The University of Cartagena ( es, link=no, Universidad de Cartagena), also called UniCartagena, is a

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based primarily in the city of Cartagena, Bolívar,

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. The university offers education at undergraduate and

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levels, which includes two doctorates. The university is member of the

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, the Iberoamerican Association of Postgraduate Universities, and the State University System ( es, link=no, Sistema Universitario Estatal). On March 26, 2014, the University of Cartagena received from the

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Institutional Accreditation of High Quality, becoming the first and only public university in the Caribbean region with this type of accreditation.

History

University of Cartagena historical marker

In 1826, General Francisco de Paula Santander's decree cleared the way for the creation of a university in the Caribbean Region of Colombia and was chosen to host Cartagena de Indias. On October 6, 1827, the Liberator Simon Bolivar formalized, thus was born the University of Magdalena and the Isthmus, because at that time Panama was part of Colombia. Subsequently, due to changes in territorial and political type, and University of Central Magdalena became the University of Cartagena in the Cloister of St. Augustine, then had only two undergraduate: Law and Medicine. In the 1950s, they officially adopted the current shield of the university. In 1989, the university inaugurated the Health Campus, which moved the faculties of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. In 2001, he moved to Stone Bolivar Campus Faculty of Science and Engineering and in 2003 he moved to the same venue the faculty of Economics. In 1993, the university established distance learning through the Regional Centers for Distance Education (CREAD). The U of C has programs in the municipalities of Simiti, South Santa Rosa, Carmen de Bolivar, San Estanislao, Turbaco, Carmen de Bolivar, and San Marcos Magangué.

Undergraduates

*Faculty of Economic Sciences: Economics, Business, Industrial Management, and Accounting. *Faculty of Humanities: Philosophy, History, Linguistics and Literature. *Faculty of Engineering: Civil Engineering, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Systems Engineering. *Faculty of Social Sciences: Social Communication, Social Work, Foreign Languages. *Faculty of Natural Sciences: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Metrology. *Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Pharmaceutical Chemistry *Faculty of Law and Political Science: Law *School of Nursing: Nursing *School of Medicine: Medicine *School of Dentistry: Dentistry *School of Languages

Masters

Master's degrees are offered in the fields of: Nursing, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Education, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Biochemistry, Clinical Toxicology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Clinical Epidemiology and Immunology, Philosophy.

Other studies

The University of Cartagena offers other graduate programs that do not meet the range of expertise and therefore do not give access to any PhD ( in Colombia to these types of programs are called specializations).

Campus

*Zaragocilla Campus (Health Sciences) *Piedra de Bolívar Campus (Engineering and Economic Sciences) *Cloister of St. Augustine Campus (Main Campus) *Cloister of La Merced Campus (Historic town)

Institutes

*Immunologic Research Institute. *International Institute of Caribbean Studies. *Institute of Water and Environmental Sanitation (IHSA).

Notable alumni

Politics

* Rafael Núñez – Lawyer, president of Colombia. * Justo Arosemena Quesada – statesman and champion of

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national identity. *

Alfonso Múnera Cavadía Alfonso David Múnera Cavadía (1954–) is a Colombian historian who served as ambassador to Jamaica (1999–2003) and Guyana (2017–) and secretary general of the Association of Caribbean States (2012–2016). He was recognized as one of ...

– Colombian historian, ambassador, and past secretary general of the

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. *

Manuel Amador Guerrero Manuel Amador Guerrero (30 June 1833 – 2 May 1909), was the first president of Panama from 20 February 1904 to 1 October 1908. He was a member of the Conservative Party. Early life Manuel Amador Guerrero was born on 30 June 1833 in Turbac ...

-Surgeon, promoted and achieved

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and was the first president of the Republic of Panama.

Literature and journalism

Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (; 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo () or Gabito () throughout Latin America. Considered one ...

-(Undergraduate) Nobel Prize for Literature, 1982 . *

John Jairo Junieles John Jairo Junieles Acosta (born 26 November 1970) is a Colombian writer and poet. He was born in Since, Colombia and studied at the University of Cartagena The University of Cartagena ( es, link=no, Universidad de Cartagena), also called Un ...

Lawyer, poet, winner of the National Literature Prize in 2002 City of Bogota, the International Poetry Prize City of Alajuela (Costa Rica) in 2005, and the X International Poetry Prize in 2007 Nicolas Guillen

References

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