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| Motto | Post tenebras spero lucem |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 15 February 1886 |
| Founder | Nicolás Pinzón Warlosten |
| Rector | Hernando Parra Nieto |
| Students | 12,500 |
| Address | Calle 12 No. 1-17 Este. , , 4°35′45″N 74°04′06″W / 4.595803°N 74.068360°W |
| Website | http://www.uexternado.edu.co |
The Universidad Externado de Colombia (Externado University of Colombia) is a private university in Bogotá, Colombia. It has produced graduates including lawyers, academics, judges, financiers, journalists, as well as senior government officials and politicians. The institution grants 4 and 5-year professional degrees, as well as advanced Master and Doctoral degrees. Instruction is primarily in Spanish.
As well as being a member of the Unión de Universidades de América Latina, UDUAL, and the Asociación Internacional de Universidades, AIU., it is a founding member of the Asociación Colombiana de Universidades, ASCUN.[citation needed]
In 2005, UNESCO established a chair in Human Rights, Violence, Public Policies and Governance, at the university.