The University of Quindío, is a public institution and department in Colombia, under the Ministry of Education; Its headquarters are located in Armenia, Quindío, Colombia. It has 32 undergraduate academic programs and 16 postgraduate. It has 31 research groups, 14 of them categorized and recognized by Colciencias: 2 Category A, 4 Category B and 8 in class C.

History

University of Quindío was founded in 1960 and became an institution of departmental status in 1982. Begins operations in 1962 with the programs of Agronomy and Topography (Surveying). Currently the University has 7 faculties in the areas of: Humanities Sciences, Health Sciences, Engineering, Economics and Administrative Sciences, Education, Basic Sciences and Technology, Science in Agribusiness and distance learning modalities. The University has 12,000 students including postgraduate students. Its faculty is formed by 854 teachers, 24 of whom are doctoral, 233 masters and 239 specializations.

Academic Offer

The University of Quindío has 7 faculties (schools) which offer the following courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate and diplomaed.

Undergraduate

Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Agribusiness Faculty of Basic Sciences and Technology Faculty of Humanities sciences Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Education Sciences

Postgraduate

Specialization Master Doctorate Diplomaed