Latest News on Awards and Recognition

May 2021

• “Communication is in Google’s DNA”
  May 31, 2021
  Florencia Sabatini, a professor in the Master’s Program in Communication and Marketing Management at ORT, has been appointed the new Head of Communications for Google Latin America.
• ORT's MBA Program Was Recognized for Its Academic Excellence in an International Ranking
  May 31, 2021
  The MBA Universidad ORT Uruguay at Universidad ORT Uruguay 23rd in the América Economía rankings. For more than 25 years, it has been the only program in the country to appear in this ranking. It ranked 19th in the Academic Strength category and 18th in Internationalization and Diversity.
• "Monsters vs. Viruses" Declared a Matter of Ministerial Interest
  May 28, 2021
  The medical game "Virus vs. Monsters" was designated as being of Ministerial Interest by the Ministry of Public Health on May 25, 2021.
• The Role of Young People in Building Political Parties in Latin America
  May 26, 2021
  Interview with Magalí Pagliano, a student who received an honorable mention in the regional essay contest for young people organized by Diálogo Político, a publication of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
• Professor in the Marketing Department Receives International Award
  May 19, 2021
  Alain Mizrahi, a professor of Market Research, was nominated by mTab and its CEO, Mark Langsfeld, for the first edition of #Insight250.
• A student received an honorable mention in the Konrad Adenauer Foundation's regional essay contest
  May 18, 2021
  An International Studies student received an honorable mention in the regional essay contest for young people organized by Diálogo Político.
• "Striving for Diversity" Wins Award in Spain
  May 14, 2021
  Silvina Cortés Lasalle's work *Striving for Diversity* won the First Mombó Art Gallery Competition in Spain.
• KIT won the Gold Award at the German Design Award
  May 14, 2021
  In April 2021, the KIT project, developed by the design studio La Agencia in 2019, won the Gold Award at the German Design Award.
• Lala will be funded by the Carolan Fund for Entrepreneurial Research
  May 14, 2021
  The Lala project was one of five selected to receive funding from the first edition of the Carolan Fund for Entrepreneurial Research.
• Professor of Biotechnology to Join McGill University’s Department of Bioengineering as an Assistant Professor
  May 14, 2021
  Dr. Lorena Betancor, professor of Protein Technology and a researcher at the faculty, will begin serving as an assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
• La Casa Uruguaya the Energy Globe Award
  May 14, 2021
  The project carried out by Universidad ORT Uruguay another award, which recognizes sustainable projects or sustainability awareness campaigns.
• New Recognition for La Roca y el Mar
  May 7, 2021
  The Uruguayan project*La Roca y el Mar was recognized as the production in development with the greatest international potential and has won first prize at the 2021 CIIF Market Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands International Film Market).
• Digital Technologies for Mathematics Education: New Research Project Selected for Funding
  May 4, 2021
  The "Digital Technologies for Mathematics Education" project, which aims to assess the impact of digital platforms and tools on mathematics education in secondary schools, will receive funding from the Education Sector Fund.
• Nanobiotechnology projects with Uppsala University
  May 4, 2021
  Dr. Lorena Betancor, Professor of Protein Technology, was selected to receive funding through the ERASMUS International Credit Mobility Staff Exchange program.
• Three economics graduates were accepted into top-tier universities to pursue doctoral degrees
  May 3, 2021
  Graduates of the Bachelor of Economics program at Universidad ORT Uruguay accepted into top-tier international universities to pursue doctoral degrees in economics.