The University of Caldas (), is a public, coeducational, research university based in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. It is the most important higher education institution in the Department of Caldas. It is a public university of national character, subject to inspection and surveillance through Law 1740 of 2014 and Law 30 of 1992 of the Ministry of Education of Colombia; it houses students from all corners of Colombia and abroad; It is considered the best university in the "eje cafetero" and one of the best in Colombia.
Academic programs
Undergraduate FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Agronomy Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics
FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Anthropology Law Family Development Sociology Social Work BA in Social Studies History FACULTY OF NATURAL AND EXACT SCIENCES Biology Geology BA in Biology and Chemistry Mecatronics Engineering Electronics Technology
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES Nursing BA in Physical Education, Recreation and Sports Medicine
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Food Engineering Computers Systems Technology
FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES Plastic Arts Visual Design Philosophy and Letters BA in Philosophy and Letters BA in Scenic Arts BA in Modern Languages BA in Music
Graduate Graduate Doctoral Degrees Agricultural Sciences Biomedical Sciences Design and Interactive Creation Educational Sciences
Master's Degrees Agricultural Production Systems Biomedical Sciences Chemistry Culture and Drugs Design and Interactive Creation Earth Sciences Education English Didactics Family Studies and Development Fito pathology Gerontology Philosophy Rural Societies Social Sciences Veterinary Sciences
Specializations Administration and Evaluation Administrative Law Agribusiness Management Agro-industrial Development Anesthesiology Bovine Production systems Chemistry Clinic Geriatrics Clinical Gastroenterology Clinical Surgical Gastroenterology Commercial and Financial Legislation Computer Assisted Mathematics Criminal Studies Dermatology Family Relationships Intervention General Surgery Geotechnics Gynecology and Obstetrics Health Promotion Inter Agro-Alimentary Business Internal Medicine Ophthalmology Pediatric Surgery Pediatrics Psychiatry Rural Development Tax and Customs Legislation Technical and Economic Evaluation University Teaching
Notable alumni Humberto de la Calle Elizabeth Castillo Vargas, LGBT activist and writer Alejandro Corrales Escobar, politician and engineer La Muchacha, musician, singer, and songwriter Lyda Osorio, physician, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist
See also
List of universities in Colombia
References
External links University of Caldas official site