University of Sucre

Universidad de Sucre
Universidad de Sucre
Motto	'Avanzamos Hacia La Excelencia'
Motto in English	'We walk toward excellence'
Established	November 24, 1977
Type	Public
Endowment	9.569'715.782 Colombian Pesos (5'662.553 US Dollars) (2006 Data)
Rector	Rafael Peralta Castro
Students	3,574
Location	Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia Coordinates: 9°18′52.80″N 75°23′18.08″W / 9.3146667°N 75.3883556°W / 9.3146667; -75.3883556
Campus	Puerta Roja 245,700 m2 (60.7 acres) Puerta Blanca 17,000 m2 (4.2 acres) Puerta Verde 165,000 m2 (41 acres)
Colors	Green and White
Nickname	Unisucre
Website	http://www.unisucre.edu.co/

The Universidad de Sucre (Unisucre) is a public, departmental, coeducational university located in Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia. The university has three campus in the city. The main one, known as the Puerta Roja is the home for most of the faculties and has the largest student population. The second and smaller campus, known as Puerta Blanca, is home to the Faculty of Health Sciences and its near the University Hospital of Sincelejo. The third campus, known as Puerta Verde or the Granja Pericos is home to the Faculty of Agronomy Sciences and is in the outskirts of the city. The university offers education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with 16 academic programs across its five faculties.

Campus

Library

The "Pompeyo Molina" Library, which is an integral part of the university, is the biggest in Sincelejo and the department of Sucre. In 2004, the new facility was opened to the public and included 14,047 books and 39 magazine titles.^[1]

Academics

Unisucre has 12 undergraduate programs across four academic departments:^[2]

See also

• List of universities in Colombia

Notes

External links

• University of Sucre University's Official site (Spanish)