JAVERIANA

colomtoli says on May 17, 2006, 11:02:

One of the best universities in Latin America Don't think you can go wrong, its probably the most well known university in Colombia. Althought Universidad de los Andes is also very good, it depends on what you want to study. You could also check into that University.
Here are the websites www.uniandes.edu.co; www.javieriana.edu.co.

Bogota is a lot colder and rainier than probably barranquilla, Puma is good, Jeans, airlines satchel bags, just watch City TV. Generally pretty are pretty fashionable here, more so because of the climate. Biggest difference, people in Bogota have a lot more clothes on in general than on the coast. Best of luck, and email me if you need help with anything. jane-roj at uniandes.edu.co

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Sr Tertius says on May 17, 2006, 16:44:

Run by Jesuits Which, I guess, makes it what Loyola is in the US. Good university, but I would also consider Andes and Nacional. All three, top notch.

"When the finger points to the moon, the fool looks at the finger" (Chinese proverb)

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jaramillo says on May 18, 2006, 00:44:

Georgetown By virtue of its location in the capital, style of management, contacts with the various branches of government, and clout, Javeriana is more comparable to Georgetown. That said, comparing Javeriana to Georgetown is like comparing the ministerio de defensa to the pentagon.

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adrimm says on May 18, 2006, 08:48:

Agree with 1 I know a girl who immigrated partway through uni at Javeriana (3rd yr I think), and when she decided to continue her studies in uni here, she was granted equivelancy for a number of the courses she took there.

She's in grad school now, so that says something I guess.

I think it would be a great option for your year of Spanish!

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Piatt says on May 18, 2006, 13:32:

Is the universidad strict when you say its run by Jesuits? Well Im open to any of universities...in fact I wish there was a way to figure out which of the schools has the larger contingency of internationals studying spanish in their program.
Sincerely,
Gordon Piatt

gordo

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jaramillo says on May 19, 2006, 08:57:

Yes, very strict You have to wear a chastity belt and a horse-hair shirt. Now, seriously, do you know the Jesuits? The Jesuits always run a tight ship, but you will have to be very observant to even detect their presence. They are behind the scenes. It is not their style to be heavy handed. I received my degree there (1980) and the atmosphere was pretty easy going. The campus is animated and pretty cool, situated near the hills, along 7th Ave, around 45th St (http://www.javeriana.edu.co/puj/campus/). I enjoyed my interactions there and made many good friends, especially (but by no means exclusively)with kids who were not from Bogotá.

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bickerss says on May 22, 2006, 09:04:

I checked out the spanish cse at this uni and liked it. Was 1 ,950,000 pesos for 6 weks, 3 hrs of contact a day with 2 different teachers.

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