Universidad del Rosario

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Located in Bogotá, Colombia, Universidad del Rosario is one of the country's oldest and most prestigious private universities, widely recognized for its strong academic offerings in law, economics, political science, and medicine. The university provides a dynamic bilingual environment through various English-taught courses and numerous degree programs featuring international dual-degree options with partner institutions worldwide. Its dedicated International Office actively assists incoming study-abroad students with visa guidance, housing support, and cultural integration programs to ease their transition to Colombian university life. A particularly distinctive characteristic of the institution is its historic cloister campus in the heart of Bogotá's colonial district, which blends centuries-old architecture with state-of-the-art research laboratories and modern student facilities. International students benefit from a vibrant campus life enriched by diverse student organizations, cultural excursions, and robust academic mentoring designed to foster a truly global perspective.

Background

The University of Rosario, officially Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, is a Colombian private university founded on Roman Catholic principles, by Fray Cristóbal de Torres in 1653. Located in Bogotá, due to its important place in Colombian history, it is known as "the Cradle of the Republic". Most faculties reside at the Cloister, the main campus located in the historic-geographical centre of Bogotá. It also included a private all-male traditional primary and secondary school until 2008. Nowadays the institution is based on secular ideas and remains very influential in Colombian culture and public life. At least 28 of Colombia's presidents have been students of this university. It has influenced and participated in very important transitional processes like the revolution for the independence from Spain and the drafting of the Political National Constitution of 1991. One of the most important 1886 Constitution's Supreme Court (1936), the so-called golden court, was composed in its majority by lawyers from the Faculty of Jurisprudence.

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