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.
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) is the oldest and largest of all Technical Universities in Spain. It has more than 3,000 faculty members, around 35,000 undergraduate students, and over 8,000 graduate students.
UPM is made up of 21 Technical Schools and Faculties covering Architecture, Engineering, Sport and Fashion Design disciplines. Most of its centers are located in the urban district of Madrid, in the City University of Madrid (north of Madrid), in the Montegancedo Campus (west of Madrid), and in the South Campus (southeast of Madrid), although some of them of more recent creation are spread in the outskirts.
UPM graduates around 5,000 students every year, of which 20% have participated in one of the existing international mobility programs. For cultural and historical reasons, UPM has especially strong relations with European and Latin American universities and, from 2004, started a fruitful and increasing cooperation with Asian universities, especially those from China. In relation with that point, around 50 students are being exchanged annually with the leading Chinese Technical Universities.
UPM has changed its educative system to be in accordance with the Higher Education European Space directives and now is providing an education based on a 4 years Bachelor level, followed by a 1 to 2 years Master level and the PhD level. At present, UPM is offering 39 Bachelor degrees, 55 Master degrees and 47 Doctoral programs.
UPM has a strong commitment to Research and Innovation. Participation in competitive European and National research programs provides 40% of the sponsored research funds, and research services and contracts with the industry supply the rest.
UPM ranks first among Spanish universities in the European Union R&D funding, having around 15% of the total number of the European Union funded projects such as the Framework Program, EUREKA and ESA (European Space Agency) held in Spain. In addition, UPM has created ...
El Instituto Politécnico Nacional es la institución educativa laica, gratuita de Estado, rectora de la educación tecnológica pública en México, líder en la generación, aplicación, difusión y transferencia del conocimiento científico y tecnológico, creada para contribuir al desarrollo económico, social y político de la nación.