Latest News on Awards and Recognition

November 2024

• Microalgae and fungi: an innovative solution for reducing the carbon footprint of dairy farms
  Nov. 28, 2024
  Dr. Mariana Umpiérrez, deputy coordinator of the Biotechnology Laboratory, is leading a bioremediation project with environmental and food-related implications
• Graduate stands out at international symposium for her research on cancer therapies
  Nov. 27, 2024
  Lucia Patrón, a graduate in Biotechnology Engineering, was one of the five winners at the poster session of the 5th Latin American Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformations, held in Montevideo.
• Transforming Soy: A Uruguayan Project That Promotes Health Through Sustainability
  Nov. 26, 2024
  An innovative biotechnology project in Uruguay is transforming soybean industry waste into high-value-added products that offer benefits for both health and the environment.
• Mare Sustentable won the BiGPitch 2024
  Nov. 21, 2024
  The rural waste management startup, incubated at ORT’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, stood out in the competition that brings together the country’s most promising startups.
• ORT Wins Second Consecutive Title in the Men's College Futsal Tournament
  Nov. 21, 2024
  After winning the Annual Tournament, the futsal team claimed this prestigious title for the second year in a row.
• ORT is the only Uruguayan university included in the 2024 Latin America University Rankings
  Nov. 18, 2024
  For the fifth consecutive year, Universidad ORT Uruguay recognized in the ranking of the best universities in Latin America and the Caribbean published by Times Higher Education (THE) in 2024.
• The dean of the School of Engineering and the director of the CIE are among the most reputable business leaders
  Nov. 15, 2024
  Eduardo Mangarelli, dean of the School of Engineering, and Enrique Topolansky, director of ORT’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, are among the 100 most reputable business leaders in Uruguay, according to the Merco 2023–2024 ranking released in November.
• ORT students will represent Uruguay at the Programming Competition in Brazil
  Nov. 14, 2024
  The winning team of the ORT School of Engineering Programming Contest will represent Uruguay at the Programadores de América competition in Brazil in March 2025.
• Mercedes Estramil Honored at the International Festival of Rural Culture
  Nov. 13, 2024
  Mercedes Estramil, a writer and professor at the School of Communication, was honored at the 2024 International Festival of Rural Culture (FICC) in Colombia, where she shared her wisdom.
• Athletes from Universidad ORT Uruguay in the 2024 Taylor Cup
  Nov. 4, 2024
  From November 1 to 3, a group of 58 athletes from Universidad ORT Uruguay to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to represent the institution at the prestigious Taylor Cup.
• ORT Interior Design students win the Acher Design 2024 competition
  Nov. 4, 2024
  The work of students in Uruguay’s only university program in this field was widely recognized at the 2024 Acher Design Competition, where they swept all the awards.