Studying in Colombia

camilo says on Dec 2, 2003, 12:59:

universitites The Universidada de los Andes is de best by far, the for latin american studies you can try Universidad de la Sabana and the Universidad Javeriana both are very good. The NAcional i spretty good but I don´t knwo how safe would you feel in that environment, it is a public university and there is some guerrilla influence all around, that might be a little unconfortable.

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camilo says on Dec 2, 2003, 12:59:

universitites The Universidad de los Andes is de best by far, the for latin american studies you can try Universidad de la Sabana and the Universidad Javeriana both are very good. The NAcional i spretty good but I don´t knwo how safe would you feel in that environment, it is a public university and there is some guerrilla influence all around, that might be a little unconfortable.

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Peter (Moderator) says on Dec 6, 2003, 03:29:

Universities in Bogota I agree with above post. The Universidad Externado de Colombia is another good university which you could consider. I used to be an English teacher there, so I know it really well. I agree that Los Andes is definitely the best private uni, although really expensive. The Universidad Nacional de Colombia is the best public uni, and hailed by some as the best university in South America (Gabriel Garcia Marquez studied there). My husband did his degree there, so I know it really well, and it's not dangerous at all. Studying there would probably be a much richer life experience and a great way to learn about Colombia than los Andes, which could be a university anywhere really, even though it's lovely. It's true that there's the odd student demonstration at la Nacho, with students throwing stones at the police, and the odd burning bus, but it'sand it really depends on the kind of thing you'd like best and what type of person you are. The other thing about the Nacho is that they are very short on resources, although I guess that wouldn't matter so much for you as you're going to do an Arts subject.

Whatever you decide, it sounds like a great plan, and good luck!

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SiV says on Dec 10, 2003, 17:39:

Unis The magazine "Semana" recently published the university rankings lists, and the Javeriana rated in the top 5 for political studies. I can´t remember the other results clearly, perhaps thy´re on their webpage. The Externado is incredibly expensive.
I´m studying a postgrad in the Universidad Javeriana, Cali and can highly recommend it.

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Peter (Moderator) says on Jan 11, 2004, 06:15:

Universities in Bogota I'm from the UK and am looking to learn Spanish for a year in Latin America (I have basic Spanish already). I have Colombian friends here who have recommended Bogota but I'm having trouble finding anything on the internet.

Does anyone have any experience of doing this or have any suggestions on where to look?

Cheers!

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nazca says on Oct 7, 2006, 07:44:

Elementary Education in Medellin Does anybody know where I can look up good elementary schools in Medellin?

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