The Universidad Externado de Colombia (Externado University of Colombia) is a private university in
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...
,
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...
. 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.''
In 2005,
UNESCO
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established a Chair in Human Rights, Violence, Public Policies and Governance, at the university.
History
It was founded on the 15 February 1886, by jurist and educator
Nicolás Pinzón Warlosten, in answer to the educational restrictions imposed during "La Regeneración" which was a period when conservatives managed the government. It gained full university status in 1958. Nicolás Pinzón Warlosten, who obtained help and aid from professors from the radical liberalism movement, and intellectuals from the body-social, formed an educational institution.
Admissions
Its admission requirements are the Colombian ''bachiller'' (secondary school certificate) and the ''Examen de Estado'' (the State Exams). Furthermore, the SAT and/or ACT are recognized for American students wanting to transfer to the Universidad Externado.
Academics
Programmes offered are:
*Business Management
*Tourism and Hotel Management
*Educational Sciences
*Social Sciences (Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Social Work, Geography and History)
*Journalism
*Public Accounting
*Law
*Economics
*Cultural Heritage Studies (Museumology, Archaeology and Restoration)
*Finance and International Relations
*Government and International Relations
*Sociology
*Anthropology
*Social Work
*Geography
*Psychology
*Philosophy
*History
Accreditation of High Quality Education
The Universidad Externado de Colombia obtained from the National Council of Accreditation of Colombia the accreditation of high quality for the university for eight years, the second highest available, as well as for programs such as: Law, Finance and International Relations, Government and International Relations, Accounting, Journalism, Economy, and Business Administration.
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Educational institutions established in 1886
Universities and colleges in Bogotá
1886 establishments in Colombia