Latest News on Awards and Recognition

August 2018

• A startup supported by the CIE won the Agtech Summit Uruguay 2018
  Aug. 31, 2018
  Zafrales, a startup founded by Mauricio Pintado, a graduate of the Specialization Diploma in Human Resources, and Rodrigo Pereira, won the Agtech Summit Uruguay 2018.
• Opportunity in Mexico: Student Startup at Startupbootcamp Accelerator
  Aug. 28, 2018
  An MBA student's startup, Qualia, was selected from among 300 companies across Latin America to be mentored by experts in technology-based startups.
• A student was the only person selected from Uruguay for the Program to Strengthen the Civil Service in Latin America
  Aug. 28, 2018
  This year, 5,208 candidates from 20 Latin American countries applied.
• A graduate's product is a finalist in the Vero De Design competition organized by the Brazilian company Veromobili
  Aug. 28, 2018
  The "Otomano Shanghai" product by Nicolás Noblía, a graduate of the Bachelor of Industrial Design program and a faculty member at the School of Design, is one of the five finalists in the First Vero De Design Competition organized by the Brazilian design firm Veromobili.
• Student Wins People's Choice Award at the University of Palermo Design Competition
  Aug. 20, 2018
  The competition was held in Buenos Aires as part of the 13th Latin American Design Conference.
• A startup supported by the CIE was named the best fintech startup in Uruguay
  Aug. 17, 2018
• The president of Universidad ORT Uruguay the 2018 Scopus Award from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  Aug. 16, 2018
  This is the highest honor bestowed by the Friends of the Hebrew University Associations worldwide upon those who have made outstanding contributions to the university, the State of Israel, Jewish education, and humanity.
• These graduate programs were ranked among the best in the region by the Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking
  Aug. 13, 2018
  The School of Management and Social Sciences was the only business school in Uruguay to be recognized as an Excellent Business School.
• Academic Coordinator Receives the Special Doctoral Award from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Valencia
  Aug. 3, 2018
  Estos premios reconocen las tesis doctorales de calidad excepcional de acuerdo a los méritos alegados.