Francisco José de Caldas District University
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The
Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas () is a
public,
coeducational, research university based in
Bogotá, Colombia. It is the second most important public higher education institution in the city, after the
National University of Colombia, with a population of 26,140 students. It was founded in 1948, by
Priest Daniel de Caicedo, who would become its first
rector, with the support of the
Bogotá City Council, as the Municipal University of Bogotá (). It changed its name to the current in 1957 when the municipality of Bogotá became a district. Its establishment was officialized by the 1970
decree No. 1030, issued by the national government. The university offers 70 programs at
undergraduate and
postgraduate levels, including four
masters and one
doctorate.
The university is member of the
Association of Colombian Universities (ASCUN), the
Iberoamerican Association of Postgraduate Universities (AUIP), and the Iberoamerican University Network
Universia.
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