Founded in 1948, Universidad de los Andes is an autonomous, independent, and innovative institution that fosters plura-lism, tolerance, and respect for ideas.

It aims for academic excellence while providing rigorous critical and ethical character development, in order to enhance in all students an awareness of their social and citizenship responsibilities, as well as a firm commitment to the society.

The university’s student body, in an environment of interdisciplinary and flexible integral character development, becomes the chief agent of the educational process.

A highly skilled, knowledgeable, and prestigious faculty facilitates the development of an outstanding academic and professional life project that supports research, contributes to the development of the country, and transcends its geographical boundaries.

Uniandes was included in the position number 272 among the best universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings (2016). It is also ranked as a top university in Latin America, occupying the eighth place in the subcontinent according to the QS LatAm University Rankings (2016). It’s the only Colombian private university with national accreditation for ten years, since 2015. Additionally, Uniandes has received international accreditations, such as the one granted to the Faculty of Engineering in 2012 by the ABET, and the Triple Crown Accredita- tion granted to the School of Management by EQUIIS, AMBA and AACSB. Following its tradition, Uniandes strives to hire teachers with the highest academic standards: currently, 73% of the 692 full-time professors, hold doctoral degrees. Furthermore, the University has approximately 20.000 undergraduate and graduate students, 3.900 in master degree programs and 450 in PhD programs. The infrastructure covers 164.000 square meters approximately and includes classrooms, laborato-ries, libraries and other services for the students, as well as the university has on-campus housing facilities.