Latest News on Awards and Recognition

March 2024

• Gabriel Díaz Maggioli, the first Latin American president of IATEFL
  mar 26, 2024
  In 2020, Dr. Gabriel Díaz Maggioli became the first Latin American president of the International Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (IATEFL), based in the United Kingdom.
• Teachers Rial and O'Neill Win the Grand Gold Award at the Shenzhen Greater Bay Area Flower Show (China)
  mar 25, 2024
  This grand landscape and horticultural exhibition, covering a total area of 38,000 square meters in Guangdong Province in southern China, attracts approximately 2 million visitors each year. The event has gardens and will remain open until April 1.
• Posthumous Presentation of the Artemisa Award to Prof. Charlotte S. de Grünberg
  mar 22, 2024
  On March 20, the Women’s Grand Lodge of Uruguay posthumously awarded the Artemisa Prize to Prof. Charlotte S. de Grünberg, who served as president of Universidad ORT Uruguay 1977 until her recent passing.
• A graduate participated in the 2024 Women Empowerment Challenge
  mar 14, 2024
  Silvina Hipogrosso participated in International Week 2024, organized by CEU San Pablo University (Spain), and in the Women Empowerment Challenge 2024, organized by IE University (Spain).
• The CIE is part of OurCrowd LATAM Labs, the accelerator that will drive the growth of an exponential entrepreneurial ecosystem
  mar 13, 2024
  The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Universidad ORT Uruguay established Universidad ORT Uruguay on the international stage as a member of the consortium selected by the Uruguay Innovation Hub program, led by the Israeli accelerator OurCrowd, alongside the incubators Ingenio (LATU) and Mana Tech (United States), marking a milestone in the development of our country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• Andrea Tejera: New President of RedAGE Uruguay
  mar 12, 2024
  Dr. Andrea Tejera Techera, academic coordinator of the Master’s Program in Educational Management and the Master’s Program in Trainer Development, was elected president of the Executive Committee of RedAGE Uruguay.
• Honorable mentions for final projects in the Engineering Thesis Competition
  mar 8, 2024
  Two final projects by Systems Engineering graduates received an honorable mention in the Engineering Final Projects Competition, organized by the Uruguayan Engineers Association.
• Tribute to Prof. Charlotte de Grünberg at the World ORT National Directors Forum
  mar 6, 2024
  During the annual meeting of the World ORT National Directors Forum, a moving tribute was paid to Prof. Charlotte de Grünberg, who served as the general director of ORT Uruguay from 1977 until February 2024.
• Academic to Join the Scientific Committee of^{the 1st} Ibero-American Congress on Sustainable Social Housing in Mexico
  mar 3, 2024
  Architect Guillermo Lockhart, professor of History and Theory of Architecture in the Architecture program at Universidad ORT Uruguay, will serve as a member of the scientific committee and moderator of two panel discussions at the conference, titled “Rethinking the Home, Transforming the City.”