Universidad ORT Uruguay is the country's largest private university with more than 1,800 professors and researchers for 13,500+ students in five faculties and one institute. ORT started activities in Uruguay in 1942 as a technical school and achieved university status through the resolution of the Ministry of Education and Culture on September 17, 1996. Its educational philosophy combines two core values: academic excellence and equal opportunities. The personal development of Universidad ORT Uruguay’s students and its graduates' professional successes are the primary measure of the quality of its educational mission. The faculty were selected by their professional excellence and engagement with teaching; over one-third are in high-dedication regimes.

The mission of the Universidad ORT Uruguay is to provide excellence in higher education in disciplines relevant to the country's development, training trustworthy professionals prepared for the challenges of national and international realities. Its commitment is to provide an education that combines knowledge, skills and values ​​that enable students to develop their potential, achieve their personal and professional goals, and provide leadership and service to society. Their educational philosophy promotes the pursuit of quality, innovation and respect for ethical guidelines in professional work.

The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) has an innovation laboratory where all the university's areas of knowledge converge. CIE promotes entrepreneurial attitudes in students and graduates and consolidates a community of entrepreneurs in a dynamic space where they can jointly work, collaborate and create.

The university has academic cooperation agreements with more than 230 universities and international organizations from all over the world, to facilitate student exchange and collaboration projects in research and teaching. It is a member of main academic international associations such as the International Association of Universities (IAU) and Unión de Universidades de América Latina (UDUAL).

Students and graduates are distinguished by their creative and competent contributions in their fields, often obtaining prizes and recognition, with high levels of employment. More than 23,000 graduates work successfully in our country or abroad, often in business or social enterprises created by themselves. The average employment rate of our university graduates in the last few years is above 97%.

The Department of Jewish Studies' primary mission is to analyze, raise awareness, and promote issues of interest that impact Jewish life nationally and globally: Jewish history and culture, antisemitism, the Holocaust, and Israel, among others.

To achieve this goal, Universidad ORT Uruguay produces seminars, conferences, books, thematic annual agendas, and documentaries which consist of:

• An annual Jewish thematic agenda develops an analysis of specific personalities, institutions, or events in the Jewish world.
• A seminar at Universidad ORT Uruguay, recognized by the Minister of Education and Culture, is held annually for secondary school teachers in the state system on the subject of the Shoah.
• Cooperation with all Jewish institutions in the community through education and participation annually in a series of lectures at the Punta del Este Jewish Film Festival held nationwide every February.