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February 2026
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Feb. 26, 2026Sebastián Huertas, an International Studies major, took first place in the 24th edition of the “Puente Chino” international competition and traveled there to participate in the global round alongside young people from more than 100 countries.
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Feb. 24, 2026Taking a critical look at today’s schools, Dr. José Rubens Lima Jardilino—a professor in the Department of Education at the Federal University of Ouro Preto (Brazil)—advocated for a well-rounded education and a profound revaluation of teachers.
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Feb. 19, 2026Before graduating with degrees in systems engineering, Santiago Morón and Romina Pardo decided to specialize in artificial intelligence while they were still in school. Both completed the Certificate in Artificial Intelligence, a program that allows students to delve deeper into this field through required and elective courses from the Master’s in Artificial Intelligence program.
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Feb. 17, 2026Economist Daniel Misail was honored by the Uruguayan Society of Economists (SEU) for his work on bank promotions and competition in retail markets.
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Feb. 16, 2026Dr. Nicolás Gambetta, academic vice dean of the School of Management and Social Sciences, has been appointed Associate Editor of *The British Accounting Review* (BAR), one of the leading international academic journals in the field of accounting and finance.
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Feb. 11, 2026After establishing himself as the founder of Credifama, Elías Margolís, a graduate in Programmer Analyst, is now embarking on a new professional stage: that of active angel investor in digital startups.
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6 Feb 2026The US fund Plug and Play, with a history of investing in startups that later became global giants, has backed Viatik, the Uruguayan carpooling app created by Renzo Costanzo and Gonzalo Aszyn, systems engineering students.
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Feb. 4, 2026President Yamandú Orsi's official visit to China has once again placed the Asian country at the center of the national political and diplomatic agenda. This relationship, which today is expressed at the governmental level, has also been built up over many years in the academic sphere.
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Feb. 3, 2026Entrepreneurship rooted in science involves not only innovation but also the search for more sustainable solutions for industries that need to transform themselves today. That is the path chosen by biotechnology students when they launched a startup that combines microalgae, genetic engineering, and cosmetics, with the goal of developing more efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly ingredients.