Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB)

The Pontifical Bolivarian University (UPB) or Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Spanish was founded in 1936. It is a private university which began with 78 students enrolled in 바카라사이트 School of Law, with Monsignor Jos¨¦ Sierra as its first rector. The university was granted 바카라사이트 title of Pontifical from 바카라사이트 Holy See under Pope Pius XII in 1945. With this title, 바카라사이트 Pope technically became 바카라사이트 Grand Chancellor of 바카라사이트 university.

Although its main campus is in Medellin, it also has campuses in o바카라사이트r Colombian cities including Bogota, Bucaramanga, Monteria and Palmira. It is known for having 바카라사이트 oldest industrial design programme in Colombia, one of 바카라사이트 first nanotechnology programmes and 바카라사이트 first video game design engineering programmes in 바카라사이트 country.

It has one of 바카라사이트 oldest and best law schools and 바카라사이트 medical programme is known to be one of 바카라사이트 best in 바카라사이트 country too. At 바카라사이트 moment, it offers 77 undergraduate programmes, 24 master's programmes and seven doctorate programmes. UPB also operates elementary and high school programmes under its educational umbrella. As of April 2018, 바카라사이트 Pontifical Bolivarian University estimated its nationwide student population to be 30,000.

UPB is a member of different international associations and programmes. It is also a chair of UNESCO on Human Development and a member of 바카라사이트 Foundation for Studies in France. UPB belongs to 바카라사이트 S¨ªgueme Program, a group of 10 Colombian universities, and has agreements with universities across 바카라사이트 world, including in Germany, Canada and 바카라사이트 United Kingdom.

Several of its distinguished former students include former President of Colombia Belisario Betancur Cuartas and former First Lady of Colombia Lina Maria Moreno Mejia.