Latest News on Awards and Recognition

December 2020

• *Annals of Architectural Research* has been indexed in Google Scholar
  Dec. 27, 2020
  Inclusion in online portals and databases is one of the measures taken by the editorial board to increase the journal’s international visibility.
• Startups incubated at the CIE were approved by Semilla ANDE
  Dec. 27, 2020
  On December 14, 2020, the startups ABtesting, eLook, and Soy—which are incubated at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Universidad ORT Uruguay—were accepted by Semilla ANDE to develop and finance their projects.
• Associate Dean Recognized for His Contribution to Uruguay During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Dec. 27, 2020
  Dr. Fernando Paganini, associate dean for research and professor of telecommunications theory at the School of Engineering at Universidad ORT Uruguay, received honors for his contributions to the country as a member of the Honorary Scientific Advisory Group (GACH) of the Office of the President of the Republic.
• Rosenzweig: one of the 12 honorees by World ORT
  Dec. 23, 2020
  One of the 2020 Beatrice Wand-Polak Educators Awards was presented to a professor from the School of Communication and Design.
• Universidad ORT Uruguay the 100 most reputable organizations in Uruguay
  Dec. 21, 2020
  Universidad ORT Uruguay 28th in the Merco Empresas Uruguay 2020 ranking, which was released on December 17, 2020, by Merco.
• The coordinator served as chair of the Organizing Committee for the Ibero-American Physics Olympiad
  Dec. 18, 2020
  Prof. Martín Monteiro, coordinator of the Physics Laboratory at the School of Engineering of Universidad ORT Uruguay, was invited to serve as chair of the Organizing Committee and coordinator of the Academic Committee for Problem Development for the 2020 Ibero-American Physics Olympiad.
• Ximena Aleman: A Disruptor in Latin American Banking and Fintech
  Dec. 17, 2020
  The Uruguayan professional is included on the 2020 Disruptoras list, compiled by iupana.
• A teacher was elected president of ADDIP
  Dec. 16, 2020
  On December 15, 2020, elections were held to select the leadership for the 2021–2022 term at the Association of Professional Interior Designers (ADDIP).
• An ORT professor was honored for a collaborative investigative journalism project on the rise of evangelical political power
  Dec. 14, 2020
  Tomer Urwicz, a graduate and instructor in ORT’s Bachelor’s Degree in Communication with a concentration in Journalism, contributed to the investigative report “Transnacionales de la Fe,” which won the Ortega y Gasset Award for Best Journalistic Story or Investigation. The report examines the rise of evangelical political power and its fundamentalist agenda in the region, with support from the White House.
• ORT's graduate programs will offer dual degrees with Florida International University
  Dec. 10, 2020
  The School of Business and Social Sciences at Universidad ORT Uruguay an agreement with the Chapman Graduate School of Business at Florida International University to offer dual degrees for eight of its graduate programs.
• Student projects honored by the National Academy of Engineering
  Dec. 4, 2020
  Two final projects—one from the Systems Engineering program and the other from the Master’s in Engineering (Research Track)—won first prize in the Academy’s Final Projects and Graduate Thesis Competition.
• A scientist by vocation and profession
  Dec. 3, 2020
  Pía Campot, a graduate in Biotechnology Engineering, was recognized by the prestigious Spanish-language edition of MIT Technology Review as one of Latin America’s top innovators under 35.
• InMediaciones de la Comunicación has joined Scielo
  Dec. 2, 2020
  “Communication in Organizations: Realities, Trends, and Challenges in Today’s World” is the theme of the latest issue of Inmediaciones, which was recently added to Scielo.