Motto | Educación para los Superior |
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Motto in English | Higher Education for the Higher |
Established | 1982 |
Location | , Colombia 7°06′20″N73°05′43″W / 7.1055°N 73.0952°W |
Colors | Blue and white |
Website | www |
The University of Santander (UDES) is a private research university, approved by the Colombian government through the Ministry of Education, according to legal status 810 1996; [1] organized under the provisions of Act 30 of 1992. [2] This university has different locations in Colombia and Latin America being the main campus located in Bucaramanga, other campus are Panama City (Panama), Bogotá, Cúcuta and Valledupar. Provides technical, undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, and continual education programs.
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Communications faculty, Arts and Design |
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Faculty of Management |
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences |
Faculty of Political Science |
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Masira Institute for Biomedical Research
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