The Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia is a national public university, financed mainly by the Colombian State, accredited for High Quality Multicampus, with Headquarters in the city of Tunja. It is the most important University in the department of Boyacá and one of the most prestigious in the country for its academic level. It is present in 8 departments of the country.
The Headquarters concentrates the administrative corpus, the registration and admissions, the Jorge Palacios Preciado Library, the Central Building, the Camilo Torres Restrepo Square, the university citadel with the different faculties and the Superior Normal School Santiago de Tunja.
In addition, outside the university citadel, on Calle 24 No. 5-63, it includes the Faculty of Health Sciences, which is located in the facilities of what was the first Tunja hospital (currently houses the Medical Schools, Psychology and Nursing, together with the regional section of the National Institute of Legal Medicine).
The Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia, in addition to the Headquarters, has 3 sectional Headquarters, 6 extension offices and 24 regional distance education centers, where 11 faculties, 77 face-to-face academic undergraduate programs, 24 distance undergraduate and 86 graduate. The University was created with the objective of emphasizing education in pedagogy, science and technology. Currently, it is ranked number 9 among the best Colombian universities, according to the ranking advanced by Sapiens Research Group. In addition, it is the fourth university in the country by number of students: more than 30,000.
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Tunja is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Boyacá, located on the eastern mountain range of the Andes, 115 kilometers northeast of Bogotá. It was founded in 1539 by Gonzalo Suárez Rendón, on the site of the Muisca Hunza settlement. Its population exceeds 200,000 inhabitants.
It has been recognized as an important literary, scientific, educational, cultural and historical center and is currently considered a university city. It has 7 higher education institutions: Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia, Santo Tomás University (Sede-Tunja), Boyacá University, Juan de Castellanos University Foundation, Antonio Nariño University, National Open and Distance University and Higher School of Administration Public
It hosts international events such as the Boyacá International Culture Festival. It is also recognized for celebrating the Aguinaldo Boyacense party.
Tunja is also one of the safest cities in Colombia, according to the report presented by the International Center for Crime Prevention. As for the economy, according to DANE, the recent development of infrastructure and the construction industry have contributed to an increase in GDP equivalent to 4.0%.
Only forty-five minutes from Tunja, are the tourism centers of Boyacá: Villa de Leyva and Paipa; something further west, Ráquira and Chiquinquirá remain..
Tunja houses a protected monumental complex in its Historic Center and declared a national heritage in 1959. At the Founder's House, who visits it learns a lot about the history of the city and has the opportunity to see the spectacular paintings on the ceiling. Its museums, churches, pre-Columbian monuments and parks collect diversity of stories about religious, social and political life, together with myths and legends arising from Muisca and Creole fantasy.
The Plaza de Bolívar is impressive for its spaciousness and Spanish and modern colonial architectural framework. The city, in general, has done an excellent job of maintaining traditional architecture. Also, it is an economical city compared to Bogotá, Medellín and Cartagena, due to its agricultural and livestock tradition.
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PEDAGOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA
Tunja – Boyacá – Colombia Main Office
North Central Avenue 39-115
PBX: (57 + 8) 7405626 - Language School Extension: 2493