University of Caldas explained

University of Caldas
Native Name:	Universidad de Caldas
Motto:	Lumina Spargo
Established:	May 24, 1943
Rector:	Fabio Hernando Arias Orozco
Students:	15.500 approx. (2018)
Campus:	Sede principal Calle 65 #26-10 Ciudad Universitaria Manizales
Colors:	Blue, Gold and Red
Nickname:	UdeC
Website:	http://www.ucaldas.edu.co/

The University of Caldas (Spanish; Castilian: Universidad de Caldas), is a public, coeducational, research university based in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. It is the most important higher education institution in the Department of Caldas. It is a public university of national character, subject to inspection and surveillance through Law 1740 of 2014 and Law 30 of 1992 of the Ministry of Education of Colombia; it houses students from all corners of Colombia and abroad; It is considered the best university in the "eje cafetero" and one of the best in Colombia.^[1]

Academic programs

Undergraduate

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

• Agronomy
• Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics

FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

• Anthropology
• Law
• Family Development
• Sociology
• Social Work
• BA in Social Studies
• History

FACULTY OF NATURAL AND EXACT SCIENCES

• Biology
• Geology
• BA in Biology and Chemistry
• Mecatronics Engineering
• Electronics Technology

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

• Nursing
• BA in Physical Education, Recreation and Sports
• Medicine

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

• Food Engineering
• Computers
• Systems Technology

FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES

• Plastic Arts
• Visual Design
• Philosophy and Letters
• BA in Philosophy and Letters
• BA in Scenic Arts
• BA in Modern Languages
• BA in Music

Graduate

Graduate Doctoral Degrees

• Agricultural Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Design and Interactive Creation
• Educational Sciences

Master's Degrees

• Agricultural Production Systems
• Biomedical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Culture and Drugs
• Design and Interactive Creation
• Earth Sciences
• Education
• English Didactics
• Family Studies and Development
• Fito pathology
• Gerontology
• Philosophy
• Rural Societies
• Social Sciences
• Veterinary Sciences

Specializations

• Administration and Evaluation
• Administrative Law
• Agribusiness Management
• Agro-industrial Development
• Anesthesiology
• Bovine Production systems
• Chemistry
• Clinic Geriatrics
• Clinical Gastroenterology
• Clinical Surgical Gastroenterology
• Commercial and Financial Legislation
• Computer Assisted Mathematics
• Criminal Studies
• Dermatology
• Family Relationships Intervention
• General Surgery
• Geotechnics
• Gynecology and Obstetrics
• Health Promotion
• Inter Agro-Alimentary Business
• Internal Medicine
• Ophthalmology
• Pediatric Surgery
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Rural Development
• Tax and Customs Legislation
• Technical and Economic Evaluation
• University Teaching

Noted people

Notable alumni

Famous personalities among its alumni include:

• Humberto De la Calle
• Elizabeth Castillo Vargas, LGBT activist and writer^[2]
• Lyda Osorio, physician, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist
• Alejandro Corrales Escobar, politician, engineer.

See also

• List of universities in Colombia

External links

• University of Caldas official site

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Universidad de Caldas - Acreditación Institucional . 2011-07-03 . es.
2. Web site: Elizabeth Castillo Vargas Perfil congresista . 2022-08-07 . Congreso Visible . es.