In the help of the search of internships the University provides opportunities for students, like in [https://www.um.edu.uy/cinoi CINOI] (Center of Innovation in Industrial Organization) which main Objective is to form a stronger Bond between the university and the business world, and it's visión is to be a pionera Center of Innovation and Applied Research in Industrial Organization in Latin America.
Lastly to help students get internships the university developed its own website called "Portal Laboral" which provides exclusive Job offerings with Partners Companies.
Another way the University helps students connect with Companies is by the I-Lab that is a 3 month long course where students form groups, and each group is assigned a different business with whom it has to work with in Order to find Solutions to the Problem that each business is currently facing. All students learn to make use of the Design Thinking techniques and work together with students from all majors, Both essential aspects regarding innovation.
In 2022 FIUM launched a course tittled "Explorando el Mundo Empresarial" which main aim is for Engineers students to visit Companies and learn about them while they interact.
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