| Universidad Nacional de Colombia | |
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| Universidad Nacional de Colombia | |
| Motto | Inter-Aulas-Academiæ-Quære-Verum |
| Motto in English | Among the classrooms of the Academy you look for the truth |
| Established | September 22, 1867 |
| Type | Public, National |
| Rector | Moisés Wasserman Lérner |
| Admin. staff | 2,862 |
| Students | 44,939 |
| Undergraduates | 38,256 |
| Postgraduates | 6,283 |
| Doctoral students | 423[1] |
| Location | Bogotá, D.C., Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Campus | 300 acres (1.2 km2), Urban |
| Nickname | "La Nacho", "UNAL" |
| Website | http://www.unal.edu.co/ |
The Universidad Nacional de Colombia (English: National University of Colombia), also called UNAL or just UN, is a public, national, coeducational, research university, located primarily in Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales and Palmira, Colombia. Established in 1867 by an act of the Congress of Colombia,[2] the university is the largest and most important higher education institution of the country with more than 44,000 students, the largest number of graduated professionals per year, and number of academic programs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with 423 academic programs, which includes 94 graduate diplomas, 61 Academic specializations, 38 medical specialties, 131 Master's degrees, and 46 doctorates. It is also one of the few universities that employs post-doctorate fellows in the country.
The university is member of the Association of Colombian Universities (ASCUN),[3] the Iberoamerican Association of Postgraduate Universities (AUIP),[4] and the Iberoamerican University Network Universia. Along with the Antioquia and Valle universities, it conforms what is known as the Golden Triangle of higher education in Colombia,[5] being among the most selective and competitive universities 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 45th most prolific in Latin America.[6][7]
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The University City of Bogotá (Spanish: Ciudad Universitaria de Bogotá), also known as the White City (Spanish: Ciudad Blanca), is the main campus for the University. It is located in the Teusaquillo locality, northwest of the historical center. It is also the largest campus in Colombia, with an extension of 1,200,000 m2 (300 acres) and a constructed area of 308,541 m2 (76.242 acres), making it an ample campus with several green areas, open spaces, and pedestrian paths. Among its buildings there are 17 which have been declared national monuments and, as a whole, it is a representation of the last 60 years of architecture in Colombia.
The campus was designed by German architects Fritz Karsen and Leopold Rother, and its construction began in 1935, under the government of Alfonso López Pumarejo. It is organized as an ellipse, divided in five parts, each containing one of the academic divisions and its respective dependencies. The buildings were constructed as prismatic blocks, and painted white, in order to give an austere and clean look.
Some landmarks in the campus are the León de Greiff Auditorium, and the Francisco de Paula Santander Plaza, also known unofficially as the "Ché Plaza", in honor to Ernesto el Ché Guevara. The campus has its own stadium, where sometimes matches for the national soccer championship are held.
The National University of Colombia has 20 schools distributed among Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales and Palmira:
Colleges in Bogotá:
Interfaculty institutes[8]
Museums in Bogotá Campus:
High school (for children of professors, students, and employees):
Colleges in Medellín:
Museums in Medellín Campus:
Institutes:
Media:
Famous personalities among its alumni include:
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