National University of Colombia

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National University of Colombia
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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Motto	LA: Inter-Aulas-Academiæ-Quære-Verum ES: Busca la Verdad en las Aulas de la Academia EN: Search for the truth in the academy classrooms
Established	September 22, 1867
Type	Public
Principal	Moisés Wasserman Lérner
Location	Bogotá, D.C., Cundinamarca, Colombia
Address	Carrera 30 #45-03
Telephone	(57 1) 316 5000
Campus	Urban, 116 ha
Nickname	La Nacho
Website	www.unal.edu.co

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The Universidad Nacional de Colombia (National University of Colombia) is a public educational institution. Several campuses across the country conform to the university - the main campus is located in Bogotá; there are other campuses in Medellín, Manizales, Palmira, Arauca, Leticia, and San Andrés.

The main campus was designed by German architect Leopold Rother.

This University has a wide selection of programmes, such as medicine, nursery, dentistry, engineering, chemistry, mathematics, physics, social sciences, arts (music, fine arts) philosophy and law. It plans to become a real research institution; it is already the main educational institution of Colombia, in terms of size and geographic reach. This institution yields the greatest number of granted professional degrees per year in the country. Many alumni have done outstanding contributions in science, arts, economy, politics etc. Among others Fernando Botero,Manuel Elkin Patarroyo,Totó la Momposina,Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Camilo Torres studied there.

The University is also known for the continuing appealing of some of their students to left wing politics. Buildings in the campus are a common place for left wing slogans. There is a big painting of Che Guevara in the facade of the University's main auditorium (called "Leon de Greiff"). The square by the auditorium is commonly known as Plaza Che (Che Square), but its official name is Plaza Francisco de Paula Santander (Francisco de Paula Santander Square).

The Universidad Nacional has its own stadium, the "Alfonso López Pumarejo" where sometimes national championship's games Colombian Professional Soccer are held. The university has a radio station, 98.5 FM (U.N Radio) in Bogotá.

1 Faculties, institutes and other services
2 Presidents
3 Satellite Photographs at Wikimapia
4 External links

[edit] Faculties, institutes and other services

The National University of Colombia has 20 faculties distributed among Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales and Palmira:

Faculties in Bogotá:

Faculties in Medellín:

Faculties in Manizales: Engineering and Architecture, Sciences and Administration

Faculties in Palmira: Farming Sciences, Engineering and Administration

Museums in Bogotá Campus: "Museo de Arte Universidad Nacional de Colombia" (National University's Art Museum), "Museo de Arquitectura Leopoldo Rother", "Museo de la Ciencia y el Juego", "Museo de Historia Natural" (Museum of Natural History) and "Observatorio Astronómico Nacional" (National Astronomical Observatory). Museum in Medellin Campus: Museo mineralógico (Mineralogical museum)