Latest News on Awards and Recognition

October 2020

• Decano served on the international jury for the Globant Awards - Women that Build
  Oct. 30, 2020
  This award recognizes women who have built their careers in technology through leadership in innovation and collaboration, and who promote diversity and inclusion.
• Meet the winners of the 2nd edition of the Spaghetti Challenge
  Oct. 29, 2020
  On October 29, 2020, the entries were submitted and the durability tests were conducted for the second edition of the Spaghetti Challenge.
• Hifa has been named Circular Startup of the Year
  Oct. 29, 2020
  On October 29, 2020, Hifa was recognized by the National Agency for Development, as part of its Uruguay Circular program, as the circular enterprise of the year.
• A typeface designed by graduates and faculty members is a finalist in a contest held by the California-based magazine Communication Arts
  Oct. 29, 2020
  Rotunda was selected from among more than 200 entries submitted in the Typeface Design category. The typeface, submitted by the TipoType studio, was the only entry selected from Uruguay.
• A graduate was selected for the Red Latam Young Journalists Program
  Oct. 28, 2020
  Mandy Barrios, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Universidad ORT Uruguay a Master’s degree in Editing, Production, and New Technologies from San Pablo CEU University in Spain, was selected to join the 5th cohort of the Red Latam Young Journalists Program, organized by the news website Distintas Latitudes.
• ORT was invited to join the Academic Council of the Latin American Fashion Congress
  Oct. 28, 2020
  In addition, the fashion film *Nexo Atávico*, based on the event of the same name organized by the fashion design students, was selected to be featured in the “Moda viva” section of the conference.
• A professor was appointed vice chair of the board of directors of the Society of Economists of Uruguay
  Oct. 22, 2020
  Dr. Flavia Roldán, a professor and researcher in the Economics Department of the School of Management and Social Sciences, was elected on October 21, 2020, as vice president of the board of directors of the Society of Economists of Uruguay (SEU).
• Student projects selected for the Detour Festival
  Oct. 22, 2020
  Three audiovisual projects created by students at Universidad ORT Uruguay screened at the 8th edition of Detour, a festival organized by Juan Andrés Belo, a professor in the School of Communication and Design, which recognizes the best in emerging national cinema.
• Biolube was approved for funding by ANII
  Oct. 21, 2020
  The startup, founded by Camila Tub Caplan and Serrana Pérez Paradiso, graduates of the Biotechnology Engineering program at Universidad ORT Uruguay, was selected for funding by the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) in its call for proposals for Innovative Biotechnology Entrepreneurs.
• An engineer from coast to coast
  Oct. 19, 2020
  After earning his degree in Electronic Engineering from ORT, Diego Feijer went on to complete a master’s degree and a Ph.D. at the renowned MIT, near Boston. Years later, he moved across the United States to settle in California, where he now works as a research scientist at one of the world’s leading companies: Facebook.
• Uruguayan design at the Ibero-American Design Biennial
  Oct. 15, 2020
  The 7th Ibero-American Design Biennial (BID20) has included the Lazo rack and the “Mujeres con calle” project among its finalists.
• Photos of a graduate and a student were selected for a breast cancer awareness campaign
  Oct. 13, 2020
  The designs by Sofía Abi-Saab, a graduate of the Bachelor of Fashion Design program, and Pía Langenhin, an upperclassman in the same program, once again adorned the notebooks sold by Montevideo Shopping this year in support of its campaign, "Feeling good is the best start."
• The Penal de Libertad Memorial Space at the 7th Ibero-American Design Biennial
  Oct. 5, 2020
  The project, designed by architecture professor Javier Olascoaga, is representing Uruguay.
• Associate professor serves on the President's Honorary Scientific Advisory Group
  Oct. 1, 2020
  Dr. Andrés Ferragut, an associate professor in the Data Networks department of the School of Engineering, was invited to collaborate, along with other experts, with the Honorary Scientific Advisory Group (GACH) of the Office of the President.