The University of Caldas ( es, Universidad de Caldas), is a

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based in

Manizales Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Caldas Department, Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an importa ...

, Caldas,

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. It is the most important higher education institution in the Department of Caldas. It is a public university of national character, subject to inspection and surveillance through Law 1740 of 2014 and Law 30 of 1992 of the Ministry of Education of Colombia; it houses students from all corners of Colombia and abroad; It is considered the best university in the "eje cafetero" and one of the best in Colombia.

Academic programs

Undergraduate

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES * Agronomy * Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES * Anthropology * Law * Family Development * Sociology * Social Work * BA in Social Studies * History FACULTY OF NATURAL AND EXACT SCIENCES * Biology * Geology * BA in Biology and Chemistry * Mecatronics Engineering * Electronics Technology FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES * Nursing * BA in Physical Education, Recreation and Sports * Medicine FACULTY OF ENGINEERING * Food Engineering * Computers * Systems Technology FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES * Plastic Arts * Visual Design * Philosophy and Letters * BA in Philosophy and Letters * BA in Scenic Arts * BA in Modern Languages * BA in Music

Graduate

Graduate Doctoral Degrees * Agricultural Sciences * Biomedical Sciences * Design and Interactive Creation * Educational Sciences Master's Degrees * Agricultural Production Systems * Biomedical Sciences * Chemistry * Culture and Drugs * Design and Interactive Creation * Earth Sciences * Education * English Didactics * Family Studies and Development * Fito pathology * Gerontology * Philosophy * Rural Societies * Social Sciences * Veterinary Sciences Specializations * Administration and Evaluation * Administrative Law * Agribusiness Management * Agro-industrial Development * Anesthesiology * Bovine Production systems * Chemistry * Clinic Geriatrics * Clinical Gastroenterology * Clinical Surgical Gastroenterology * Commercial and Financial Legislation * Computer Assisted Mathematics * Criminal Studies * Dermatology * Family Relationships Intervention * General Surgery * Geotechnics * Gynecology and Obstetrics * Health Promotion * Inter Agro-Alimentary Business * Internal Medicine * Ophthalmology * Pediatric Surgery * Pediatrics * Psychiatry * Rural Development * Tax and Customs Legislation * Technical and Economic Evaluation * University Teaching

Noted people

Notable alumni

Famous personalities among its alumni include: *

Humberto De la Calle Humberto de la Calle Lombana (; born 14 July 1946) is a Colombian lawyer and politician. He served as Vice President of Colombia from 1994 to 1997. De La Calle served in the cabinet as Interior Minister under two Presidents, Andrés Pastrana a ...

Elizabeth Castillo Vargas Elizabeth Castillo Vargas (born November 30, 1970) is a Colombian lawyer, writer, LGBT activist, comedian and politician. She started work in the Bogotá Mayor's office looking at social integration in 2022. Early life and education Castillo was b ...

, LGBT activist and writer *

Lyda Osorio Lyda Elena Osorio Amaya is a Colombian physician, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist. She is an associate professor at the Universidad del Valle, and a researcher at the Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Médi ...

, physician, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist

References

External links

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