University of Bogotá

Francisco José de Caldas District University

Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
Latin: Universitas Distritalis Franciscia Joseph Caldas
Former names	Municipal University of Bogotá (1948-1957)
Motto	Ubi Veritas Ibi Libertas
Motto in English	Where there is truth there is freedom
Type	Public
Established	1948
Rector	Inocencio Bahamón
Students	26,140
Undergraduates	24,825
Postgraduates	1,315
Location	Bogotá, Colombia
Campus	Urban
Colors	Red and yellow
Nickname	La Distrital
Affiliations	ASCUN, AUIP, Universia
Website	http://www.udistrital.edu.co/

The Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (Spanish: Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas) is a public, coeducational, research university based Bogotá, Colombia. It is the second most important public higher education institution in the city, after the National University of Colombia, with a population of 26,140 students. It was founded in 1948, by Priest Daniel de Caicedo, who would become its first rector, with the support of the Bogotá City Council, as the Municipal University of Bogotá (Spanish: Universidad Municipal de Bogotá). It changed its name to the current in 1957 when the municipality of Bogotá became a district. Its establishment was officialized by the 1970 decree No. 1030, issued by the national government. The university offers 70 programs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including four master and one doctorates.

The university is member of the Association of Colombian Universities (ASCUN), the Iberoamerican Association of Postgraduate Universities (AUIP), and the Iberoamerican University Network Universia.

The Francisco José de Caldas District University was founded in 1948, on initiative of the priest Daniel de Caicedo, who was its first principal. The foundation act of the "Universidad Municipal de Bogotá" (as it was originally named) stated that it was a university created by the Bogotá City Council to give education to the poorest young men of the city.