Universidad Nacional de Colombia

The Universidad Nacional de Colombia was founded the 22nd September of 1867. The Universidad Nacional de Colombia promotes equal access to the Colombian education system; it provides the largest offering of academic programs and trains competent and socially responsible professionals. The Universidad Nacional de Colombia has nine different campus: Amazonia, Bogotá, Caribe, De La Paz, Manizales, Medellín, Orinoquia, Palmira and Tumaco.

"I had always wanted to learn more about the tropical forestry and agriculture. I saw this as a way of improving my level of Spanish into fluency. In general, the people are not afraid to start contact, very hospitable, ‘warm’."

a WUR exchange student

General Information

  • Academic calendar:

    Semester 1: From February till June
    Semester 2: From August till December

  • Application deadlines: 

    Semester 1: 30th October of previous year
    Semester 2: 30th April of the current year

  • Areas of agreement: All
  • Language of instruction: Spanish
  • Restrictions: Additional requirement for non EU universities: GPA 7.0 or higher
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