Universidad de La Sabana

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Located in Chía, Colombia, Universidad de La Sabana is widely recognized for its strong academic offerings in business administration, medicine, communication, and engineering. The institution provides a dynamic bilingual campus environment, offering several undergraduate and graduate programs taught entirely in English alongside its traditional Spanish curricula. International students benefit from a dedicated International Affairs Office that facilitates robust exchange programs, global internships, and comprehensive integration support upon arrival. A distinctive characteristic of the university is its sprawling, modern 60-hectare Puente del Común campus, which blends advanced technological facilities and sustainable green spaces just north of Bogotá. This setting allows international scholars to experience high-tier Latin American higher education within a vibrant, culturally immersive, and closely-knit academic community.

Background

The Universidad de La Sabana is a private university in Colombia, supervised by the Colombian Ministry of Education. It was founded on September 21, 1979, by the Asociación para la Enseñanza Aspaen, its predecessor was the INSE "Instituto Superior de Educación", considered one of the first in distance education in the country and Latin America. La Sabana is one of the best universities in the country according to several rankings. In the 2023 edition of the QS ranking, the university ranked 701-750 and continues to be among the 100 in Latin America, while in 2020 it was ranked the second best private university in the country in teaching, the third best private university in research at national level and the third best private university in Bogotá, according to The Latin America University Ranking. In 2022 it achieved third place at national level according to icfes. Its headquarters are located in the municipality of Chía, Cundinamarca and has a large and modern campus. Its student population is 12,158 and usually ranges between 11,500 and 12,500 students, of which approximately 9,000 are undergraduate students, 50 are doctoral students, 1,500 are master's...

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