Universidad Pedagógica Nacional | |
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| Motto | Educadora de Educadores |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Educating Educators |
| Type | Public normal university |
| Established | 1962 |
| Endowment | February 1, 1955 |
| Rector | Leonardo Fabio Martínez Perez |
| Students | 11,092 (2011) |
| Address | Principal Cll 72 11-86 Other: , , , Sede de Bienestar Universitario Cll 73 14-27/21 Sede El Nogal Cll 78 9-92 Centro Cultural Gabriel Betancourt Mejía Cra 15 72-90 oficina 201 Valmaría Cll 183-Cra 54D |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Website | upn.edu.co |
The National Pedagogic University (Spanish: Universidad Pedagógica Nacional) is a national public normal university in Bogotá, Colombia. The university is under the Ministry of National Education of Colombia and began academic works as a female education institution. In 1962, it acquired a national and joint character.[citation needed]
It offers 20 undergraduate academic programs and 19 graduate, within which is the only doctorate in education offered in the country, in agreement with the Universidad del Valle and Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas.
The National Pedagogic University has the principal goal of integral teacher training through a coherent educational plan based on the principles underlying its nature and rationale. teach excellence, quality, equity, membership and academic rigor of the training programs and processes in teaching, research and extension. That is because of its slogan "Educating Educators". The university has received the high quality institutional accreditation by the Ministry of Education in 2016.