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August 2022
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Aug. 31, 2022The eighth edition of the Nelly and Nahum Bergstein Quiz, a quiz competition aimed at young people aged 14 to 18 in both formal and informal education, took place on Thursday, August 25, in the auditorium of the ORT Pocitos Campus.
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Aug. 31, 2022“Learning and teaching digitally isn’t bad, but learning or teaching in a non-digital way is also fine,” said Dr. Pablo Rivera Vargas, associate professor in the Department of Educational Pedagogy and Organization and a member of the Esbrina research group at the University of Barcelona (Spain).
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Aug. 30, 2022In August 2022, the proposal for the Jean Monnet Module “Thinking Europe,” submitted by Universidad ORT Uruguay the latest call for proposals under the European Union’s Erasmus+ Program, was approved. The project was selected for co-funding from among 640 module proposals.
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Aug. 29, 2022The university is celebrating this International Video Game Day alongside Álvaro Azofra, associate professor of video games and co-founder of Ironhide Game Studio, who helps us understand how these programs—which entertain us in our free time, keep us glued to our screens for hours, and make us shout with joy when we beat a level or win a game—come to life.
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Aug. 29, 2022The academic coordination team has long been working to foster greater collaboration between industry and education. They began by visiting companies to learn about the sector and its potential, and held talks with industry leaders on various topics such as electric mobility, smart vehicles, and the role of hydrogen in the energy transition.
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Aug. 24, 2022On August 18, the Impact Summit 2022 was held at the World Trade Center Montevideo Auditorium. This event for young entrepreneurs was organized by Kehilá—the Jewish Community of Uruguay—in partnership with Hillel Uruguay, with support from Universidad ORT Uruguay was designated as an event of ministerial interest by the Ministry of Education and Culture for “promoting cultural exchange.”
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Aug. 23, 2022ECOBRICKS, a business project aimed at producing eco-friendly bricks, won the first Business Challenge hosted by ORT’s School of Business and Social Sciences. The winners received 50% scholarships to pursue any undergraduate degree offered by the school.
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Aug. 23, 2022Lecture titled “The Future of Your Finances,” presented by Attorney Mario Arrua, Carmen Sánchez, Rodrigo Álvarez, and Certified Public Accountant Mauro Aliskevich.
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Aug. 22, 2022The past year brought the agricultural industry an increase in the average value per leased hectare, a rise in the number of leases, a record harvest for winter crops, and a host of other positive developments, as explained and elaborated upon by the university’s associate academic coordinator for Agribusiness, Mateo Caputi, MSc.
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Aug. 22, 2022The purpose of the thesis by Carlos González Alemán, a graduate of the Master’s in Education program, was to examine classroom teachers’ perceptions of the effects of geographic mobility and to analyze the regulations, operations, and organization of the ANEP transfer system.
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Aug. 22, 2022Universidad ORT Uruguay closed on Thursday, August 25, in observance of the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Aug. 19, 2022The Specialization Diploma in Business Analytics from the Graduate School of Business at Universidad ORT Uruguay ranked in the QS Business Masters Rankings: Business Analytics 2022.
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Aug. 19, 2022The short films *Abril* and *Viewfinder* have been selected for the Official Selection of the 22nd International Film School Festival, organized by the Uruguayan Film School (ECU).
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Aug. 19, 2022On August 19, 1839, the daguerreotype—a novel device that allowed images to be “fixed” onto a copper plate—was unveiled in France. That is why International Photography Day is celebrated every August 19, and on this occasion, the faculty is sharing some photographs taken by Professor Leo Barizzoni.
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Aug. 19, 2022The university participated in the Impact Summit event at the World Trade Center Montevideo Auditorium.
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Aug. 18, 2022What are teachers’ and students’ perceptions of the use of educational platforms, virtual classrooms, and digital tools as resources for teaching the natural sciences?
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Aug. 18, 2022Dr. Héctor Bajac represented Universidad ORT Uruguay the 28th edition of the international conference "Recent Advances in Retailing and Consumer Science" (RARCS).
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Aug. 16, 2022Blinds with solar cells, eco-friendly bricks, and an app to reduce food waste are the finalist projects in the first edition of the Business Challenge.
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Aug. 15, 2022Professor Jimena Arruti traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, as part of the Erasmus+ program to visit Sabanci University and learn more about how the art and technology departments operate there.
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Aug. 15, 2022Is it possible to sell professional services through NFTs? What are the most valued key skills in this new era?