ORT Uruguay

Universidad ORT Uruguay

Logo of ORT Uruguay
Type Private, ORT
Established 1942
Rector Dr. Jorge A. Grünberg
Students about 12,000
Location Uruguay Montevideo, Uruguay
Campus Urban
Website www.ort.edu.uy

Universidad ORT Uruguay is Uruguay's largest private university. It has about 12,000 students, distributed among five faculties and institutes.

History

Universidad ORT Uruguay was established as a non-profit organization in 1942 and was officially certified as a private university in September 1996, becoming the first private educational institution in the country to achieve that status. It is a member of World ORT, an international education network founded in 1880 by the Jewish community in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Faculties and institutes

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Coordinates: 34°54′13.81″S 56°11′26.16″W / 34.9038361°S 56.1906000°W / -34.9038361; -56.1906000

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