National University of Colombia
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Motto:	LA: Inter-Aulas-Academiæ-Quære-Verum ES: Busca la Verdad en las Aulas de la Academia EN: Search for the truth in the academy classrooms
Established:	September 22, 1867
Type:	Public
Rector:	Moisés Wasserman Lérner
Staff:	2,862
Students:	43,341
Undergraduates:	39,382
Postgraduates:	3,959
Doctoral students:	423[1]
Location:	Bogotá, D.C., Cundinamarca, Colombia
Campus:	University City of Bogotá 300 acres (1.2 km²)
Nickname:	La Nacho
Website:	www.unal.edu.co

National University of Colombia (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Colombia), also referred to as UN, considered as the most important university in Colombia; is a public, coeducational research university with its main campus in Bogotá, Colombia. The university has six satellite campuses located in the Colombia cities of Medellín, Manizales, Palmira, Arauca, Leticia, and San Andrés. It was established in 1867 by an act of the Congress of Colombia.^[2] For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... This article is about work. ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Aquatint of a Doctor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, in the scarlet and black academic robes corresponding to his position. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Athens of Latin America Motto: Y tú, ¿qué sabes de Bogotá? Location Government Localites Usaquén Chapinero Santa Fe San Cristóbal Usme Tunjuelito Bosa Kennedy Fontibón Engativá Suba Barrios Unidos Teusaquillo Los Mártires Antonio Nariño Puente Aranda La Candelaria Rafael Uribe Uribe Ciudad... Cundinamarca is a department of Colombia, one of the original nine states of the United States of Colombia. Most of Cundinamarca is in the Eastern Cordillera, just south of Boyacá, bordered by the Magdalena River on the west, reaching down into the Amazon River basin on the east, and bordering... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... This article is about the unit of measurement. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a university or college within the United States of America is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of males and females at the same school facilities. ... This article is about the concept. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... For other uses, see Bogotá (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Medellín (disambiguation). ... Motto: The city of open doors - World Capital of Coffee Location of the city and municipality of Manizales in the Department of Caldas. ... Palmira (pronouced pälmÄ“rä) is the agricultural capital of Colombia and second-largest city in the department of Valle del Cauca, the largest being Cali, the department capital. ... Arauca is the capital of the department of Colombia also known as Arauca. ... Leticia, derived from the Latin greeting Laetitia joy, gladness, delight, name also of the goddess of fertility and abundance. ... San Andrés and Providencia Islands. ... The Statute of Grand Duchy of Lithuania A statute is a formal, written law of a country or state, written and enacted by its legislative authority, perhaps to then be ratified by the highest executive in the government, and finally published. ... Congress (Spanish: Congreso) is the name given to Colombias bicameral national legislature. ...

Description

The National University of Colombia is an independent institution of higher education tied to the Ministry of National Education, with special and defined regime like a national, public university and of the state. Its objective is the development of higher education and investigation, which will be fomented by the state allowing the access to and developing it on a par of sciences and the arts to reach excellence. The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ...

The UN is the largest university of Colombia, with a student population totaling approximately 43,341 students, of which 39,382 are studying for an undergraduate degree and 3,959 are studying for a graduate degree. The university offers 98 different academic programs for undergraduate studies in all disciplines, 88 specializations, 40 specialties, 118 master programmes, 30 doctorates, and it is one of the few offering post-doctorates.

The institution offers a wide selection of programmes, such as medicine, nursing, dentistry, engineering, chemistry, pharmacy, mathematics, physics, geology, biology, social sciences, arts (music, fine arts), philosophy, and law. In terms of size and geographic reach, the university is the main educational institution of Colombia. The university boasts the largest number of professional graduates per year in the country. A study by Universia found it to be the Colombian university producing the largest number of scientific papers published in peer-refereed publications in 2005, and the 110nd most prolific in Latin America.^[3] For the chemical substances known as medicines, see medication. ... Nursing is a profession focused on assisting individuals, families, and communities in attaining, re-attaining, and maintaining optimal health and functioning. ... This article is about the dental profession. ... Engineering is the discipline of acquiring and applying knowledge of design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... For other uses, see Chemistry (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Pharmacy (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of mathematics or uses of math and maths, see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... For the song by Girls Aloud see Biology (song) Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology (from Greek: βίος, bio, life; and λόγος, logos, speech lit. ... The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. ... The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Law (disambiguation). ...

Famous personalities who graduated from the national University include Fernando Botero, Manuel Elkin Patarroyo, Totó la Momposina, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Familia (1989) Fernando Botero (born April 19, 1932) is a neo-figurative Colombian artist, self-titled the most Colombian of Colombian artists early on, coming to prominence when he won the first prize at the Salón de Artistas Colombianos in 1958. ... Manuel Elkin Patarroyo (b. ... Totó la Momposina, a Colombian who sings traditional Colombian songs mixing indigenous Colombian and Afro-Latin music. ... Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (January 23, 1903 - April 9, 1948) was a politician, a leader of a populist movement in Colombia, a former Education Minister (1940) and Labor Minister (1943-1944), mayor of Bogotá (1936) and chief of the Colombian Liberal Party (1947-1948). ... Gabriel Garcia Marquez Gabriel García Márquez (born March 6, 1928) is a Colombian novelist, journalist, publisher, and political activist. ...

Campus

Main article: University City of Bogotá

Well-known like the University City or more popularly like the White City, it is the Main Campus of the National University of Colombia, located in the geographic center of Bogotá, to the nor-west of the historical center. It is a set of architectonic blocks, of which 17 have been declared National Monument and along with other constructions of the campus represent the last 60 years of the Colombian architecture. The surface of the University City has 300 acres (1.2 km²) ^[4] and about 308,541 m² of constructed area, is generous in pedestrian zones, green areas and open spaces. For other uses, see Bogotá (disambiguation). ... This article is about building architecture. ...

Buildings in the campus are a common place for left wing slogans. There is a big painting of Che Guevara in the facade of the University's main auditorium called León de Greiff. The square by the auditorium is commonly known as Plaza Che (Che Square), but its official name is Plaza Francisco de Paula Santander (Francisco de Paula Santander Square). Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (June 14,[1] 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, El Che or just Che was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, medical doctor , political figure, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas. ...

The university has its own stadium, the "Alfonso López Pumarejo" where sometimes national championship's games are held. The main campus was designed by German architect Leopold Rother. The Alfonso López Pumarejo Stadium is a soccer stadium located at University City of Bogotá. It is named after Alfonso López Pumarejo. ... The Colombian Professional football (Fútbol Profesional Colombiano in Spanish) also known as Copa Mustang (Mustang Cup - its commercial name), is a tournament played in the Primera A or first division of football in Colombia. ... For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). ...

Faculties, institutes and other services

The National University of Colombia has 20 faculties or "Facultades" distributed among Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales and Palmira:

Central Square, National University of Colombia, Bogotá, D.C..

Colleges in Bogotá: Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1632 × 1224 pixel, file size: 484 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1632 × 1224 pixel, file size: 484 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Bogotá (disambiguation). ...

• Agronomy
• Dentistry
• Economics Sciences
• Engineering
• Fine arts
• Human Sciences
• Law, Social and Political Sciences
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Science
• Veterinary Medicine and Animal Management

Institutes interfaculties^[5] Agronomy is a branch of agricultural science that deals with the study of crops and the soils in which they grow. ... Fine art is a term used to refer to fields traditionally considered to be artistic. ... The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... Veterinary medicine is the application of medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife, and production animals. ...

• Institute of Biotechnology
• Institute of Science and Food Technology - ICTA
• Institute of Environmental Studies -IDEA-
• Institute of Studies in Communication - IECO-
• International institute of Political Studies and Relations -IEPRI-
• Institute of Genetics
• Pedagogical institute "Arturo Ramírez Montúfar" -IPARM-

Colleges in Medellín:

• Architecture
• Agricultural Sciences
• Human and Economical Sciences
• Mines
• Science

Colleges in Manizales: Engineering and Architecture, Sciences and Administration. This article is about building architecture. ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... This article is about mineral extractions. ... This article is about business administration. ...

Colleges in Palmira: Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and Administration. Agricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic, and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. ...

Music Conservatory, Bogotá, D.C..

Museums in Bogotá Campus: For other uses, see Bogotá (disambiguation). ...

• Museo de Arte Universidad Nacional de Colombia (National University's Art Museum)
• Museo de Arquitectura Leopoldo Rother (Museum of Architecture Leopoldo Rother
• Museo de Historia Natural (Museum of Natural History)
• Museo de la Ciencia y el Juego (Museum of Science and the Game)
• Museo Centro de Historia de la Medicina (Museum Center of History of the Medicine)
• Museo Entomológico (Entomological museum)
• Museo Organológico Musical (Organologic Musical museum)
• Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (National Astronomical Observatory)

Museum in Medellín Campus:

• Entomological Museum
• Mycology Museum
• Museo de Geociencias (Mineralogical museum)
• Herbario “Gabriel Gutiérrez”
• Xiloteca

Media:

• Radio station (UN Radio)
• Newspaper (With Internet version) with articles ranging from international issues to research within the colleges.

Presidents

• 1990-1993, Antanas Mockus Sivickas
• 1994-1997, Guillermo Páramo Rocha
• 1997-2003, Víctor Manuel Moncayo Cruz
• 2003-2005, Marco Antonio Palacios Rozo
• 2005-2006, Ramón Fayad Nafah
• 2006-, Moisés Wasserman Lérner

Antanas Mockus Šivickas (Bogotá, March 25, 1952), is a Colombian mathematician, philosopher, and politician. ...

Gallery

Bogota

Economics	National Observatory	Genetic Institute	Agronomy
Geographic Institute Agustin Codazzi	Sculpture Park	Alfonso López Pumarejo Stadium	National library of newspapers
Ernesto Guhl library	Central library	Pharmacy	Chemistry
Fine arts	Medicine	Sociology	Engineering
Architecture	Sport center	central library

Medellin

Agro Sciences

Agro Sciences

Basic Sciences

Mining

Manizales

Manizales Observatory

Architecture

Engineering and administrative

Postgraduate Building

Satellite photographs

• Bogotá Campus
• Medellín Campus
• Palmira Campus
• Leticia Campus
• San Andrés Botanical Garden

References

• Oficina Nacional de Planeación (September 2006). "Estadísticas e Indicadores de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2005" (in Spanish). Estadísticas e Indicadores de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (11). ISSN 0123-8566 Retrieved on March 11, 2007. 

ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number, is the unique eight-digit number applied to a periodical publication including electronic serials. ...

Notes

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• National University of Colombia Main Page
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• Medellín's campus
• Manizales' campus
• Palmira's campus
• Arauca's campus
• Leticia's campus
• San Andrés's campus
• National University's Art Museum
• Leopoldo Rother Architecture Museum