University of the Andes, Colombia

Infobox University
name = University of the Andes
native_name = Universidad de los Andes


caption = Seal of University of the Andes
established = November 16, 1948 [cite web |url=http://ingles.uniandes.edu.co/ECO/History.php?Menu=11 |title=Uniandes |accessdate=2007-09-15]
type = Private
calendar = Semester
rector = Carlos Angulo Galvis [cite web |url=http://www.uniandes.edu.co/la_universidad/Rectoractual.php |title=Rector actual |accessdate=2007-09-15 |language=Spanish]
staff = 1,147
students = 14,168
undergrad = 11,450
postgrad = 2,718
doctoral = 83
city = Bogotá
country = Colombia
address = Carrera 1 # 18A-10
telephone = [phone]
campus = Urban, 14,37 acres (0,06 km²)
mascot = Seneca, the goat
nickname = Los Andes, Uniandes
website = [http://www.uniandes.edu.co/ www.uniandes.edu.co]
footnotes = [http://planeacion.uniandes.edu.co/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=100 Main reference]

Universidad de los Andes (also known as Uniandes) is a private university located in Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948, it currently offers a wide range of career paths, including Architecture, Design, Engineering, Economics, Psychology, Philosophy, Physics, Mathematics, Law, Political Science, Management, Music, Social Sciences, Art, and Medicine.

Academic Organization

* School of Management
** Marketing
** Finance
* School of Architecture and Design
** Department of Architecture
** Department of Design
* School of Arts and Humanities
* CIDER
* School of Sciences
** International Negotiation and Relations
** Theory and Experience of the Solution of Armed Conflict
* School of Social Sciences
* School of Law
* School of Economics
* School of Government Alberto Lleras Camargo
* School of Engineering
** Automation of Industrial Processes
** Electricity Transmission and Distribution Systems
** Highway and Transport Infrastructure
** Integral Management of the Environment
** IT Systems in the Organization
** Organizational Control and Management Systems
** Risk Evaluation and Disaster Prevention
** Software Development
** Software Construction for Computer Networks
** Telematics
** Telecommunication Companies Management
** E-Commerce
* School of Medicine

=Deans=

Former deans of Law School

*Eduardo Cifuentes Muñoz
*Alfredo Luis Fuentes Hernández
*Manuel Jose Cepeda Espinosa
*Alfredo Lewin Figueroa
*Luis Ignacio Becerra Fadul
*Mauricio Echeverri Gutierrez
*Carlos Gustavo Arrieta Padilla
*Fernando Cepeda Ulloa
*Gustavo Zafra Roldan
*Eduardo Alvarez-Correa Duperly
*Jaime Vidal Perdomo

Former deans of Economics School

*Alejandro Gaviria Uribe (Current)
*Juan Carlos Echeverry
*Alberto Carrasquilla Barrera
*Santiago Montenegro Trujillo
*José Leibovich
*Manuel Ramírez Gómez
*Eduardo Sarmiento Palacio
*Edgar Reveiz Roldán
*Augusto Cano Motta
*Francisco Ortega Acosta
*Eduardo Wiesner Durán
*Miguel Fadul
*Daniel Peñaranda
*Jorge Ruíz Lara
*Armando Sánchez Torres
*Hernán Echavarría Olózaga

=Academic Programs= The Universidad de los Andes offers 28 undergraduate programs, 30 specialized degree programs, 20 master's programs, and 5 doctoral programs.

* Undergraduate Programs
** Administration (Business)
** Anthropology
** Architecture
** Art
** Biology
** Political Science
** Law
** Industrial Design
** Economics
** Philosophy
** Physics
** History
** Environmental Engineering
** Civil Engineering
** Systems & Computers Engineering
** Electrical Engineering
** Electronic Engineering
** Industrial Engineering
** Mechanical Engineering
** Chemical Engineering
** Languages & Sociocultural Studies
** Literature
** Mathematics
** Medicine
** Microbiology
** Music
** Psychology
** Chemistry
* Specialized Graduate Programs
* Master's Programs
* Doctoral Programs
** Biology
** Physics
** Engineering

=Others=
* Nicolás Gómez Dávila - a Colombian writer who helped found the Los Andes University
* Alberto Lleras Camargo - Colombian president who helped found the Los Andes University

References

External links

* [http://www.uniandes.edu.co/ Universidad de los Andes website (in Spanish)]
* [http://ingles.uniandes.edu.co/ Universidad de los Andes website]