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December 2016
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Dec. 29, 2016On December 28, 2016, the Center for Innovation in Engineering (CII) approved three projects for the completion of bachelor’s theses in Biotechnology Engineering in collaboration with companies.
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Dec. 29, 2016In December 2016, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) recognized the Graduate School of the Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences as a Registered Learning Partner. ACCA is a widely recognized international professional accounting organization that promotes, develops, and supports more than 188,000 members worldwide.
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Dec. 28, 2016The poster titled “HRP Nanocatalysts for Direct Enzyme Therapy” by Prof. Sonali Correa, a research assistant at the Biotechnology Laboratory of the School of Engineering, won the award for best poster presentation at the “2nd Latin American Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformations.” The event, which took place from December 6 to 9, 2016, in Montevideo, was organized by the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of the Republic and the Department of Biotechnology at Universidad ORT Uruguay.
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Dec. 28, 2016In December 2016, the schools held their annual Teaching Excellence Awards ceremonies. These awards are intended to recognize the quality of instruction provided by faculty members who regularly teach courses, as well as the learning achievements of their students. At each ceremony, the respective dean reviews the year’s achievements and presents the awards to the winning faculty members, who have demonstrated outstanding performance during the year and have an exceptional academic record within the faculty. The university has been presenting these awards since 1995.
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Dec. 27, 2016The project “Ubiquitous Learning: Mobile Devices and Learning Environments in the Initial Training of Secondary School Teachers in Uruguay,” presented by scholars from the Institute of Education, was selected in December 2016 by the Education Sector Fund, under the “Digital Inclusion” category, created by the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) and the Ceibal Center Foundation.
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Dec. 23, 2016The Master’s in Financial Management was accepted into the CFA Institute University Recognition programme in December 2016. This program recognizes that the university has incorporated at least 70% of programme CFA programme Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and has emphasized the CFA Institute’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice within the program.
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Dec. 23, 2016The startup Qoollet, founded by Andrés Levin and Ignacio Valle, both graduates of the Systems Engineering program, received a special mention in the EmprendO 2016 competition, an event organized by El Observador that recognizes the year’s most innovative startups. The awards ceremony took place on December 7, 2016.
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Dec. 23, 2016The startups The Bot Makers, Trip Assistance, and La Máquina de Talento—whose members include graduates of the School of Engineering—were selected in December 2016 in the second edition of the Emprendetón competition, organized by CPA Innovation, the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology (Cuti), the Da Vinci Foundation, and Universidad ORT Uruguay. They make up three of the four winning teams.
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Dec. 23, 2016The Architecture program has once again been accredited for the maximum term under the ARCU-SUR Accreditation Mechanism. This accreditation certifies that the program and the institution offering it meet the academic quality criteria jointly established by the agencies of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. On December 15, 2016, a ceremony was held at the Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education and Culture to present plaques to the accredited programs, attended by the Minister, Dr. María Julia Muñoz.
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Dec. 23, 2016The AgroBeep Systems Engineering senior thesis project, created by Agustín Arena, Maximiliano Casal, and Gonzalo Gutiérrez, won first prize from the National Academy of Engineering in the “Undergraduate Thesis Projects in Computer Science” category. The awards ceremony took place on December 9, 2016, in the Delmira Agustini Hall at the Solís Theater.
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Dec. 23, 2016Two startups incubated by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) were recognized by the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology (CUTI) during a year-end closing and farewell meeting held on December 15, 2016. CUTI presented awards to companies and individuals who have made significant contributions to the development and growth of the industry.