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The Director of the CIE served as an international judge for the Santander X Tomorrow Challenge

July 23, 2020
The goal of the competition was to encourage entrepreneurs to come up with innovative solutions that would help mitigate the socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic.

Enrique Topolansky, Executive Director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Universidad ORT Uruguay, was invited by Banco Santander, through Santander Universities, to serve as one of the international judges for the global Santander X Tomorrow Challenge.

Banco Santander allocated one million euros to the top 20 entrepreneurial projects from 14 countries that offer the best solutions to the challenges society is facing due to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The project was part of the comprehensive plan to address the coronavirus pandemic in the field of education, which has a budget of 30 million euros and is managed by Santander Universities.

The evaluation period took place from June 22 to July 10, 2020, and was conducted online.