Universidad Católica de Colombia

About

Located in Bogotá, Colombia, Universidad Católica de Colombia is a well-established private institution recognized academically for its strong engineering, law, business administration, and architecture faculties. For international students, the university offers a welcoming environment complemented by an Office of International Relations that facilitates student mobility, exchange programs, and cultural integration initiatives. While the primary language of instruction is Spanish, visiting students can immerse themselves fully in local academic and professional networks alongside a diverse campus community. A distinctive characteristic of the institution is its strong emphasis on humanistic and ethical values integrated directly into professional technical training. Prospective international applicants can benefit from personalized academic advising and administrative support designed to ease their transition to living and studying in the vibrant Colombian capital.

Background

The Catholic University of Colombia is a private institution of higher education. It was founded in Bogotá, Colombia in 1970, notable in its early loyalty to Catholic church doctrine. The institution had more than ten thousand students in September 2019, of which the majority were undergraduates. The university has three campuses in the city of Bogota, a school, a language school, and a university campus in addition to being an office setting for students in Bogotá. It gives technical and technological careers (in Chia, a town near Bogota). The three most important sites are in Bogota, Chapinero, and Teusaquillo — characterized by their historical and cultural value. Its entire campus distributed in such sites totals about 77,000 m2 with 44,000 m2 of buildings and 33,000 m2 for building. After 40 years, the Catholic University of Colombia is one of the most representative universities in the country and is known for its Catholic doctrine in much of Latin America.

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