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Institutional Information

Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga

UNAB

2017

Located in North Eastern Colombia,

Santander is a touristic and thriving region,

with breathtaking landscapes such as

Chicamocha Canyon, wastelands, rivers, caves

and mountains, where adventure sports can

be practiced. Our colonial towns are well

known for their beauty and charm.

Santander

SOCORRO

BARICHARAGIRÓN

ORTICES LAKE

GUADALUPE

GALLINERAL PARK

Páramo de Santurbán – Santurbán MoorA strategic ecosystem for the region of

Santander and North Santander

It has been given the nickname “La Ciudad de Los

Parques” (“The City of Parks”) and “La Ciudad Bonita

de Colombia”; (“Colombia’s Beautiful City”).

Bucaramanga

Population of 1,276,329 inhabitants including the Metropolitan Area (Girón, Floridablanca,

Piedecuesta)

Búcaro : a tree

Manga: land

• Bucaramanga is the fifth largest economyby GDP in Colombia, with the lowestunemployment rate.

• Selected as part of the Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank “Emerging andSustainable Cities Initiative”.

• Its inhabitants are called “bumangueses”.

Bucaramanga

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BUCARAMANGA

• Founded in 1952

• High Quality InstitutionalAccreditation awarded by theMinistry of Education (6 years)

Instituto Caldas

UNAB Online

La Casona UNAB

Organizational Structure

Directive level:

Rector of the University: Alberto Montoya Puyana

Academic Vice-rector : Eulalia García Beltrán

Administrative and Financial Vice-rector : Gilberto Ramírez Valbuena

Active MOUs

Countries

108

Research

Mobility

Grants

Graduate programs

18

Germany Argentina Brasil Chile Costa Rica

U.S.AFrance México Perú Japan

Spain

Italy

International Relations

Outbound67%

Inbound33%

Students63%

Faculty37%

Academic Mobility: Average of 300 per year

Special services offered to our international students andFaculty:

• Orientation for visa process, health insurance and local

transportation

• Orientation regarding housing (including Homestay offer)

• Spanish for foreigners program (including extracurricular

activities such as cooking, dancing, field trips)

• Welcome activities and opportunities to interact with other

international students

• World Café: Monthly event to meet UNAB students and

local community

Graduate Programs

13

Some organizations that support UNAB’s Internationalization

Fuente: Oficina de Relaciones Nacional E Internacionales

Fecha: Junio 30 de 2015

CULTURAL EVENTS

https://youtu.be/d-hPFdH914U?t=138

Adriana MartínezDirector of International Relations

amartinez18@unab.edu.coAída Fernández de los Campos

Coordinator Centre of Latinamerican Studiesdemafc@unab.edu.co