The University of Nariño ( es, Universidad de Nariño), also called Udenar, is a

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al,

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based primarily in the city of

Pasto Pasto, officially San Juan de Pasto (; "Saint John of Pasto"), is the capital of the department of Nariño, in southern Colombia. Pasto was founded in 1537 and named after indigenous people of the area. In the 2018 census, the city had appr ...

, Nariño,

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. It is the largest higher education institution by student population in the

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with 9,867 students. Its origins can be traced to 1712, but it was officially established by

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Julian Buchelli through decree 049 of November 7, 1904. The university has three campuses in Pasto. The main one, known as the University City of Torobajo, is located in the northern part of the city in the neighborhood of the same name, the second in the neighborhood of San Vicente is known as the Panamericana campus, and the last is in the city's downtown, which was its first location. Udenar has several satellite campuses across the department in the cities of

Ipiales Ipiales is a city and Catholic bishopric in Nariño Department, southern Colombia, near the border with Ecuador. It is located at around , with an elevation of about 2950 m. Ipiales is located on the high plateau called "Tuquerres e Ipiales," t ...

, Samaniego,

Tumaco Tumaco is a port city and municipality in the Nariño Department, Colombia, by the Pacific Ocean. It is located on the southwestern corner of Colombia, near the border with Ecuador, and experiences a hot tropical climate. Tumaco is inhabited mai ...

, and Tuquerres. The university offers education at

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and

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levels, with 56 academic programs, which includes 5

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and a

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in education. It is also the host for 79 research groups recognized by

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. The university is member of the

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(ASCUN) and the Iberoamerican University Network

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Organization

The university highest government body is the University Council which is formed of twelve members: the governor of Nariño, the rector, the general secretary, and representatives for the President of the Republic, the

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s, professors,

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, students, former rectors, the productive sector and the governor of the department. The rector is the

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and is elected for a four-year period with the possibility of reelection. The current rector is Silvio Sánchez Fajardo, who started his term in 2007. Udenar is organized in eleven faculties: Agricultural Sciences, Agroindustrial Engineering, Arts, Economics and Administration Sciences, Education, Engineering, Health, Human Sciences, Law, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Husbandry Sciences.

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