News - Northern region

Academic projects by two students led them to land their first jobs in the field of data and artificial intelligence.

Martín Barreto and Enzo Escobar study at UTEC Rivera and are currently involved in developing technological tools for the agricultural sector at a Uruguayan startup. Both are in t...

Uruguay’s growth in logistics depends on deepening trade integration and attracting more regional cargo.

The approach presented by the head of Inalog combines the need for change with leveraging the country’s strengths—such as its infrastructure, free trade zones, and legal stability...

From Literature to Software: Gabriela's Story

After more than 20 years of teaching literature, Gabriela Martínez decided to learn programming. What began as a need to turn her own educational ideas into digital tools ended up...

From the Cuñapirú Dam to Startups and AI: Innovation from the Frontier

What does it mean to innovate today? How do you build an innovation ecosystem capable of generating value for a region? The 5th Binational Innovation Week left behind questions, e...

Urubots took first place in Canada at the FIRA RoboWorld Cup 2026 global robotics competition.

The UTEC Rivera robotics team developed a system enabling two autonomous vehicles to communicate with each other and navigate a track simulating a city. They earned recognition in...

The Rivera-Livramento Innovation Pact marks its fifth anniversary, uniting the ecosystem under "Área B" to transform the border region.

The education sector, the public sector, businesses, and civil society agree that the key achievement was establishing a culture of binational collaboration. As preparations for t...

Esteban Sarkissian: “Apollo was a bullfight; Artemis is a long-term presence and international cooperation project”

More than fifty years after the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, humanity is once again looking toward the Moon with very different objectives. UTEC faculty member Esteban Sarkiss...

Logistics Engineering graduates from UTEC Rivera analyze the rehabilitation of the railway between Rivera and Paso de los Toros

The final project by Santiago Cabrera and Pablo Sánchez proposes a concrete opportunity to strengthen logistics and regional productive development through the railways.

New opportunity to study Systems Development in Rivera, with training for all ages

UTEC, UTU, and IFSul are now accepting pre-registrations for the Systems Analysis and Development Technology program. This binational program is accepting applications throughout ...