University of the Andes (Colombia)

This article is about the university in Colombia. For similarly named universities, see Universidad de los Andes.

University of the Andes
Universidad de los Andes
A black cypress tree over a yellow background
[1]
TypePrivate
Established16 November 1948; 76 years ago (1948-11-16)[2]
RectorRaquel Bernal Salazar
Academic staff
1,457a
Administrative staff
2,416[3]
Students24,653b
Undergraduates14,337[3]
Postgraduates2,515[3]
276[3]
Other students
1,688 (Specialization)[3]
7,677 (Continuing education)[3]
Location
Bogotá
,
Colombia

4°36′06″N 74°03′55″W / 4.601613°N 74.065173°W / 4.601613; -74.065173
Campus
[4]
ColoursBlack and Yellow   
NicknameUniandes
AffiliationsUniversia,[5] Asociación Colombiana de Universidades
MascotSéneca the Goat
Websitewww.uniandes.edu.co
a This is a total of 581 FTE professors, 105 faculty developing teachers, and 771 tenured professors.[3]

The University of the Andes (Spanish: Universidad de los Andes), also commonly self-styled as Uniandes,[1] is a private research university located in the city centre of Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948 by a group of Colombian intellectuals led by Mario Laserna Pinzón, it was the first Colombian university established as nonsectarian (independent from any political party or religious institution).[2][6]

The university is academically composed of nine schools, three special academic entities[7]—the Alberto Lleras Camargo School of Government, the Center for Research and Training in Education (Spanish: Centro de Investigación y Formación en Educación, CIFE), and the Interdisciplinary Center for Development Studies (Spanish: Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios sobre Desarrollo, CIDER)—and a joint academic venture with the medical institution Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation,[8] offering 31 undergraduate, 18 doctoral, and 38 graduate degree-granting programs[3] in areas of human knowledge such as medicine, engineering, science, law and others.[6][9]

As of 2011, the university had produced 128 research groups recognized by Colciencias, most of them in the social sciences, mathematics, physics and engineering.[3] By 2017, the number of groups recognized by Colciencias has increased to 153 research groups. It is one of the few Colombian universities to have received the maximum high quality institutional accreditation by the Colombian Ministry of Education, given in January 2015.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Manual de Identidad Visual" [Visual Identity Manual] (PDF) (in Spanish). Communications Office of Los Andes University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012. El símbolo de la Universidad de los Andes es el escudo. (The symbol of Los Andes University is the Shield).
  2. ^ a b "Historia - Información General" [History - General Information] (in Spanish). Los Andes University. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Boletín Estadístico 2020 Universidad de los Andes, 1,910 (2011)" [2020 Statistical Bulletin, Los Andes University] (PDF) (in Spanish). Office of Planning and Evaluation of Los Andes University. Retrieved 11 December 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Areas". Los Andes University. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Universidades" [Universities] (in Spanish). Universia. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Estatutos Vigentes 2011" [Current Statutes 2011] (PDF) (in Spanish). General Secretariat of Los Andes University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Organigrama" [Organizational Structure] (PDF) (in Spanish). Los Andes University. Retrieved 12 December 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Pregrado - Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá" [Undergraduate Program - Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation] (in Spanish). Los Andes University. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Programas" [Programs] (in Spanish). Los Andes University. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Instituciones de Educación Superior Acreditadas - Consejo Nacional de Acreditación" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 September 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2009.