Pontifical University of Bolivariana

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Pontifical University of Bolivariana
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motto Formación integral para la transformación social y humana
founding 1936
Sponsorship Roman Catholic Church
place Medellín (headquarters)
country ColombiaColombia Colombia
Rector General Pbro. Julio Jairo Ceballos S.
Students 26,000
Networks FIUC
Website www.upb.edu.co
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The Pontifical University of Bolivariana ( Spanish : Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana , short: UPB ) is a Colombian university under papal law .

The university was founded on September 15, 1936 by the Archbishop of Medellín , Tiberio Salazar Herrera , as the Catholic University of Bolivariana . 1945 took place by Pope Pius XII. the elevation to a university under papal law. The spirit of the university is based on the Espíritu Bolivariano , a philosophy by José Manuel Sierra based on Simón Bolívar .

In addition to the headquarters in Medellín, there are branches in Bogotá , Bucaramanga , Montería and Palmira . Over 21,000 students are enrolled in 77 bachelor programs, 24 master’s programs and 7 doctoral programs (2006).

Faculties

  • Architecture and design
  • Health sciences
  • Economics
  • Social sciences
  • Law and Political Science
  • Educational science
  • Engineering
  • Theology, philosophy and humanities

Web links

Commons : Pontifical University of Bolivariana  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.upb.edu.co/es/directivos/directivos-medellin
  2. ↑ Members. In: www.fiuc.org. International Federation of Catholic Universities, accessed September 20, 2019 .

Coordinates: 6 ° 14 ′ 33.1 "  N , 75 ° 35 ′ 21.3"  W.