University of La Sabana

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Universidad de La Sabana

Universidad de La Sabana
Type	Private
Established	1979
Principal	Dr. Rolando Roncancio Rachid
Students	11,929
Undergraduates	8.926
Postgraduates	2.603
Address	Campus del Puente del Común, Km. 7, Autopista Norte de Bogotá. Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia. , Chía , Cundinamarca , Colombia 4°51′40″N 74°2′1″W / 4.86111°N 74.03361°W / 4.86111; -74.03361
Campus	Puente del Común
Nickname	Unisabana
Mascot	Great egret
Website	www.unisabana.edu.co

The Universidad de La Sabana is a private university in Colombia, supervised by the Colombian Ministry of Education. It was founded on September 21, 1979 by the Asociación para la Enseñanza Aspaen, its predecessor was the INSE "Instituto Superior de Educación", considered one of the first in distance education in the country and Latin America.

La Sabana is one of the best universities in the country according to several rankings.

Its headquarters are located in the municipality of Chía, Cundinamarca and has a large and modern campus. Its student population is 12,158 and usually ranges between 11,500 and 12,500 students, of which approximately 9,000 are undergraduate students, 50 are doctoral students, 1,500 are master's students, 1,400 are specialization students and 230 are medical-surgical specialties.

It is made up of 14 academic units divided into 8 faculties, one school, three institutes and two special units that offer 24 undergraduate programs. In postgraduate programs, it offers 10 doctoral programs, 49 specializations, 18 medical-surgical specialties and 37 master's degrees, for a total of 129 active programs. The university's teaching staff totals 2,140 professors (2019). The teaching staff consists of 463 professors, of whom 35% have doctorates, 53% master's degrees, 4% specialization and 8% undergraduate-professional degrees. There are 1,502 professors.

Octavio Arizmendi Posada (1979-1989), Rafael González Cagigas (1989-1995), Álvaro Mendoza Ramírez (1995-2005) and Obdulio Velásquez Posada (2005-2020) have been its rectors. In 2020, Dr. Rolando Roncancio Rachid was appointed rector, the first graduate of the university to hold this position.

History

The construction of the university's current premises, the Puente del Comun Campus (Spanish: Campus del Puente del Comun), started in 1987 in Chía. The campus grounds cover 62 hectares, 3 hectares of which are sports fields and spaces for outdoor activities.

The Universidad de La Sabana is carrying out a project for the expansion of its campus and the update of its laboratories and technological equipment. At present,^[when?] over 32,000 square meters have been built. The buildings include 29 laboratories, nine buildings with academic and administrative spaces, and the Octavio Arizmendi Posada Library. The library currently holds 79,726 titles, 172.100 electronic titles, 689 journals and magazines, and 56 databases.

Other resources are:

Media Production Centre CPM: The faculty of Communication’s Media Production Centre CPM—where students are provided resources with the same standards as the ones owned by media companies in Colombia.

Studium: The Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures offers educational initiatives like free courses, diploma courses, research projects, and other academic programmes. The academic and student community of the university has access to English, French and Mandarin language courses.

University Clinic: A health institution and rehabilitation centre. The clinic is a centre for research, teaching and community service. Expansion is expected on the Clinic which will add another floor and enlarge its national and regional coverage. With more than 17,000 square meters of new buildings, the clinic will expand its number of operation rooms, its intensive care unit and the number of hospital rooms and other aspects.

University Chaplaincy: It is responsible for the spiritual care of all people, religious and non-religious, offering spaces for personal and community dialogue. Prayer sites can be found in the plaza de los balcones, where the main Oratory is located; also in building A, in building E, and soon in the Ad Portas building. In addition, in the main Oratory Mass is celebrated every day at 7:20 am and 12:20 pm. The sacrament of confession is available from 11:30 am and during Mass. Every six months there is a Confirmation ceremony. The University of La Sabana has an agreement with the Prelature of Opus Dei to guarantee Christian inspiration is at the foundation of the institution; That is why some Catholic priests of Opus Dei are appointed as chaplains.^[2]

Internationalisation

Students at the Universidad de La Sabana are able to participate in foreign exchange programs, internships, and specialisations at universities in Germany, Australia, France, Japan, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, the United States, and Canada, among others. Some of the students also have the double degree option for undergraduate studies. They may also be awarded the undergraduate degree from Universidad de La Sabana and their postgraduate degree from an international university. The university hosts foreign students from around the world.

Academics

Doctoral programmes

• Biosciences
• Communication

Masters programmes

• Magister in Education
• Magister in Nursing
• Magister in Design and Process Management
• Magister in Business Administration (MBA)
• Master in English Language Teaching – Autonomous Learning Environments

Postgraduate specialized programmes

• Economic and Administrative Sciences
  • Strategic Management
  • Service Management
  • Production and Operations Management
  • Finance and International Business
  • Commercial Management
  • Finance and Capital Markets
• Communications
  • Organizational Communications Management
• Medicine
  • Medical Education
  • Radiology and Diagnostic Images
  • Bioethics
  • Pneumology
  • Family and Community Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Internal Medicine
  • Critical Medicine and Intensive Care
  • Pediatrics
  • Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Ophthalmology
  • Clinical pharmacology
• Education
  • Education Management
  • Pedagogy and Classroom Research
• Nursing
  • Critical Pediatric Care
  • Rehabilitation Management
  • School Health
• Law
  • Mediation in Conflicts
  • Insurance and Social Security
  • Commercial Law
  • Specialisation in Liability Law
  • Specialisation in State Contracting
  • Specialisation in Legal Foundations for Management
• Family
  • Personal and Family Development
• Psychology
  • Human Development Management in Organizations

Undergraduate programmes

• Business Administration
• International Business Administration
• Administration of Service Institutions
• Administration of International Marketing and Logistics
• Nursing
• Physiotherapy
• Industrial Engineering
• Agroindustrial Production Engineering
• Computer Science
• Chemical Engineering
• Social Communication and Journalism
• Audiovisual Communication and Multimedia
• Corporate Communication
• Law
• Medicine
• Child Pedagogy
• Psychology
• Gastronomy
• Economics and International Finance
• Philosophy

References

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)