Testimonials

November 2012

• Ramona, Great-Grandmother's Knitting
  Nov. 27, 2012
  When Laura Almeida first learned to knit, it was just a game she played with her Yugoslavian great-grandmother. As a teenager, she didn’t see knitting, yarn, or design as a real career option. But she took the plunge. Today, three years after earning her bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, she runs her own company: Ramona.
• “With *Cars*, I feel like I’ve contributed something to American pop culture”
  Nov. 16, 2012
  Cartoonist Jorgen Klubien spoke with In situ about his career, the challenges he has faced, and his vision for the animation industry. He also reflected on his work on *Cars*, an original idea of his that he later developed with John Lasseter, for which he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay.
• Architect and artist Luciano Benites
  Nov. 2, 2012
  Using 26 concrete blocks, architect Luciano Benites presents “a critique of the fractures in the urban fabric that often occur in many Latin American cities.” A graduate of the School of Architecture at Universidad ORT Uruguay selected, along with 34 other artists, to exhibit his work in the exhibition “An Exhibition About Nothing,” organized by the Pablo Atchugarry Foundation.
• “ORT provided me with a practical and enriching learning experience”
  Nov. 1, 2012
  Pablo González Sáez learned that Universidad ORT Uruguay scholarships for the degree program he wanted to pursue, so he began studying. He needed to pass the entrance exam. After a lot of hard work, he succeeded, and that’s how his journey in the associate degree program in Electrical and Electronics Engineering began.
• “We must ensure that businesses help build a better country”
  Nov. 1, 2012
  Rodolfo Gioscia, CEO of Manos del Uruguay and named 2012 Outstanding MBA by his fellow MBA graduates, spoke about his professional career, the importance of academic training for business leadership, and the responsibilities involved in leading a company.