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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="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><brFilePath/><big>The university is first divided into six Academic Units:</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Health Sciences</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Business Sciences</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Law and Human Sciences</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Engineering and Technologies</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sansCampus-serif;"><big>UCU Business School</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Graduate School</big></span></span></div>PDE.jpg]]

<div><span><br/><big>The university is divided into departments:</big></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;">=<span styleid="font-family:arial,helvetica,sansdocs-serif;"><big>Odontology</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="fontinternal-size:small;"><span style="fontguid-family:arial,helvetica,sans40ef68fe-serif;"><big>Psychology </big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font7fff-size:small;"><span style="font81af-family:arial,helvetica,sans3506-serif;62f9f516a9c1"><big>Administration and Business</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small17pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serifArial;"><big>Wellness and health</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="fontbackground-sizecolor:smalltransparent;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Exact and Natural Sciences </big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="fontvariant-sizenumeric:smallnormal;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sansvariant-serif;"><big>Social Sciences</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="fonteast-sizeasian:smallnormal;"><span style="fontvertical-familyalign:arial,helvetica,sans-serifbaseline;"><big>Law</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="fontwhite-sizespace:small;"><span style="fontpre-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serifwrap;"><big>Education</big>Overview</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:arialThe '''Universidad Católica del Uruguay (UCU)''',helveticafounded in 1985,sans-serif;"><big>Humanities is the oldest and largest private university in Uruguay. It was the only private university in the country for more than a decade. UCU is run by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and is recognized nationally and communication</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arialinternationally for combining academic excellence,helveticasocial commitment,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>innovation.

<div><span><br/><big>There are eight 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:arialThe main campus is located in '''Montevideo (Parque Batlle)''',helveticawith additional campuses in '''Punta del Este''' and '''Salto''',sans-serif;"><big>Continuing Education Center</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-sizeand outreach centers in other regions. UCU has six academic units:small;"><span style="font-family:arial'''Health Sciences,helveticaBusiness Sciences,sans-serif;"><big>Language Center</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arialLaw and Human Sciences,helveticaEngineering and Technologies,sans-serif;"><big>Methodological Center</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arialUCU Business School,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:arialand the Graduate School''',helveticawith over 11,sans-serif;"><big>Berit Center</big></span></span></div>000 students.

== '''<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>''' ==<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 Uruguay''' believes that innovation and entrepreneurship are of huge importance and, therefore, has various different ways to promote its students to engage in this area. Not only are there courses that indirectly provoke students to feel intrigued and widen their knowledge in this area, but UCU The university 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>'''<span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Innovation and Entrepreneurship centre), 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 on teaching design thinking by tackling down social challenges, targeted to university students and anyone with an interest in innovation and problem solving.</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 and think of creative solutions. This was called the Innovation Community.</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 operates several specialized centers,working together with the Communications Department,started to organize a Hackaton called “Suma Innovación a tu Carrera” ( literally “Add Innovation to your career” ) 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-sizesuch as: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:*'''Íthaka Center''' (Innovation &nbsp; ==Entrepreneurship).<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: Nexo, offering a pre-incubator service, and CII *'''Ludus Center''' ( the Center for Educational Innovation and Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering and Technologies). Recently, they associated *'''Agora Center''' (Leadership and formed a new center called Ithaka, which principal aim is to incubate students´ ideas and materialize themPublic Life).&nbsp; The main mission of this center is to bring our university community closer to the entrepreneurial ecosystem, promote innovation *'''Ignis Center''' (Research on Digital Culture and creativity for the development of ventures that contribute to the development of a more prosperous, fair and humane societyCommunication).</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 *'''University Health Clinics''' (Primary Care and innovatorsCommunity Health). For instance, Marcelo Ciaspessoni, a Business Management student of UCU, together with íthaka*'''Berit Center'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 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 and take part in talks to inspire, teach entrepreneurial skills and promote innovation'' (Jewish Studies).</span></span></big></span></span></div><div></div>

UCU’s strategic orientation combines '''academic rigor, internationalization, sustainability, and innovation''', aligning with Jesuit values of service and leadership. == 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 Promoting '''student innovation and the university in multiple ways, some 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, workshops, and competitions that allow them to '''discover,helveticalearn,sans-serif;"><big>1and 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''', held annually since 2021, where classes are suspended and students access entrepreneurial workshops,helveticadesign sprints,sans-serif;"><big>There are two main programmes that regulate and connect the entrepreneurship 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, professors*'''“Intervalos” Project''', live student interviews with CEOs and alumni in developing their ideas in the pursuit of transforming them into business leaders. Between 2023 and 2025, Íthaka launched additional programs: *''Potenciá Gastronomía'': training and 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:arialaccelerator program for scaling startups. In 2025,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>The second one is the “Ignis Convoca” program, which also gives UCU students support but, at joined the same time, pushes them to participate '''University Innovation Fellows (UIF)''' global network, 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-top: 0pt; margin-bottomUCU 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;"><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 style="background-colorindustry collaboration==UCU 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 program, where mentoring, tutoring and training are given by mentors who help to validate the participant ́s business planmodels.</span></span></big></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height*'''Circular Opportunities''', an initiative to support sustainable business models. Employment and career integration: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial *'''Career Fair (Feria Laboral)''',helveticathe largest in the country,sans-serif;"><big><span id="docs-internal-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;">Moreoverwhere 80+ companies meet UCU students annually.*'''UCU Job Portal''' (since 2023), matching students with internships and jobs.*Professional practices in '''Engineering, Communication, Medicine, as UCU believes that social responsibility and engagement in importantBusiness''', promotes often developed with Ithaka a program called “Circular Opportunities” that provide tutorships and training to entrepreneurs trying to address social and environmental problemscompanies as final projects.&nbsp;</span></span></big></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font Academic–industry innovation: *'''Engineering Promotion Fund (ANII)''' supports senior-year entrepreneurship projects.*'''“Challenges” courses''' in Computer Science (team-size:small;"><span style="fontbased solutions to real problems in 3-family:arial,helveticaweek sprints).*'''Graduate School Capstone Program''',sans-serif;"><big>2. Job opportunities facilitatorsrequiring every graduate student to engage in applied professional practice. These collaborations ensure UCU graduates are prepared for '''interdisciplinary teamwork and market challenges'''.</bigdiv></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style ==Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>“Feria Laboral” is an annual eventFaculty are actively encouraged to integrate innovation in both '''teaching and research'''. It is mainly a fair which aim is inserting students into the labour market. This activity consists of a large number of companies from different fields gathered for this day The '''Ludus Center''' supports professors in adopting '''project-based learning, digital transformation, and AI in the university to describeeducation''', inform offering training and offer different career opportunities that students can apply forcertification programs.</big 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<span></span>su</span></divspan>lta<divspan></span style="font-size>nts for companies, bringing industry expertise into the classroom. Recent highlights (2023–2025):small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans *Expansion of '''faculty mentoring networks''' in Íthaka programs.*Faculty-serif;"><big><span id="docs-internalled applied research projects with direct commercialization potential.*Growth of '''interdisciplinary teaching teams''', e.g., Medicine + Engineering in health-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. ="background=Facilitating university-color: transparent; font-variant-numericindustry collaboration==<div>[[Category:Schools]][[Category: normal; font-variant-east-asianUniversidad_Católica_del_Uruguay]][[Category: normal; vertical-alignUniversities]][[Category: baseline; white-spaceSchools]][[Category: 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, and alumni engage with real-world organizations, businesses, the administration or the technical supportand 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-size:small;"><span style="font-familyUCU integrates entrepreneurship with industry via several flagship programs: *'''Íthaka Mentoring Program''':arialSupports students,helveticafaculty,sans-serif;"><big>3and 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. Work-practice opportunities</big></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-familyThe program also includes access to '''seed funds''' and '''legal mentoring''' from UCU professors.*'''Ignis Convoca Program''':arialEncourages participation in '''regional and international competitions''', connecting students with global innovation networks.*'''IdeasLab (pre-incubation program)''': Provided training, mentoring,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Universidad Catolica del Uruguay offers infrastructure and resources validation for making their own professional practices before graduationearly-stage ventures, laying the foundation for UCU’s incubation culture.</big></span></span></div><div><span style*'''Circular Opportunities''': Although no longer active, this initiative trained entrepreneurs addressing '''social and environmental problems''', leaving a legacy of socially responsible innovation within Íthaka. ===Job Opportunities and Career Integration=="font-size:small;"><span style="font-familyUCU facilitates student access to the labor market through multiple initiatives:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big><span id="docs-internal-guid-dddfe150-7fff-034d-40ed-28c9e32574d9"><span style="background-color *'''Feria Laboral''': transparent; font-variant-numericAn annual career fair bringing together more than 80 companies from diverse sectors, providing information and direct hiring opportunities for UCU students.*'''UCU Job Portal''' (since 2023): normal; fontAn online platform where students upload CVs and apply to internships and jobs tailored to their skills.*'''On-variant-east-asiancampus internships''': normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UCU is currently going through a changing processOpportunities for students to gain experience in administration, research centers, and technical support within the whole university is turning into a more insightful University itself. ===Work-Practice Opportunities===UCU emphasizes '''interdisciplinary and transversal education center aiming ''', preparing students for an interdisciplinary and intercareer process of education and formation. 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 to approach the work marketjob market, which demands teamwork across diverse disciplines rather than isolated specialization. Today’s needs require a deep but not professional&nbsp; knowledge about a vast amount of topics *Most degrees include '''mandatory internships''' in external companies, particularly in senior years. UCU is making us try *Certain programs invite students to be profesionales at carry out '''joint projects with companies and working in teams of different professions rather than solo workersacademic staff''', such as audiovisual production, business consulting, and content creation.*The '''Engineering Department''', supported by the '''Engineering Promotion Fund (ANII)''', allows senior students to complete an '''entrepreneurship-focused final project'''.</span></span></big></span></span></div>== Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts ==<div style="text-align*'''Computer Science “Challenges” courses''': justify;"><span style="fontThree-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,helveticadirectly connecting them to professional practice and industry partners. Through these initiatives,sans-serif;">Uruguayan government is helping the startup UCU consolidates itself as a '''bridge between academia and industry flourish by implementing these institutions&nbsp;: National Agency of Research ''', promoting innovation, employability, and Innovation (ANII) the entrepreneurial spirit among its students and National Development Agency (ANDE)faculty. Enhancing this, the Co work spaces </div>==Engaging with regional and the special Centers dedicated to supporting students, postgraduates and graduates with an entrepreneurial spirit are an important base in the progress of the realization of ideas.local economic development efforts==</span></big></span></div><div stylediv 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;">Regarding to ANII, this institution makes available to Universidad_Católica_del_Uruguay]]The '''Uruguayan government''' has been strengthening the startup ecosystem through the public funds for research projects, national '''National Agency of Research and international postgraduate scholarships Innovation (ANII)''' and incentive programs for innovative culture and entrepreneurship, both in the private and public sectors'''National Development Agency (ANDE)'''. Both 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, and programs that foster an entrepreneurial culture in both public and private sectors.</span></big></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">In relation to ANDE,&nbsp; their aim is to contribute to productive economic focuses on sustainable economic development, in a sustainable way, with social equity and environmental and territorial balance.</span></big></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font UCU, through the '''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-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ithaka is the Sponsoring Institution of Entrepreneurship (IPE) in front of the National Research incubated entrepreneurs gain access to capital and resources to validate and scale their ideas. Íthaka also runs competitions such as '''Tecnolog''' and Innovation Agency (ANII) '''Kenn S. George''', which provide teams with workshops, mentoring, and seed capital for the National Development Agency (ANDE)winning projects.</span></big></span></div><div style="textThese initiatives have positioned UCU as one of the most active universities in fostering early-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><big><span style="font-family:arialstage entrepreneurship in Uruguay. Since 2023,helveticaÍthaka has partnered with '''Municipio CH''',sans-serif;">Thanks to '''ANDE''', and the support '''Ministry of ANII and ANDE, Ithaka´s&nbsp; pre-incubated Interior''' in the '''“Andrés Abt Entrepreneurs’ Sentry Boxes” project''', which repurposes disused police booths into spaces for entrepreneurs will have access to capital to carry out the validation of showcase and sell their ideaproducts.</span></big></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span styleThis project not only generates new job opportunities but also contributes to urban renewal and community integration. ===UCU’s Strategic Plan for the Future==="font-size:small;"><big>Aligned with its '''Strategic Plan 2025''', UCU commits to fostering value creation in academia and society. The 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 '''<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;">UCU ́s Strategic Plan for the Future</span></span>Business School'''</big></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="fontand international partnerships. Looking ahead, UCU is preparing to reinforce this commitment through the creation of a '''Vice-size:small;"><big><span style="font-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-variantRectorate for Innovation, UCU seeks to accelerate its growth, attract international collaborations, and position itself as a '''regional benchmark in innovation-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a diverse driven higher education'''. This initiative will strengthen collaboration with industry, foster research commercialization, and empower students and alarming world, we have the challenge of committing ourselves faculty to the creation of sustained value in the relationships lead projects with real and decisions we make dailylasting impact.</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;">In UCU ́s Strategic Plan, the aim is to be more innovative, creative, inclusive and open to the world.&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 to be a better university, where all the stakeholders contribute to overall sustainable development.</span></span></span></big></span></div><div><brbr /></div>== Related Links ==

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