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Montevideo, November 5th 2024 - 12:48 UTC

Tag: UDELAR

  • Friday, May 10th 2024 - 10:50 UTC

    Presence of Zionist lecturer ends up in scandal at Uruguay's main university

    “Yes, I am a Zionist, and I am proud of it,” the Montevideo-born Spektorowski stressed

    A student movement resulting in the suppression of a course to be taught by Professor Alberto Spektorowski at Montevideo's Faculty of Humanities of the University of the Republic (Udelar) given his “Zionist” allegiance has led to a scandal in the Uruguayan capital involving the local Jewish community and various Members of Parliament.

  • Thursday, April 11th 2024 - 18:58 UTC

    Uruguay: Number of dengue cases on the rise in Salto

    The last dengue epidemic in Uruguay was recorded in Salto in 1916

    Uruguayan health authorities have expressed their concern about the recent increase in the number of cases of dengue fever in the town of Salto, where over 130 detections have been confirmed.

  • Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 20:35 UTC

    Uruguayan children going through more emotional problems than ever before

    “Last year there was already an increase in hospital admissions associated with emotional and behavioral situations,” Garrido explained

    An Uruguayan School of Medicine professor said local children were going through additional mental health issues since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

    Pepe Mujica receives yet another honorary university degree

    The former President has 23 honorary degrees

    Former Uruguayan President (2010-2015) José Mujica has been awarded Wednesday an honorary doctorate from the Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC) in the Argentine province of Córdoba for being “one of the main voices critical of savage capitalism.” Teachers, authorities, and students of the UNRC proposed the distinction for Mujica's “extensive career in political and social militancy.”

  • Friday, May 11th 2018 - 08:45 UTC

    Confucius Institute opens in Uruguay to celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations with Beijing

    Retired Chinese architect and teacher Cheung-Koon Yim, 81, who emigrated to Uruguay in 1953, was tapped to run the institute in Montevideo

    A Confucius Institute recently opened in Uruguay's capital Montevideo, fulfilling a dream for promoters of Chinese culture and locals keen to learn more about China. The institute, a worldwide network that offers a window to Chinese culture through Mandarin (standard Chinese) language classes and other types of courses, opened in April, thanks to an agreement between Uruguay's University of the Republic (Udelar) and Qingdao University in eastern China's Shandong Province.