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The National University of Colombia

Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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Motto Inter-Aulas-Academiæ-Quære-Verum
Motto in English
Search for the truth among the rooms of the academy
Type Public, National
Established September 22, 1867
Rector Ignacio Mantilla Prada
Administrative staff
2,862
Students 44,939
Undergraduates 38,256
Postgraduates 6,283
423
Location Bogotá, D.C., Cundinamarca, Colombia
4°38′8″N 74°4′58″W / 4.63556°N 74.08278°W / 4.63556; -74.08278Coordinates: 4°38′8″N 74°4′58″W / 4.63556°N 74.08278°W / 4.63556; -74.08278
Campus 300 acres (1,214,056.9 m2), Urban
Colours Green and White          
Website unal.edu.co
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The Universidad Nacional de Colombia (English: National University of Colombia), is a public, national, coeducational, research university, located primarily in Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales, Yopal and Palmira, Colombia. Established in 1867 by an act of the Congress of Colombia, the university is the largest higher education institution of the country with more than 44,000 students, the largest number of graduated professionals per year, and number of academic programmes at undergraduate and graduate levels, with 430 academic programmes, which includes 96 graduate diplomas, 67 Academic specializations, 39 medical specialties, 161 Master's degrees, and 58 doctorates. It is also one of the few universities that employs post-doctorate fellows in the country. Approximately 40,000 students are studying for an undergraduate degree and 4,000 for a graduate degree. The National University of Colombia is widely known as the best Colombian university, and one of the best universities in Latin America, for its high degree of education and research achievement in several rankings of universities in Latin America and around the globe.

The university is a member of the Association of Colombian Universities (ASCUN), the Iberoamerican Association of Postgraduate Universities (AUIP), and the Iberoamerican University Network Universia. Along with Antioquia and Valle universities, it conforms what is known as the Golden Triangle of higher education in Colombia, being among the most selective and competitive universities in the country. A study by SCImago Research Group found it to be the Colombian university producing the largest number of scientific papers published in peer-refereed publications, and the 17th most prolific in Latin America. Furthermore, according to the Latinamerican Web Ranking of Universities, the National University of Colombia ranked in the first place of the country in internet presence, and among the first universities in the region. Regarding the CIVETS universities, the National University occupied the second place.


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