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December 2022

  • Dec. 30, 2022
    Throughout the year, efforts continued as part of the "ORT Recicla" campaign, which aims to raise environmental awareness among the institution's students and staff.
  • Dec. 29, 2022
    Universidad ORT Uruguay has new academic facility, ORT Rambla, since March 2022. Starting in 2023, courses from the School of Graduate Studies and the Faculty of Communication and professional development will also be offered there.
  • Dec. 29, 2022
    The Faculty of Architecture's scientific journal, *Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura*, has been included in Sherpa Romeo.
  • Dec. 28, 2022
    Pía Garat is a biotechnology engineer, CEO, and co-founder of Eolo Pharma, a company that will make history in 2023 with molecules developed entirely in Uruguay. A drug they have developed for the prevention and treatment of obesity and related complications will begin Phase I clinical trials in humans. This will mark a milestone at both the national and regional levels.
  • Dec. 28, 2022
    The authors of the book answered questions on labor law, bankruptcy law, compliance, tax law, and corporate law.
  • Dec. 28, 2022
    MBA and EMBA students from Universidad ORT Uruguay their business plans on the 40th floor of the World Trade Center.
  • Dec. 28, 2022
    The presentation took place in Palermo, Italy.
  • Dec. 27, 2022
    PIXO is an educational kit created by Valentina Pereyra, who holds a degree in Industrial Design, and developed at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which enables children and teenagers to learn and understand the basic principles of programming and electronics.
  • Dec. 27, 2022
    The School of Communication and Design at Universidad ORT Uruguay its Teaching Excellence Awards Ceremony, an event designed to recognize the creative work and continuous growth of our community.
  • Dec. 27, 2022
    The Systems Engineering program received the ARCU-SUR distinction, which serves as a guarantee and recognition of academic quality.
  • Dec. 23, 2022
    In December 2022, the journal *Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa* was included in Sherpa Romeo, an online resource that analyzes the open-access policies and copyright practices of various publications.
  • Dec. 22, 2022
    Throughout this year, Universidad ORT Uruguay nearly 600 updates on major events related to the institution, its five schools and institutes, and the initiatives and accolades earned by its students, graduates, faculty, and researchers. Here are the 10 articles that generated the most interest in 2022.
  • Dec. 22, 2022
    On November 16, the School of Communication Auditorium at the Faculty of Communication and Design hosted the symposium “Leadership and Soft Skills in the Digital Age,” featuring Florencia Sabatini, Google’s communications manager for Latin America. The event was held as part of Inspira Postgrados | Internacional, a series on innovation, leadership, creativity, and business organized by the School of Graduate Studies and professional development the Faculty of Communication and Design.
  • Dec. 21, 2022
    Dr. Débora Rottenberg, an associate professor and head of the Spanish department with a specialization in Education Sciences at Uppsala University (Sweden), held meetings at the Institute of Education at Universidad ORT Uruguay.
  • Dec. 20, 2022
    At this year's event, Andrés Buencristiano, a professor in the Interior Design program at the School of Architecture, was honored as the most prominent figure in the field of design and interior decoration.
  • Dec. 19, 2022
    The Cybersecurity Scholarship Program, which covers graduate-level studies and/or continuing education courses, will award 16 scholarships for studies in this field through the educational programs offered by the Faculty of Engineering at Universidad ORT Uruguay the University of the Republic.
  • Dec. 16, 2022
    A research professor in software engineering and associate coordinator of the Bachelor’s program in Systems Engineering, he authored an undergraduate research paper that was accepted for publication in the *Journal of Universal Computer Science*, which is ranked in the Q2 quartile on Scopus.
  • Dec. 15, 2022
    The Ceibal Foundation presented a series of innovative initiatives that can serve as inspiration for research projects by graduate students and faculty in the field of education.
  • Dec. 14, 2022
    Universidad ORT Uruguay closed since December 30, 2022, and will reopen on January 23, 2023.
  • Dec. 14, 2022
    The fight against climate change, which threatens humanity, can be approached from many different angles, but the architecture and construction industry—which accounts for nearly a quarter of total energy consumption in Latin America—has the potential to bring about substantial change.