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The Escuela Colombiana de Ingenieria (Spanish for Colombian School of Engineering) Julio Garavito is a private engineering-based school. Currently, the school is located on a campus in a beautiful natural environment in the north part of Bogota and has approximately 4,600 students in undergraduate and graduate programs. It includes complete state-of-the art laboratories, advanced computer systems, one of the largest collections of Engineering texts and journals in Colombia as well as international and national access to information via the internet.
History
Taking its name from Colombian engineer and astronomer Julio Garavito, the school was founded on October 20 of 1972, when the constitution act of the Colombian School of Engineering was signed, it started as an ambitious educational project with the goal of make excellent engineers.
The first established program was the Civil Engineering, followed by the Electric and Systems (Computer Sciences) Engineerings. Later, by the time the School got one of the most prestigious places among the Colombian superior educational institutions, the Industrial Engineering, Electronics Engineering and Economics programs were added.
In the year 2002 the Board of directors approved the creation of the Administration and International business program.
The school's structure has diversified ever since opening several other courses and specializations.
The teachers and engineers who founded the school are:
Luis Guillermo Aycardi Barrero
Jorge Eduardo Estrada Villegas
Manuel Garcia Lopez
Gonzalo Jimenez Escobar
Ernesto Obregon Torres
Armando Palomino Infante
Ricardo Quintana Sighinolfi
Ricardo Rincon Hernandez
Alejandro Sandino Pardo
Ignacio Umana de Brigard
Jairo Uribe Escamilla.
The foundation act was signed also by the following Colombian Entrepreneurs, who contributed to the initiation and foundation of the School as benefactors:
Jaime Michelsen Uribe
Bernardo Pizano Brigard
Javier Ramirez Soto
Bernardo Saiz de Castro
Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo
Luis Alberto Serna Cortes.
In January 1973 the founders told about the School foundation and the start of academics labors started with 88 students on March 20th of the same year.
Academics
The Escuela Colombiana de Ingenieria offers, as of 2007, 8 undergraduate programs. It has approximately 4600 students in both undergraduate and graduate programs
Undergraduate programs
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Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Systems Engineering (Computer Sciences/Software Engineering)
Industrial Engineering
Economy
Administration (with emphasis in business and international finances)
Mathematics
All the academic programs are 10 semesters with the exception of the Economics and the Administration programs which are 9 semesters.
Specializations (Graduate Programs)
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Project Management and Development
Design, Construction and Conservation of Highways
Structures
Hydraulic Resources and the Environment
Environmental Sanitation
Economics for Engineers
Telecommunications and e-business
External links
Main Site (Spanish)
Civil Engineering Site (Spanish)
Electrical Engineering Site (Spanish)
Electronics Engineering Site (Spanish)
Computes Sciences and Engineering Site (Spanish)
Industrial Engineering Site (Spanish)
Economics Site (Spanish)
Business Administration Site (Spanish)
Mathematics Site (Spanish)
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