Educational resources available to the community

The Center for Continuing Education in Higher Education (CAES) offers reference materials for teachers and others interested in education. These include guidance on lesson planning, teaching strategies, assessment of learning, and the use of educational technologies.

The practical guides for online teaching are organized into three areas: preparation, instruction, and assessment. They cover topics such as organizing virtual classes, learning activities, rubrics, and providing feedback to students.

Access: Free online consultation.

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The Institute of Education offers teaching resources on digital tools for teaching mathematics. These resources are designed for teachers and provide guidance on preparing lessons, developing activities, and assessing student learning.

The materials cover tools such as GeoGebra, Desmos, Scratch, and PhET, among others.

Access: Free online access to the records. The platforms described may have their own terms of use and access policies.

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Universidad ORT Uruguay, in collaboration with IBM, Securitas, and Banco República, developed "Invasion of the Scamaliens," a free educational game designed to promote digital security and prevent online scams.

Through interactive challenges, mini-games, and scenarios based on real-life cases, participants learn to recognize fraud attempts, protect their personal information, and identify risks in digital environments.

Target audience: the general public; no affiliation with the university is required.

Access requirements: free game, available online and for mobile devices.

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The School of Engineering at the University of the Andes ( Universidad ORT Uruguay ) offers a series of freely accessible educational videos designed to promote best practices in cybersecurity and information protection.

Developed with the support of the Canadian Embassy in Uruguay, the initiative aims to provide cybersecurity knowledge to people interested in using digital technologies more safely.

Target audience: the general public, including both members of the university community and people outside the institution.

Terms of Access: Free online viewing of audiovisual content.

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The Digital Academic Repository provides access to scientific, academic, and cultural works produced by members of the Universidad ORT Uruguay. It brings together theses, final projects, articles, and research papers from various disciplines.

It is available to students, faculty, researchers, and others interested in accessing the knowledge generated at the university.

Access: Free access to documents available via open access.

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The " Universidad ORT Uruguay " provides the community with open-access academic and scientific publications featuring research on education, architecture, urban planning, communication, and other fields of knowledge.

The publications system includes the journals *Cuadernos de Investigación Educativa*, *Anales de Investigación en Arquitectura*, and *InMediaciones de la Comunicación*, which publish research and academic contributions by national and international experts.

Target audience: students, teachers, researchers, professionals, and members of the public interested in accessing scientific knowledge.

Access requirements: Free online access; no university affiliation required.

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The libraries at the " Universidad ORT Uruguay " allow people from outside the institution to consult their collections in the reading rooms at the Centro and Pocitos libraries. You do not need to be an ORT student to use this service.

To enter, interested individuals must present their ID card at the counter and complete the appropriate registration form, in accordance with the library's rules and regulations.

Access for external visitors includes:

• On-site access to library materials.
• Use of the reading areas to browse the collections.

Terms of Service: Non-library members are not permitted to borrow materials to take home. This also excludes the use of library computers with Internet access and the libraries’ Wi-Fi service.

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The University of the West ( Universidad ORT Uruguay ) Library System offers a selection of open-access digital academic resources, allowing users to access scientific publications, articles, theses, and other research materials available on various platforms.

This section includes bibliographic databases, directories of scientific journals, open-access repositories, and collections of electronic theses from national and international institutions.

Intended Audience: students, faculty, researchers, and individuals outside the university who are interested in accessing academic information.

Terms of access: Resources identified as open access are freely available for consultation. The terms for downloading and reuse vary by platform.

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In February 2025, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at the Universidad ORT Uruguay , announced a call for applications for a free training program aimed at incorporating sustainability into business practices.

The proposal called for a 40-hour training program for the selected participants. The curriculum included the circular economy, corporate sustainability, new economic models, B Corporations, and job opportunities related to the transition to a green economy.

The announcement also featured tools for business digitization, business model analysis, and the application of artificial intelligence.

On June 24, 2025, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) issued a second call for applications for the program, which was scheduled to begin on July 14. The proposal included virtual meetings via Zoom on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

• Cost: Free training.
• Estimated duration: 40 hours.
• Admission: by participant selection.
• Dates of publication of the calls for applications: February 10 and June 24, 2025

View the February 2025 call for applications

View the June 2025 call for applications