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ICESI University
Private university in Cali, Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Icesi University (Spanish: Universidad Icesi. Originally the initials of Instituto Colombiano de Estudios Superiores de Incolda, the Colombian Institute of Higher Studies of Incolda) is a private university located in Cali, Colombia. The campus is located in the area of Pance, south of the city. Founded in 1979 by a group of businessmen in the region. Icesi University with a campus of 141,334 square meters, offers undergraduate programs, specializations, masters and doctorates.
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Former names | Profesional |
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Motto in English | "We teach to learn" |
Type | Private |
Established | 1979 |
Endowment | US$988.626 |
President | Esteban Piedrahita |
Students | 6087 (2018-1)[1] |
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Colors | Blue, White and Green |
Nickname | ICESI |
Website | www.icesi.edu.co |
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In 2010, the Icesi University of Cali, was the first private University in southwestern Colombia, in the High Quality Institutional Accreditation. In 2015, the Ministry of National Education granted the renewal of the High Quality Institutional Accreditation, until 2021.
Icesi University has 13 accredited programs: Telematics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Design, Business Administration, Economics and International Business, Law, Public Accounting and Finance, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Economics and International Business, Media Design Interactive, International Marketing and Advertising, Psychology and Political Science.
The University had 14 research groups in Colciencias, seven of them are located (according to the new classification of research groups of Colciencias) classified in category A1, 2 in category A, 3 in category B, and 1 in category C .1