Universidad Militar Nueva Granada

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Located in Bogotá, Colombia, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada is a prominent public institution recognized for its strong academic offerings in engineering, medicine, and international relations. While rooted in military education and values, the university welcomes a diverse civilian student body and offers robust undergraduate and graduate programs primarily conducted in Spanish. The international relations office actively facilitates global academic mobility, encouraging students to participate in exchange programs with partner universities across the Americas and Europe. For international students, the experience is enriched by vibrant campus life in the Andean capital, complemented by specialized institutional support that helps newcomers integrate into academic and cultural routines. A truly distinctive characteristic of the university is its unique governance model, which bridges traditional military discipline with rigorous civilian higher education to foster leadership and public service.

Background

The New Granada Military University (Spanish: Universidad Militar Nueva Granada), also called UMNG or Unimilitar, is a public university, self-funded, national university based in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. The university has 8 faculties, 20 undergraduate, 66 graduate programs, 9 master's degrees, 44 Diploma and 52 research programs. The university offers academic programs for part-time (also referred as "distance") education, being one of the most important nationally. In 2005 the university acquired a campus of 80 hectare in Cajicá being the third largest Latin American, this campus is being used to build new facilities for the university in order to house almost more than 30,000 students.

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