Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

This week we arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay - to be honest, a place I had never thought or heard much about. Just a small country nestled next to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay on the east coast of South America. Though upon arriving in its capital - home to 1.8 of its 3.5 million people - I was more than pleasantly surprised at its beauty and charm: tree lined streets, grand plazas, cherib dancing fountains, and a wide boardwalk bordering the coast that looks at the bluest of oceans. For anyone in need of vacation ideas, I would highly recommend visiting Uruguay (especially if you can speak spanish)! Its the best of Europe and Latin America combined!

For more specifics on Uruguay you can visit www.uruguay360.com.uy - a website developed by the Sartori brothers, who are currently students at ORT in Montevideo. We met up with them and a number of other students yesterday at the university who have been engaged with the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Founded by Professor Enrique Topolansky (aka Topo)- a passionate, charismatic leader...the kind of professor that makes you want to go back to school or even start teaching yourself - the CIE supports budding entrepreneurs and gives them the wings to get to their destination. In my opinion, every university in the world should have such a center, supporting fresh business ideas and the energetic determination of students everywhere.

The interviewees - entrepreneurs and future employers - will be appearing in our piece on "unemployment and globalization." stay tuned to hear their advice on how to make it in today's marketplace! Special thanks to everyone from CIE!