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University of the Andes, Colombia
The University of the Andes , also known as Uniandes, is a coeducational, nonsectarian private university located in downtown Bogota, Colombia. Founded in 1948, The University currently has 9 Schools, all of which offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs: Management, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Science, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering and Medicine..
The university was founded by a group of Colombian intellectuals led by Mario Laserna Pinzon and was at the time the first university in the country to be non-sectarian, that is, independent of political parties or influence from the state or the church.. Today, the University sought to model itself after major research universities through strategies as greater focus on graduate education and research. As a result of this, doctorate programs have been opened in recent years and new research facilities have been built on campus. The University has not yet achieved wide international visibility. However, it was included recently among the top 500 universities worldwide (400-500 tier) in a classification done by Times Higher EducationQS of London.
Academics
Los Andes University offers 28 undergraduate programs, 30 specialized degree programs, 20 master's programs, and 5 doctoral programs.
Undergraduate Programs
* Administration (Business)
* Anthropology
* Architecture
* Art
* Biology
* Political Science
* Law
* Industrial Design
* Economics
* Philosophy
* Physics
* History
* Environmental Engineering
* Civil Engineering
* Systems and Computing Engineering
* Electrical Engineering
* Electronic Engineering
* Industrial Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Chemical Engineering
* Languages & Sociocultural Studies
* Literature
* Mathematics
* Medicine
* Microbiology
* Music
* Psychology
* Chemistry
Specialized Graduate Programs
Master's Programs
Doctoral Programs
* Biology
* Physics
* Engineering
School of Management
* Marketing
* Finance
School of Architecture and Design
* Department of Architecture
* Department of Design
School of Arts and Humanities
CIDER
School of Sciences
* International Negotiation and Relations
* Theory and Experience of the Solution of Armed Conflict
School of Social Sciences
School of Law
School of Economics
School of Government Alberto Lleras Camargo
School of Engineering
* Automation of Industrial Processes
* Electricity Transmission and Distribution Systems
* Highway and Transport Infrastructure
* Integral Management of the Environment
* IT Systems in the Organization
* Organizational Control and Management Systems
* Risk Evaluation and Disaster Prevention
* Software Development
* Software Construction for Computer Networks
* Telematics
* Telecommunication Companies Management
* E-Commerce
School of Medicine
Mascot
The mascot of Uniandes is a goat called Seneca. Its story dates back to the late 1940s when a goat roamed the campus freely. Students adopted it, and it became a symbol for the university. The goat died in 1966 when it fell off a cliff. Today it is not posible to hold a goat within the campus, but Seneca is still fondly remembered. The wireless spots are named after the goat, and every year a goat is brought to the university to celebrate "The Students' Day".
Notable faculty and Alumni
Deans
Former deans of Law School
Eduardo Cifuentes Munoz (current)
Alfredo Luis Fuentes Hernandez
Manuel Jose Cepeda Espinosa
Alfredo Lewin Figueroa
Luis Ignacio Becerra Fadul
Mauricio Echeverri Gutierrez
Carlos Gustavo Arrieta Padilla
Fernando Cepeda Ulloa
Gustavo Zafra Roldan
Eduardo Alvarez-Correa Duperly
Jaime Vidal Perdomo
Sergio Rodriguez Restrepo
Fernando Umana Pavolini
Hernando Gomez Otalora
Former deans of Economics School
Alejandro Gaviria Uribe (Current)
Juan Carlos Echeverry
Alberto Carrasquilla Barrera
Santiago Montenegro Trujillo
Jose Leibovich
Manuel Ramirez Gomez
Eduardo Sarmiento Palacio
Edgar Reveiz Roldan
Augusto Cano Motta
Francisco Ortega Acosta
Eduardo Wiesner Duran
Miguel Fadul
Daniel Penaranda
Jorge Ruiz Lara
Armando Sanchez Torres
Hernan Echavarria Olozaga
Others
Nicolas Gomez Davila - a Colombian writer who helped found the Los Andes University
Alberto Lleras Camargo - Colombian president who helped found the Los Andes University
Cesar Gaviria - President of Colombia from 1990 to 1994, and Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1994 until 2004.
External links
Universidad de los Andes website (in Spanish)
Universidad de los Andes website
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