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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.

La Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, founded by the Society of Jesus in 1623, is a Catholic University, recognized by the Colombian State, whose objectives are to serve the human community, especially the Colombian community, seeking to establish a more civilized, cultured, and just society, inspired by the values of the Gospel. It promotes the integral formation of individuals, human values, the development and transmission of science and culture, and contributes to the development, guidance, critique, and constructive transformation of society. The University has two campuses, the main one located in Bogotá. It offers 48 undergraduate programs and 191 postgraduate programs (13 doctorates, 75 master's degrees, 107 specializations). It has 21,175 students, 3,435 professors, 1,500 administrative staff, and more than 130,000 graduates. Javeriana was the first university in Colombia to receive High Quality Accreditation and is the private higher education institution with the largest number of accredited programs in the country. It stands out among the most competitive universities with the highest academic standards.