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October 2010
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Oct. 25, 2010On October 15, Punta Carretas Shopping announced the six finalists for the fifth edition of the /a>. Noel Asís and Emilia Hernández, students in the Fashion Design program, and Laura Almeida, a graduate of the program, were three of the contest’s finalists. Each finalist will prepare a collection to present in March 2011 to a jury that will select the winner.
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Oct. 15, 2010Kizanaro, a company founded as the final project of four graduates from the Bachelor’s program in Information Systems, was honored by the Inter-American Development Bank during the event known as Foromic, held from Wednesday, October 6, to Friday, October 8, and attended by 1,500 business leaders. The award they received, called the "Award for Excellence in Local Entrepreneurship," was granted for the development of the software used by the Uruguayan national soccer team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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Oct. 14, 2010Industrial designer Andrés Roppa, a professor in the Industrial Design program, won the Rhinoceros and Autoblog design contest for his "Red Leaf" concept, where he had the opportunity to showcase his skills with the 3D software Rhinoceros.
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Oct. 11, 2010The "Tango" Tricycle, developed by the Department of Industrial Design Pablo D’Angelo, a professor in the Industrial Design program, has been selected as the Best Project in its category for Uruguay and as one of the best entries to participate in the “II Ibero-American Design Biennial,” organized by the Madrid Designers Association, which opened on November 22 at the Matadero Design Center in Madrid, Spain. The exhibition will continue through February 2011.