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Página oficial. La Universidad Nacional de Colombia fue creada en 1867 por medio de la expedición de la Ley 66 del Congreso de la República, como un ente universitario con plena autonomía vinculado al Ministerio de Educación Nacional, con régimen especial, de carácter público y perteneciente al Estado. La Universidad Nacional de Colombia cumple funciones orientadas a promover, en nombre del Estado y bajo su fomento, el desarrollo de la educación superior hasta sus más altos niveles; favorecer el acceso a ella y estimular la docencia, la investigación, las ciencias, la creación artística y la extensión, para alcanzar la excelencia. Por su carácter nacional y para cumplir la misión de contribuir a la identidad de la nación en su diversidad, la Institución está constituida por nueve sedes en el territorio nacional: Amazonia, Caribe, Bogotá, Manizales, Medellín, Orinoquia, Palmira, Tumaco y de La Paz.

The University of the Andes (Spanish: Universidad de los Andes), also known as Uniandes, is a coeducational, nonsectarian private university located in downtown Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948, The University currently has 9 Schools, all of which offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs: Management, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Science, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering and Medicine The university was founded by a group of Colombian intellectuals led by Mario Laserna Pinzón and was at the time the first university in the country to be non-sectarian, that is, independent of political parties or influence from the state or the church. Today, the University sought to model itself after major research universities through strategies as greater focus on graduate education and research. As a result of this, doctorate programs have been opened in recent years and new research facilities have been built on campus. It was ranked 8th among the top universities in Latin America, classification done by QS World University Ranking in 2016.

Universidad de La Salle is a catholic and lasallian university, founded in 1964. It is a private institution of higher education, has 4 locations: 3 at Bogotá DC; in downtown, Chapinero, and north of city. 1 at El Yopal, Casanare in the East of the Country. The last one, is the seat where the La Salle has developed the most innovative social and educational project for young farmers, victims of violence in Colombia: Utopia.