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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:small;"><span style="font-family[[File:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>'''Catholic University of Uruguay''' is a private university in&nbsp;Uruguay&nbsp;opened in 1985.&nbsp;It was the only private university in the country for 11 years until 1996. Its full name is&nbsp;Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga, &nbsp;and is a work of the&nbsp;Society of Jesus.</big></span></span></div><div><span stylejpg|alt="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Its main campus is spread out in six locations in&nbsp;|thumb|UCU Campus Montevideo; there are two other campuses, in&nbsp;Maldonado&nbsp;and&nbsp;Salto.</big></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>The university is divided into seven departments:</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Business Sciences department</big></span></span></div>]]*<div><span style="font-size[[File:small;"><span style="fontCampus-family:arial,helvetica,sansUCU-serif;"><big>Nursing&nbsp;and Health Technologies department</big></span></span></div>*<div><span stylePDE.jpg|thumb|UCU Campus Punta del Este|link="font-sizeSpecial:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Human Sciences department<FilePath/big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="fontCampus-size:small;"><span style="fontUCU-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Law deparment</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Engineering&nbsp;& Technologies department</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Odontology department</big></span></span></div>*<div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Psychology department</big></span></span></div>PDE.jpg]]

== '''<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:small17pt;"><big><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serifArial;"><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 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>Overview</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;">Particularly, </span>The '''<span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: rgbUniversidad Católica del Uruguay (17, 85, 204UCU); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ÍthaKa</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), OPITI and Students Affairs 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” founded in Punta Del Este1985, where attendees learned is 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>Moreover, UCU has taken part in organizing LOOP an “innovation week” in both 2018 oldest and 2019. LOOP is a week long bootcamp focused on teaching design thinking by tackling down social challenges, targeted to largest private university students and anyone with an interest in innovation and problem solvingUruguay.&nbsp;</span></span></big></span></div><div><br/></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div></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 It was the only private 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 in the reason why IthaKa, our I&E center was created. Before this, our university had two different establishments country for entrepreneurship: Nexo, offering more than a pre-incubator service, and CII ( decade. UCU is run by the Center for Innovation and Engineering Society of the Faculty of Engineering and TechnologiesJesus (Jesuits). Recently, they associated and formed a new center called Ithaka, which principal aim is to incubate students´ ideas recognized nationally 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 internationally for the development of ventures that contribute to the development of a more prosperouscombining academic excellence, 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 factsocial commitment, Ithaka has already created entrepreneurs and innovators. For instance, Marcelo Ciaspessoni, a Business Management student of UCU, together 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 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.</span></span></big></span></span></div><div></div>

== Facilitating university-industry collaboration ==<div><span style="font-sizeThe main campus is located in '''Montevideo (Parque Batlle)''', with additional campuses in '''Punta del Este''' and '''Salto''', and outreach centers in other regions. UCU has six academic units:small;"><span style="font-family:arial'''Health Sciences, Business Sciences, Law and Human Sciences,helveticaEngineering and Technologies,sans-serif;"><big>UCU facilitates the relationship between industry Business School, and the university in multiple waysGraduate School''', with over 11, some of which are described below000 students.</big></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>1 The university also operates several specialized centers, such as: *'''Íthaka Center''' (Innovation & Entrepreneurship).*'''Ludus Center''' (Educational Innovation).*'''Agora Center''' (Leadership and Public Life). Innovation & Entrepreneurship</big></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial*'''Ignis Center''' (Research on Digital Culture and Communication).*'''University Health Clinics''' (Primary Care and Community Health).*'''Berit Center''' (Jewish Studies). UCU’s strategic orientation combines '''academic rigor, internationalization,helveticasustainability,sans-serif;"><big>There are two main programmes that regulate and connect the entrepreneurship and innovation that takes place in university ''', aligning with real-life organizations, business Jesuit values of service and marketsleadership. The first one is the mentoring program offered by Ithaka. This one supports students, professors,  ==Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship==<div><div style="text-align: justify;">Promoting '''student innovation and alumni in developing their ideas in the pursuit entrepreneurship (I&E)''' is one of transforming them into entrepreneursUCU’s strongest pillars. In fact, the seed funds The '''Íthaka Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' plays a leading role, providing students with mentoring, incubation, workshops, and competitionsthat allow them to '''discover, have a designated budget for Ithaka’s memberslearn, and experiment''' with new ideas.</big></span></span></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,helveticawhere classes are suspended and students access entrepreneurial workshops,sans-serif;"><big>The second one is the “Ignis Convoca” programdesign sprints, which also gives students support but, at the same time, pushes them to participate in contests regional and internationalinnovation bootcamps.</big></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line*'''Innovation Community''' (since 2020), a student-height: 1driven initiative to solve campus challenges.38; margin-top*'''Podcast “Onda Emprendedora”''' and open sessions with local entrepreneurs.*'''“Intervalos” Project''', live student interviews with CEOs and business leaders. Between 2023 and 2025, Íthaka launched additional programs: 0pt; margin-bottom *''Potenciá Gastronomía'': training and networking for culinary entrepreneurs.*''Mujeres que Construyen'': 0pt;"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-heightsupporting women in construction and design industries.*''Capacitaciones EDMP'': 1training in entrepreneurial design and management practices.38; margin-top*''Emprendimiento que Quiere Crecer'': 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arialaccelerator program for scaling startups. In 2025,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big><span idUCU students joined the '''University Innovation Fellows (UIF)''' global network, consolidating UCU’s role in fostering entrepreneurship aligned with Stanford d.school and Twente University frameworks. ==Actively supporting the university technology transfer function="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;">The university also organizes activities to facilitate validation UCU supports technology transfer and intellectual property (IP) processes through its collaboration with incubators. An example of this is IdeasLab, '''Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación (ANII)''' and Íthaka. Although UCU does not yet have a pre-incubation programfully independent '''Technology Transfer Office (TTO)''', where mentoring, tutoring and training are given by mentors who help validate the participant ́s business planÍthaka provides guidance on: *'''Patent registration''' and IP rights.</span></span></big></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1*'''Legal mentoring''' for student and faculty startups.*'''Seed fund competitions''' that include IP advisory services.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial In 2024, UCU launched new training modules on '''IP law, startup financing,helveticaand innovation contracts''',sans-serif;"><big><span idstrengthening 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-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Moreover, as =UCU believes that social responsibility actively connects students and engagement in importantfaculty with industry partners. Collaboration channels include: *'''Íthaka Mentoring Program''', promotes linking projects with Ithaka a program called “Circular Opportunities” that provide tutorships and training to entrepreneurs trying to address social and environmental problemsindustry experts.&nbsp;</span></span></big></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family*'''Ignis Convoca''', encouraging participation in international innovation contests.*'''IdeasLab''', a pre-incubation program to validate business models.*'''Circular Opportunities''', an initiative to support sustainable business models. Employment and career integration:arial *'''Career Fair (Feria Laboral)''',helveticathe largest in the country,sans-serif;"><big>2where 80+ companies meet UCU students annually. *'''UCU Job opportunities facilitators</big></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-sizePortal''' (since 2023), matching students with internships and jobs.*Professional practices in '''Engineering, Communication, Medicine, and Business''', often developed with companies as final projects. Academic–industry innovation:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans *'''Engineering Promotion Fund (ANII)''' supports senior-serif;"><big>“Feria Laboral” is an annual eventyear entrepreneurship projects. 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 *'''“Challenges” courses''' in the university Computer Science (team-based solutions to describe, inform and offer different career opportunities that students can apply forreal problems in 3-week sprints).</big></span></span>*'''Graduate School Capstone Program''', requiring every graduate student to engage in applied professional practice. These collaborations ensure UCU graduates are prepared for '''interdisciplinary teamwork and market challenges'''.</div><div><span style =="font-size:small;"><span styleEncouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big><span id="docs-internal-guidFaculty are actively encouraged to integrate innovation in both '''teaching and research'''. The '''Ludus Center''' supports professors in adopting '''project-36e22a4e-7fff-ac8f-703d-47ebb2fe419e"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are several&nbsp; internships available as wellbased learning, digital transformation, and AI in education''', offering training and certification programs. Professors also act as mentors within Íthaka’s programs, guiding student startups in legal, financial,&nbsp; for students that want to start working at the university, such opportunities include being part of the centers, the administration or the and technical supportaspects.Several UCU faculty members are themselves entrepreneurs or serve as con</span></span>su</bigspan></span>lta</span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-familynts for companies, bringing industry expertise into the classroom. Recent highlights (2023–2025):arial,helvetica,sans *Expansion of '''faculty mentoring networks''' in Íthaka programs.*Faculty-serif;"><big>3led applied research projects with direct commercialization potential.*Growth of '''interdisciplinary teaching teams''', e.g. Work, Medicine + Engineering in health-practice opportunities</big></span></span></div><tech 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. ==Facilitating university-industry collaboration==<div><br/></div><div><span style="font-size[[Category:Schools]][[Category:Universidad_Católica_del_Uruguay]][[Category:Universities]][[Category:small;"><span style="font-familySchools]][[Category:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><big>Universidad_Católica_del_Uruguay]]The '''Universidad Catolica Católica del Uruguay offers infrastructure (UCU)''' fosters strong connections between academia and resources for making their own professional practices before graduationindustry, ensuring that students, faculty, and alumni engage with real-world organizations, businesses, and markets.</big></span></span></div><div><span styleCollaboration is promoted through structured programs, mentoring, fairs, and work-practice opportunities. =="font-size:small;"><span style="font-familyInnovation & Entrepreneurship===UCU integrates entrepreneurship with industry via several flagship programs: *'''Íthaka Mentoring Program''':arialSupports students,helveticafaculty,sans-serif;"><big><span id="docs-internal-guid-dddfe150-7fff-034d-40ed-28c9e32574d9"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and 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 is currently going through a changing processprofessors.*'''Ignis Convoca Program''': Encourages participation in '''regional and international competitions''', the whole university is turning into a more insightful and transversal education center aiming connecting students with global innovation networks.*'''IdeasLab (pre-incubation program)''': Provided training, mentoring, and validation for an interdisciplinary and intercareer process of education early-stage ventures, laying the foundation for UCU’s incubation culture.*'''Circular Opportunities''': Although no longer active, this initiative trained entrepreneurs addressing '''social and formationenvironmental problems''', leaving a legacy of socially responsible innovation within Íthaka. 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  ===Job Opportunities and Career Integration===UCU facilitates student access to approach the work labor 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 and working in teams of different professions rather through multiple initiatives: *'''Feria Laboral''': An annual career fair bringing together more than solo workers80 companies from diverse sectors, providing information and direct hiring opportunities for UCU students.</span></span></big></span></span></div>== Engaging with regional *'''UCU Job Portal''' (since 2023): An online platform where students upload CVs and local economic development efforts ==apply to internships and jobs tailored to their skills.<div style="text*'''On-aligncampus internships''': justify;"><span styleOpportunities for students to gain experience in administration, research centers, and technical support within the University itself. ==="fontWork-size:small;"><big><span stylePractice Opportunities==="font-family:arialUCU emphasizes '''interdisciplinary and transversal education''',helveticapreparing students for today’s job market,sans-serif;">Uruguayan government is helping the startup industry flourish by implementing these institutions&nbsp;: National Agency of Research and Innovation (ANII) and National Development Agency (ANDE)which demands teamwork across diverse disciplines rather than isolated specialization. Enhancing this *Most degrees include '''mandatory internships''' in external companies, the Co work spaces and the special Centers dedicated particularly in senior years.*Certain programs invite students to supporting students, postgraduates carry out '''joint projects with companies and academic staff''', such as audiovisual production, business consulting, and graduates with an entrepreneurial spirit are an important base in the progress of the realization of ideascontent creation.</span></big></span></div><div style="text*The '''Engineering Department''', supported by the '''Engineering Promotion Fund (ANII)''', allows senior students to complete an '''entrepreneurship-align: justify;"><span style="font-sizefocused final project'''.*'''Computer Science “Challenges” courses''':small;"><big><span style="fontThree-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Regarding to ANIIweek innovation sprints where teams propose solutions to real societal or business problems.*'''Graduate School Capstone Program''': A compulsory applied project for all graduate students, this institution makes available directly connecting them to the public funds for research projectsprofessional practice and industry partners. Through these initiatives, national UCU consolidates itself as a '''bridge between academia and international postgraduate scholarships industry''', promoting innovation, employability, and incentive programs for innovative culture the entrepreneurial spirit among its students and entrepreneurship, both in the private and public sectorsfaculty.</span></big></span></div><==Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts==<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size[[Category:Universities]][[Category:Schools]][[Category:Universidad_Católica_del_Uruguay]][[Category:small;"><big><span style="font-familyUniversities]][[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 and territorial balanceInnovation (ANII)''' and the '''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 ==

'''Fall 2021 Fellows''' [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Sofia_Carballo Sofía Carballo] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Carol_Glass_(2021) Carol Glass] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Nicole_Imbert Nicole Imbert] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Sebasti%C3%A1n_Soto_Mira Sebastián Soto] '''Fall 2023 Fellows''' [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Martin_Silva Martin Silva] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Alfonso_Gesto Alfonso Gesto] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Sof%C3%ADa_Souto Sofia Souto] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Camila_D%27Oliveira Camila D'Oliveira] '''Fall 2025 Fellows''' [[CategoryFellow:UniversitiesValentina Bartora Marchissio|Valentina Bartora Marchissio]] [[CategoryFellow:SchoolsFelipe Becoña|Felipe Becoña]] [[CategoryFellow:Universidad_Católica_del_UruguayLeticia Juncal|Leticia Juncal]] [[Fellow:Marco Montelatici|Marco Montelatici]] 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