University of Cauca

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University of Cauca

Universidad del Cauca
Other name	Unicauca
Motto	posteris lumen moriturus edat (Latin)
Motto in English	May the dying give light to posterity
Type	Public and autonomous
Established	November 11, 1827; 196 years ago (1827-11-11)
Academic affiliations	ASCUN Colciencias ICETEX AUIP Universia
Principal	Deibar Rene Hurtado
Academic staff	1191 professors
Students	12,837
Address	Street 5 Number. 4-70 , Popayan , Popayán, Cauca , Colombia
Campus	Tulcan (headquarters)
Colours	Blue & red
Website	www.unicauca.edu.co

The University of Cauca (Spanish: Universidad del Cauca) is a public research university located in the city of Popayán, capital of the department of Cauca, Colombia. It was created on April 24, 1827, by a decree by the President Francisco de Paula Santander. It was installed on November 11, 1827 and the nationalization was ratified by Law 65 of 1964. It currently has 43 undergraduate programs and 48 postgraduate programs which include 29 specializations, 14 Masters and 5 PhDs.