Jorge Tadeo Lozano University

Jorge Tadeo Lozano University
Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano
Other name
Utadeo, "La Tadeo"
TypePrivate
EstablishedFebruary 5, 1954; 70 years ago (1954-02-05)
Academic affiliations
Universia,[1] Asociación Colombiana de Universidades
PrincipalCecilia Maria Velez
Address
Carrera 4 No. 22 - 61
, , ,
Colombia

4°36′24″N 74°04′03″W / 4.6067°N 74.0676°W / 4.6067; -74.0676
CampusUrban
Colors   Blue & white
Websiteutadeo.edu.co

Jorge Tadeo Lozano University is a private university whose main campus is located in Bogotá, Colombia, with satellite campuses in Cartagena, Santa Marta and Chía. Established in 1954, the institution was named after the botanist, scientist and politician Jorge Tadeo Lozano.

The university was founded by Joaquín Molano Campuzano, Javier Pulgar Vidal and Jaime Forero Valdés at a time of great political commotion in Colombia. Their aim was to create an environment of peaceful engagement in an academic setting, based on the scientific and altruistic principles that characterized the Royal Botanical Expedition to New Granada of which Jorge Tadeo Lozano was a member, in a team of scientists led by José Celestino Mutis.

Jorge Tadeo Lozano University is a member of the Association of Colombian Universities (ASCUN),[2] and Universia.

Among the notable architecture features of the school are an auditorium, a fine art gallery, a postgraduate studies building and a public square designed by Colombian architect Daniel Bermúdez.

The university also broadcasts cultural activities and content on Bogotá's FM radio via HJUT 106.9 FM, with Classical Music, Opera, Jazz and Rock programming.

  1. ^ "Universidades" [Universities] (in Spanish). Universia. Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "Universidades Afiliadas". Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-22.