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[[File:LogoUCU.png|thumb|Logo UCU|link== <span id="docs-internal-guid-40ef68fe-7fff-81af-3506-62f9f516a9c1"><span style="font-sizeSpecial: 17pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overview<FilePath/span></span> ==LogoUCU.png]]<div><span style="font-size[[File:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>'''Catholic University of Uruguay''' is a private university in Uruguay opened in 1985. It was the only private university in the country for 11 years until 1996. Its full name is Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga, and is a work of the Society of Jesus.</big></span></span></div><div><span stylejpg|alt="font-size|thumb|UCU Campus Montevideo]][[File:small;"><span style="fontCampus-family:arial,helvetica,sansUCU-serif;"><big>Its main campus is spread out in 10 locations in Montevideo in Parque Batlle Neighbourhood; there are two other campuses, in PDE.jpg|thumb|UCU Campus Punta Del del Este and Salto.</big></span></span></div><div><span style|link="font-sizeSpecial:small;"><span style="fontFilePath/Campus-family:arial,helvetica,sansUCU-serif;"><big>The university is first divided into six Academic Units:</big></span></span></div>PDE.jpg]]

*<div>==<span styleid="fontdocs-internal-guid-40ef68fe-7fff-size:small;"><span style="font81af-family:arial,helvetica,sans3506-serif;62f9f516a9c1"><big>Health Sciences</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small17pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sansArial; background-serifcolor: transparent;"><big>Business Sciences</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-sizevariant-numeric:smallnormal;"><span style="font-familyvariant-east-asian:arial,helvetica,sans-serifnormal;"><big>Law and Human Sciences</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="fontvertical-sizealign:smallbaseline;"><span style="fontwhite-familyspace:arial,helvetica,sanspre-serifwrap;"><big>Engineering and Technologies</big>Overview</span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arialThe '''Universidad Católica del Uruguay (UCU)''',helveticafounded in 1985,sans-serif;"><big>is the oldest and largest private university in Uruguay. It was the only private university in the country for more than a decade. UCU Business School</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arialis run by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and is recognized nationally and internationally for combining academic excellence,helveticasocial commitment,sans-serif;"><big>Graduate School</big></span></span></div>and innovation.

<div><span><big>The university main campus is divided into departments:</big></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Odontology</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Psychology </big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:ariallocated in '''Montevideo (Parque Batlle)''',helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Administration with additional campuses in '''Punta del Este''' and Business</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica'''Salto''',sans-serif;"><big>Wellness and health</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-familyoutreach centers in other regions. UCU has six academic units:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Exact and Natural '''Health Sciences </big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Social Business Sciences</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Law</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arialand Human Sciences,helveticaEngineering and Technologies,sans-serif;"><big>Education</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Organizational Studies</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helveticaUCU Business School,sans-serif;"><big>Humanities and communication</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arialthe Graduate School''',helveticawith over 11,sans-serif;"><big>Computing</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Engineering</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Neuroscience and learning</big></span></span></div>000 students.

<div><span><big>There are eight The university also operates several specialized centres:</big></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Ludus Center</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Continuing Education Center</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Language Center</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arialcenters,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Methodological Center</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-sizesuch as:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Ignis Center</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Agora Center</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Ithaka Center</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Berit Center</big></span></span></div>

== *'''<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big><span id="docs-internal-guid-40ef68fe-7fff-81af-3506-62f9f516a9c1"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Promoting student innovation entrepreneurship</span></span></big></span></span>Íthaka Center''' ==(Innovation & Entrepreneurship).<div style="text-align: justify;"><br/></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-40ef68fe-7fff-81af-3506-62f9f516a9c1"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">*'''Universidad Católica del UruguayLudus Center''' believes that innovation and entrepreneurship are of huge importance and, therefore, has various different ways to promote its students to engage in this area(Educational Innovation). Not only are there courses that indirectly provoke students to feel intrigued and widen their knowledge in this area, but UCU also provides courses, clubs and workshops that facilitate this learning process. Some faculties offer a wider variety of these activities than others but all students, no matter their major, have the possibility to innovate and become an entrepreneur if they desire so.</span></span></span></big></span><br/></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/>Particularly, </span>*'''<span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">IthaKa</span>Agora Center'''<span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Innovation Leadership and Entrepreneurship centrePublic Life), and Students Affairs department are responsible for promoting, mentoring and supporting the students with their ideas and projects. For instance, ÍthaKa centre organized the three-day-long engagement called “Innovatón” in Punta Del Este, where attendees learned the well-known Design Thinking process.</span></span></span></big></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><br/>Moreover, UCU has taken part in organizing LOOP, an “innovation week” in both 2018 and 2019. LOOP is a week-long bootcamp focused *'''Ignis Center''' (Research on teaching design thinking by tackling down social challenges, targeted to university students Digital Culture and anyone with an interest in innovation and problem solvingCommunication).</span></span></big></span></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>In 2020 a group of students interested in innovation, gathered to notice problems happening at that time in university *'''University Health Clinics''' (Primary Care and think of creative solutions. This was called the Innovation CommunityHealth).</span></span></big></span></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>Ithaka ,working together with the Communications Department,started to organize a Hackaton called “Suma Innovación a tu Carrera” *'''Berit Center''' ( literally “Add Innovation to your career” Jewish Studies) in which last year students from different high schools participate in a innovative hackaton where they can win scholarships to study at the university.</span></span></big></span></div><div><br/></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>Since 2020, the University has added some events and regular inspiration events like a new podcast called "Entrepreneurial wave" and the Open Sessions for entrepreneurs .Furthermore, a new project called “Intervalos” was launched this year, and it consists of students interviewing local business leaders like CEOs,and sharing it on live via Zoom meetings.</span></span></big></span></div>

== Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship:&nbsp; ==<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>When a student has an idea and wants to pursue it, it is extremely important to have the university support and guidance.&nbsp;</big></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>This is the reason why IthaKa, our I&E center was created. Before this, our university had two different establishments for entrepreneurship: NexoUCU’s strategic orientation combines '''academic rigor, offering a pre-incubator serviceinternationalization, and CII ( the Center for Innovation and Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering and Technologies). Recentlysustainability, they associated and formed a new center called Ithaka, which principal aim is to incubate students´ ideas and materialize them.&nbsp; The main mission of this center is to bring our university community closer to the entrepreneurial ecosystem, promote innovation and creativity for the development of ventures that contribute to the development of a more prosperous, fair and humane society.</big></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>In fact, Ithaka has already created entrepreneurs and innovators. For instance, Marcelo Ciaspessoni, a Business Management student of UCU''', together aligning with íthaka's help and support founded a successful enterprise called ViajerosUy; this is a tourist agency especialized in adventure activities in Uruguay.&nbsp;</big></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big><span id="docs-internal-guid-175cf5d5-7fff-67cb-eb8f-b23119daf2c7"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students ́ organizations are also highly promoted by Ithaka, proof Jesuit values of this is the Entrepreneur ́s Club at Punta del Este ́s Campus. Here, students from UCU and other universities who would like to become entrepreneurs and already entrepreneurs of the city gather service and take part in talks to inspire, teach entrepreneurial skills and promote innovationleadership.</span></span></big></span></span></div><div></div>

== Facilitating university-industry collaboration Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship==<div><span div style="fonttext-sizealign:smalljustify;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>UCU facilitates the relationship between industry and the university in multiple ways, some Promoting '''student innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E)''' is one of which are described belowUCU’s strongest pillars.</big></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arialThe '''Íthaka Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' plays a leading role, providing students with mentoring, incubation,helveticaworkshops,sans-serif;"><big>1and competitions that allow them to '''discover, learn, and experiment''' with new ideas. Innovation & Entrepreneurship</big></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arialMain initiatives include: *'''Hackathon “Suma Innovación a tu Carrera”''', awarding scholarships to high school students through innovation challenges.*'''LOOP Innovation Week''' (2018–2019) → evolved into '''UCU Week''',helveticaheld annually since 2021,sans-serif;"><big>There where classes are two main programmes that regulate suspended and connect the entrepreneurship students access entrepreneurial workshops, design sprints, and innovation that takes place in university with realbootcamps.*'''Innovation Community''' (since 2020), a student-life organizations, business and marketsdriven initiative to solve campus challenges. The first one is the mentoring program offered by Ithaka*'''Podcast “Onda Emprendedora”''' and open sessions with local entrepreneurs. This one supports students*'''“Intervalos” Project''', professorslive student interviews with CEOs and business leaders. Between 2023 and 2025, Íthaka launched additional programs: *''Potenciá Gastronomía'': training and alumni in developing their ideas in the pursuit of transforming them into networking for culinary entrepreneurs. In fact, the seed funds competitions, have a designated budget for Ithaka’s members*''Mujeres que Construyen'': supporting women in construction and design industries.</big></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size*''Capacitaciones EDMP'': training in entrepreneurial design and management practices.*''Emprendimiento que Quiere Crecer'':small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>The second one is the “Ignis Convoca” accelerator programfor scaling startups. In 2025, which also gives UCU students support but, at joined the same time'''University Innovation Fellows (UIF)''' global network, pushes them to participate consolidating UCU’s role in contests regional fostering entrepreneurship aligned with Stanford d.school and internationalTwente University frameworks.</big></span></span></div><div dir ==Actively supporting the university technology transfer function="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-topUCU supports technology transfer and intellectual property (IP) processes through its collaboration with '''Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII)''' and Íthaka. Although UCU does not yet have a fully independent '''Technology Transfer Office (TTO)''', Íthaka provides guidance on: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1 *'''Patent registration''' and IP rights.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial*'''Legal mentoring''' for student and faculty startups.*'''Seed fund competitions''' that include IP advisory services. In 2024, UCU launched new training modules on '''IP law,helveticastartup financing,sans-serif;"><big><span idand innovation contracts''', strengthening its role as a facilitator of technology transfer in Uruguay’s academic ecosystem. =="docsFacilitating university-internal-guid-13109c4b-7fff-7bf1-9cd7-927874d96264"><span styleindustry collaboration=="background-colorUCU actively connects students and faculty with industry partners. Collaboration channels include: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The university also organizes activities to facilitate validation  *'''Íthaka Mentoring Program''', linking projects with incubatorsindustry experts. An example of this is *'''Ignis Convoca''', encouraging participation in international innovation contests.*'''IdeasLab''', a pre-incubation programto validate business models.*'''Circular Opportunities''', where mentoring, tutoring and training are given by mentors who help validate the participant ́s an initiative to support sustainable business planmodels.</span></span></big></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1 Employment and career integration: *'''Career Fair (Feria Laboral)''', the largest in the country, where 80+ companies meet UCU students annually.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial*'''UCU Job Portal''' (since 2023),helveticamatching students with internships and jobs.*Professional practices in '''Engineering,sansCommunication, Medicine, and Business''', often developed with companies as final projects. Academic–industry innovation: *'''Engineering Promotion Fund (ANII)''' supports senior-serif;"><big><span id="docsyear entrepreneurship projects.*'''“Challenges” courses''' in Computer Science (team-internalbased solutions to real problems in 3-guid-13109c4b-7fff-7bf1-9cd7-927874d96264"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Moreover, as week sprints).*'''Graduate School Capstone Program''', requiring every graduate student to engage in applied professional practice. These collaborations ensure UCU believes that social responsibility graduates are prepared for '''interdisciplinary teamwork and engagement in important, promotes with Ithaka a program called “Circular Opportunities” that provide tutorships and training to entrepreneurs trying to address social and environmental problemsmarket challenges'''.&nbsp;</spandiv></span></big></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font ==Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship==Faculty are actively encouraged to integrate innovation in both '''teaching and research'''. The '''Ludus Center''' supports professors in adopting '''project-family:arialbased learning,helveticadigital transformation,sans-serif;">and AI in education''', offering training and certification programs. Professors also act as mentors within Íthaka’s programs, guiding student startups in legal, financial, and technical aspects. Several UCU faculty members are themselves entrepreneurs or serve as con<bigspan>2. Job opportunities facilitators</bigspan>su</span></span>lta</div><div><br/span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>“Feria Laboral” is an annual event. It is mainly a fair which aim is inserting students nts for companies, bringing industry expertise into the labour marketclassroom. This activity consists of a large number  Recent highlights (2023–2025): *Expansion of companies from different fields gathered for this day '''faculty mentoring networks''' in the university to describe, inform and offer different career opportunities that students can apply forÍthaka programs.</big></span></span></div><div><span style="font*Faculty-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arialled applied research projects with direct commercialization potential.*Growth of '''interdisciplinary teaching teams''',helveticae.g.,sansMedicine + Engineering in health-serif;"><big><span id="docs-internal-guid-36e22a4e-7fff-ac8f-703d-47ebb2fe419e"><span styletech projects.*Launch of '''faculty innovation workshops''' in sustainable business and circular economy. This culture empowers professors to explore entrepreneurial pathways, while also creating role models who inspire students to pursue their own ventures. =="backgroundFacilitating university-colorindustry collaboration==<div>[[Category: transparent; font-variant-numericSchools]][[Category:Universidad_Católica_del_Uruguay]][[Category: normal; font-variant-east-asianUniversities]][[Category: normal; vertical-alignSchools]][[Category: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are several&nbsp; internships available as wellUniversidad_Católica_del_Uruguay]]The '''Universidad Católica del Uruguay (UCU)''' fosters strong connections between academia and industry,&nbsp; for ensuring that students that want to start working at the university, such opportunities include being part of the centersfaculty, the administration or the technical supportand alumni engage with real-world organizations, businesses, and markets.</span></span></big></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span styleCollaboration is promoted through structured programs, mentoring, fairs, and work-practice opportunities. ===Innovation & Entrepreneurship==="font-sizeUCU integrates entrepreneurship with industry via several flagship programs:small;"><span style="font-family *'''Íthaka Mentoring Program''':arialSupports students,helveticafaculty,sans-serif;"><big>3. Work-practice opportunities</big></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-sizeand alumni in developing business ideas and transforming them into startups. Each year, eight projects are selected and paired with expert mentors, including 25 academic staff members. The program also includes access to '''seed funds''' and '''legal mentoring''' from UCU professors.*'''Ignis Convoca Program''':small;"><span style="font-family:arialEncourages participation in '''regional and international competitions''',helvetica,sansconnecting students with global innovation networks.*'''IdeasLab (pre-serif;"><big>Universidad Catolica del Uruguay offers infrastructure incubation program)''': Provided training, mentoring, and resources validation for early-stage ventures, laying the foundation for making their own professional practices before graduationUCU’s incubation culture.</big></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size*'''Circular Opportunities''':small;"><span style="font-family:arialAlthough no longer active,helveticathis initiative trained entrepreneurs addressing '''social and environmental problems''',sans-serif;"><big><span idleaving a legacy of socially responsible innovation within Íthaka. ===Job Opportunities and Career Integration=="docs-internal-guid-dddfe150-7fff-034d-40ed-28c9e32574d9"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numericUCU facilitates student access to the labor market through multiple initiatives: normal; font-variant-east-asian *'''Feria Laboral''': normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UCU is currently going through a changing processAn annual career fair bringing together more than 80 companies from diverse sectors, the whole university is turning into a more insightful providing information and transversal education center aiming direct hiring opportunities for an interdisciplinary UCU students.*'''UCU Job Portal''' (since 2023): An online platform where students upload CVs and intercareer process of education apply to internships and formationjobs tailored to their skills. Ucu is trying to make professionals adapted to today’s needs by teaching them that knowing a lot of only one thing is not the best way *'''On-campus internships''': Opportunities for students to approach the work market. Today’s needs require a deep but not professional&nbsp; knowledge about a vast amount of topics. UCU is making us try to be profesionales at projects gain experience in administration, research centers, and working in teams of different professions rather than solo workerstechnical support within the University itself.</span></span></big></span></span></div>  ===Work-Practice Opportunities=== Engaging with regional UCU emphasizes '''interdisciplinary and local economic development efforts ==transversal education''', preparing students for today’s job market, which demands teamwork across diverse disciplines rather than isolated specialization. <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arial*Most degrees include '''mandatory internships''' in external companies, particularly in senior years.*Certain programs invite students to carry out '''joint projects with companies and academic staff''',helveticasuch as audiovisual production, business consulting, and content creation.*The '''Engineering Department''',sans-serif;">Uruguayan government is helping the startup industry flourish supported by implementing these institutions&nbsp;: National Agency of Research and Innovation the '''Engineering Promotion Fund (ANII) and National Development Agency (ANDE). Enhancing this''', the Co work spaces and the special Centers dedicated allows senior students to supporting students, postgraduates and graduates with complete an entrepreneurial spirit are an important base in the progress of the realization of ideas'''entrepreneurship-focused final project'''.</span></big></span></div><div style="text*'''Computer Science “Challenges” courses''': Three-align: justify;"><span style="font-sizeweek innovation sprints where teams propose solutions to real societal or business problems.*'''Graduate School Capstone Program''':small;"><big><span style="font-family:arialA compulsory applied project for all graduate students,helvetica,sans-serif;">Regarding directly connecting them to ANIIprofessional practice and industry partners. Through these initiatives, this institution makes available to the public funds for research projectsUCU consolidates itself as a '''bridge between academia and industry''', promoting innovation, employability, national and international postgraduate scholarships the entrepreneurial spirit among its students and incentive programs for innovative culture and entrepreneurship, both in the private and public sectors.</span></big></span><faculty.</div><div style==Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts==<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size[[Category:Universities]][[Category:Schools]][[Category:small;"><big><span style="font-familyUniversidad_Católica_del_Uruguay]][[Category:Universities]][[Category:Schools]][[Category:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In relation to ANDE,&nbsp; their aim is to contribute to productive economic development, in a sustainable way, with social equity Universidad_Católica_del_Uruguay]]The '''Uruguayan government''' has been strengthening the startup ecosystem through the '''National Agency of Research and environmental Innovation (ANII)''' and territorial balancethe '''National Development Agency (ANDE)'''.</span></big></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arialBoth institutions play a central role in funding, mentoring, and supporting innovation initiatives in Uruguay. ANII provides grants for research projects, national and international postgraduate scholarships,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ithaka is the Sponsoring Institution of Entrepreneurship (IPE) and programs that foster an entrepreneurial culture in front of the National Research both public and Innovation Agency (ANII) private sectors. ANDE focuses on sustainable economic development with social equity and territorial balance. UCU, through the National Development Agency (ANDE).</span></big></span></div><div style="text'''Íthaka Center''', is recognized as an official '''Sponsoring Institution of Entrepreneurship (Institución Patrocinadora de Emprendimientos – IPE)''' before ANII and ANDE. Thanks to this recognition, Íthaka’s pre-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks incubated entrepreneurs gain access to capital and resources to the support of ANII validate and ANDE, Ithaka´s&nbsp; pre-incubated entrepreneurs will have access to capital to carry out the validation of scale their ideaideas.</span></big></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><big> Íthaka also runs competitions such as '''Tecnolog''' and '''Kenn S. George''''<span id="docs, which provide teams with workshops, mentoring, and seed capital for the winning projects. These initiatives have positioned UCU as one of the most active universities in fostering early-internal-guid-da02c675-7fff-5720-b0ee-7f1b6ab3a6c5"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UCU ́s Strategic Plan for the Future</span></span>stage entrepreneurship in Uruguay. Since 2023, Íthaka has partnered with '''Municipio CH''', '''ANDE''', and the '''Ministry of Interior''' in the '''“Andrés Abt Entrepreneurs’ Sentry Boxes” project'''</big></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style, which repurposes disused police booths into spaces for entrepreneurs to showcase and sell their products. This project not only generates new job opportunities but also contributes to urban renewal and community integration. ="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-da02c675-7fff-5720-b0ee-7f1b6ab3a6c5"><span styleUCU’s Strategic Plan for the Future==="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a diverse and alarming worldAligned with its '''Strategic Plan 2025''', we have the challenge of committing ourselves UCU commits to the fostering value creation of sustained value in the relationships academia and decisions we make dailysociety.</span></span></span></big></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="fontThe University’s priorities include becoming more '''innovative, inclusive, creative, and globally connected'''. UCU constantly reinvents itself through new degree programs, interdisciplinary approaches, and initiatives such as the '''UCU Business School''' and international partnerships. Looking ahead, UCU is preparing to reinforce this commitment through the creation of a '''Vice-family:arialRectorate for Innovation''', which will unify and expand all entrepreneurial,helveticatechnological,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-da02c675-7fff-5720-b0ee-7f1b6ab3a6c5"><span style="backgroundand creative initiatives within the institution. This new structure will act as a transversal axis across faculties, ensuring that innovation is not only a support area but also a '''core element of the university’s identity'''. By consolidating a dedicated Vice-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In Rectorate for Innovation, UCU ́s Strategic Plan, the aim is seeks to be more innovativeaccelerate its growth, creativeattract international collaborations, inclusive and open to the worldposition itself as a '''regional benchmark in innovation-driven higher education'''.&nbsp;</span></span></span></big></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-da02c675-7fff-5720-b0ee-7f1b6ab3a6c5"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When students learn, the sky isn't the limit, therefore UCU is constantly reinventing so that the academic experience is enhanced. UCU is achieving that by providing day to day new courses, careers, or even a new institution (as it is UCU Business School).&nbsp;</span></span></span></big></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-da02c675-7fff-5720-b0ee-7f1b6ab3a6c5"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Every day that passes, UCU tries This initiative will strengthen collaboration with industry, foster research commercialization, and empower students and faculty to be a better university, where all the stakeholders contribute to overall sustainable developmentlead projects with real and lasting impact.</span></span></span></big></span></div><div><br/></div>== Related Links ==

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