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August 2020

  • Aug. 31, 2020
    Two graduates of Ánima – Bachillerato Tecnológico, Augusto Estefan and Valentina Castellanos, were admitted to ORT’s short-term degree programs thanks to the 75% scholarships the university offers to that institution. Both share their experiences with the application process, choosing a program, and their opinions on the education provided by ORT.
  • Aug. 31, 2020
    This edition of Ghierra Intendente brings together more than 50 artistic projects that aim to “reflect on, propose, and ask questions about the city of Montevideo.” Four of these projects were created and are being carried out by students from the School of Design, specifically those in the Contemporary Design Trends course, under the guidance of professor Fabián Barros.
  • Aug. 31, 2020
    What traits do people who decide to become entrepreneurs have in common? How does an idea become a project? What role do startups play in the Uruguayan market? These and other questions were answered by Alejandra Rossi, M.A., and Ximena Scasso, B.A., professors at Universidad ORT Uruguay leading figures in the world of entrepreneurship, in this article.
  • Aug. 27, 2020
    2020 has been a particularly significant year for science; the COVID-19 pandemic, the development of tests to detect the virus, and interviews with leading researchers have brought this field into the spotlight and highlighted its contributions to society.
  • Aug. 27, 2020
    What are the keys to social innovation? What role does the private sector play? What can CEOs do? Álvaro Moré and Nicolás Jodal outlined their answers during a recent session of the Media Lab ORT | UN75.
  • Aug. 26, 2020
    Architects Gonzalo Rojas, Pablo Mazzotti, and Leonel Coitinho, graduates of the School of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay in Universidad ORT Uruguay, received an honorable mention in the Helsinki Call international design competition.
  • Aug. 26, 2020
    Staying constantly up to date is one of the aspects of her profession that Cynthia, a graduate of ORT’s Public Accounting program, enjoys the most. In this article, Cynthia Alonso, who currently works as a consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. (United States), shares her memories of her time at ORT, discusses her current professional life, and explains the impact she hopes to make through her work.
  • Aug. 26, 2020
    Marcelo Blanco, a systems engineer, CEO, and co-founder of GU Trade, tells us about the company and the growth strategies they implemented to establish a foothold in Uruguay and gain a foothold abroad.
  • Aug. 24, 2020
    Recommendations regarding the connection.
  • Aug. 21, 2020
    Dean Eduardo Mangarelli was elected president of Endeavor Uruguay for the next three years.
  • Aug. 21, 2020
    Pipe Stein and Juan Ciapessoni talked, agreed, and exchanged views on how creativity can serve as “a solution to problems.”
  • Aug. 20, 2020
    In August 2020, Dr. Denise Vaillant, academic secretary of the Institute of Education at Universidad ORT Uruguay, was appointed to the Advisory Committee for the Doctorate in Educational Research at the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Mexico.
  • Aug. 20, 2020
    Belén Badía Catalán, from Spain, spoke to graduate students about the transformation she led as Director of Human Resources, Communications, and IT at Uriach, a company with over 180 years of history.
  • Aug. 19, 2020
    Armed with all the information they need to make such an important decision—whether it’s choosing a major, deciding which field interests them most, or figuring out what kind of work they’d like to do in a few years—this event will provide high school students with key insights to help them shape their professional future.
  • Aug. 18, 2020
    Students Agustina Victorica, Francisco Fernández, and Micaela Benchoam received an honorable mention in an international architecture competition.
  • Aug. 18, 2020
    Rosina Estol graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics from ORT in 2004 and, since then, has pursued a career full of challenges. In this interview, Rosina discusses the main challenges she faces and the legacy she hopes to leave through her work.
  • Aug. 17, 2020
    The Ceibal Foundation and the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) have opened the call for research proposals for the sixth edition of the Education Sector Fund under the “Digital Inclusion: Education with New Horizons” category.
  • Aug. 14, 2020
    In the context of the worst global health crisis of this century, the United Nations in Uruguay, the University’s School of Communication and Design, and the School of Engineering are calling for creative and innovative thinking to achieve sustainable development.
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  • Aug. 12, 2020
    A new issue of the peer-reviewed academic journal of the School of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay has been published.