Latest News on Awards and Recognition

December 2002

• ORT Teacher Honored by UNESCO
  Dec. 30, 2002
  Dr. Leonardo Croatto, from the School of Communication and Design, received an award in the category of Music for Children from UNESCO’s Latin American and Caribbean Music Council.
• Néstor Gandelman Honored with the Prof. Raúl Trajtenberg National Economics Award
  Dec. 30, 2002
  On Thursday, December 5, Dr. Néstor Gandelman, associate academic coordinator of the Economics Department at Universidad ORT Uruguay, won second prize.
• The director of *Despite Treblinka* was named Breakthrough of the Year.
  Dec. 10, 2002
  Director Gerardo Stawsky was honored in the "Breakthrough of the Year" category by the Uruguayan Film Critics Association.
• ORT Graduate Honored in Argentina
  Dec. 10, 2002
  At the 11th Santa Fe Film Festival in Argentina, Carlos Morelli won two awards for his short film *Alguien debe morir *.