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August 2026
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Aug. 31, 2026The ORT women's handball team won the championship on August 30, 2026, after defeating La Mennais Celeste in the final. In addition, one of its players received the tournament's Correcaminos Award.
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Aug. 28, 2026The School of Architecture at the University of the South ( Universidad ORT Uruguay ) announced the winners of the 22nd edition of the “Design Your Room” contest, open to 10th- and 11th-grade students.
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Aug. 27, 2026Students from schools in Montevideo and Río Negro took the top three spots in the Shoah contest held at the Universidad ORT Uruguay.
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María Gomensoro, a graduate of the Landscape Design Technician program, was interviewed by "El País"Aug. 27, 2026In an interview published by "El País"'s "Sábado Show," María Gomensoro recounted how she decided to study landscape architecture at age 48, her subsequent graduation from ORT, and the beginning of a new career path focused on gardening, landscape architecture, and sustainability.
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Aug. 27, 2026Architects with a professional address in a Latin American country who are under 40 years of age as of December 31, 2026, may submit their applications for the 10th Latin American Architecture Biennial (BAL 2027), to be held in Pamplona, Spain.
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Aug. 27, 2026The workshop, led by architect Camila Sityá, will explore how to incorporate artificial intelligence into the day-to-day processes of architecture and design firms, beyond its use for generating renderings.
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Aug. 26, 2026Dr. Shino Watanabe, a professor in the Faculty of Global Studies at Sophia University (Japan) and a specialist in Chinese foreign policy, analyzed the major changes taking place in East Asia.
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Aug. 26, 2026Two furniture projects were presented at the Muestra Objeto Creado (MOC) exhibition; they were created for events organized by the School of Design through the Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design program.
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Aug. 24, 2026The Uruguayan Society of Architects (SAU) launched the second edition of Architecture Week in Uruguay. SARQ 2026 will take place from September 7 to 12 and will feature exhibitions, presentations, roundtable discussions, site visits, and urban tours.
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Aug. 24, 2026The School of Business and Social Sciences now offers a technical degree program focused on transforming data into useful information for decision-making.
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Aug. 21, 2026On August 10, the School of Design at the Universidad ORT Uruguay , welcomed an official delegation from Kodansha and representatives from the Japan-Lima Foundation as part of a tour of South America.
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Aug. 21, 2026Universidad ORT Uruguay welcomed exchange students from institutions in Europe, Asia, and the Americas who will be studying during the second semester of 2026.
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It is with deep sorrow that we bid farewell to our colleague and friend, Architect Emilio NisivocciaAug. 20, 2026It is with great sadness and deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our colleague and friend, Architect Emilio Nisivoccia. Emilio was a pivotal figure in the history of our school, a professor with an impressive career who was deeply loved by generations of students and colleagues.
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Aug. 20, 2026A new agreement between the two universities expands opportunities for academic and research exchange, building on a collaboration initiated through the BRIDGE-TESOL project.
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Aug. 19, 2026How can we determine how efficient a company, an industry, or a production unit is? And, once we have that estimate, how reliable is it in the face of changes in the assumptions used to calculate it?
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Aug. 19, 2026The University of San Andrés' Center for Higher Education Research and Innovation ( rector ) analyzed the impact of artificial intelligence on higher education and highlighted the need to strengthen critical thinking, metacognition, and interdisciplinary education.
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Aug. 19, 2026The graduate and faculty member of ORT’s School of Architecture gave a talk to students in the Master’s in Building program at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. The session addressed the implementation of Lean Construction in Uruguay, its connections to BIM, and the UPM2 project as an example of its application on a construction site.
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Aug. 19, 2026At the “ Universidad ORT Uruguay ,” diplomat Nathalie Peter discussed how culture can contribute to countries’ integration into the international community and the development of their soft power.
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Aug. 19, 2026The use of information for decision-making and the incorporation of artificial intelligence tools expand the skills required to work in human resources management.
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Aug. 19, 2026The partnership aims to expand cooperation between the two universities and create new opportunities for students, professionals, and academic communities in the region.