Conference
  Aug. 31, 2003
  The dean of the School of Communication and Design, Eduardo Hipogrosso, attended the event "La Fábrica Audiovisual" in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• ORT Academic Coordinator Attends Annual Economics Conference
  Aug. 31, 2003
  Dr. Néstor Gandelman, academic coordinator of Economics at ORT, participated in and presented his own study at the 18th Annual Economics Conference of the Central Bank of Uruguay.
• Presentation of ORT Student Projects at the School of Architecture
  Aug. 31, 2003
  From August 18 to 28, 2003, seven studies on building restoration and conservation were presented by students in the Diploma Program in Building Conservation and Restoration.
• ORT Advisor and Instructor Gives a Lecture on Trade
  Aug. 31, 2003
  On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, the lecture "Mobile Commerce," presented by Rafael García, took place in the auditorium at the Pocitos Campus.