Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia

Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
Motto	Futurum Ædificamus
Established	October 10, 1953
Type	Public, National
Rector	Gustavo Orlando Álvarez
Students	28,000
Location	Tunja, Sogamoso, Duitama, Chiquinquirá, Boyacá, Colombia
Campus	Avenida Central del Norte 150003, Tunja
Nickname	"La Uptc"
Website	http://www.uptc.edu.co/

Main Campus, Tunja

La Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia ( Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia ) best known as "La UPTC," is a Colombian public university located primarily in Tunja and it maintains presence in 7 Colombian departments. It is considered to be one of the most important and prestigious universities of the country due to their academic level.

It has a headquartera, three sectional branches, six sites for extension programs and 21 regional centers for distance learning in which there are 11 faculties, 52 undergraduate academic programs, 15 undergraduate academic distance programs and 23 postgraduate programs. It is an educational, scientific and technological university, currently ranked number 7 among the best 64 universities in Colombia (2012) according to a study by Research Sapiens Group research sapiens that built a ranking, which was titled "U-Sapiens Ranking Colombia" where are cataloged 64 universities of the country.

Campus

The most important branches of the Uptc are located in the most important cities in Boyacá

Principal

Headquarters - Some landmarks in the campus are the Jorge Palacios Preciado Library, Central Building, Camilo Torres Restrepo square, the university city and the Escuela Normal Superior Santiago de Tunja.

Avenida Central del Norte, 150003 Tunja

• Health Faculty

Hospital Antiguo San Rafael Tunja

Branches

• Sogamoso Faculty

Calle 4 Sur 15-134. 152211, Sogamoso

• Duitama Faculty

Carrera 18 23-55. 150461, Duitama

• Chiquinquirá Faculty

Calle 14A 2-36. 154640, Chiquinquirá

• Bogotá Faculty

Carrera 14 44-51. 110311, Bogotá D.C.

Extension Program Centers

• DC
• Boyacá: Garagoa, Puerto Boyacá, Soatá, chiquinquirá
• Casanare: Yopal, Aguazul

Distance Education Regional Centers

• Amazonas: Leticia
• Bogotá
• Boyacá: Chiquinquirá, Chiscas, Duitama, Garagoa, Muzo, Puerto Boyacá, Samacá, Soatá, Sogamoso
• Casanare: Monterrey, Yopal
• Cundinamarca: Cogua, Fusagasugá, Gachetá, La Palma, Quetame
• Meta: Acacías
• Santander: Barbosa, Barrancabermeja

See also

• List of universities in Colombia

External links

• Main page of the Uptc in Spanish
• Uptc online

Universities in Colombia Public de la Amazonía Antioquia Atlántico Caldas Cartagena Cauca Cesar Córdoba Cundinamarca Chocó Distrital ESAP La Guajira de los Llanos Magdalena Nacional Nariño Nueva Granada del Pacífico Pamplona Pedagógica Pereira Quindío Sucre Surcolombiana TdeA Tolima UCEVA UFPS UNAD UIS UPTC Valle Private Autónoma de Occidente de América Andes Bolivariana El Bosque Boyacá Católica de Colombia Católica de Manizales Universidad Católica de Oriente Católica de Risaralda Central EAFIT ECI EIA Externado FUAC Javeriana Jorge Tadeo Lozano ICESI La Gran Colombia La Salle Los Libertadores Mariana Manizales Medellin del Norte Piloto del Rosario de la Sabana San Buenaventura San Martín Santiago de Cali Santo Tomás Sergio Arboleda UAB UAM UAN UCC Uniminuto

Coordinates: 5°33′16″N 73°21′09″W / 5.55444°N 73.35250°W / 5.55444; -73.35250