Since the original intention of this institution of higher education was to offer the space for unbiased learning during a radical political period in the country, the proper translation would be "Freedom University," given it promotes freedom of speech and political thought.
The Universidad Libre was established in 1890 as Universidad Republicana (Republican University of Colombia) by the Colegio Académico.[7] In 1910, Universidad Republicana went through terrible economic mishaps. A group of investors determined to save the institution led by Don Eugenio Lopez, proceeded to try to amass the necessary funds to keep the institution alive. On April 13, 1912, Universidad Republicana S.A. was constituted as a society but its commercial name was Universidad libre. In 1913 after many legal battles, Universidad Libre became an independent entity from Universidad Republicana.[8]
Now constituted as a separate entity, Universidad Libre once again faced economic issues with many of the contributors withdrawing their funds. Cesar J. Rodriguez was in charge of the daunting task of yet again raising capital for the institution. Mr. Rodriguez hired the seasoned and charismatic leader Benjamin Herrera as head of the project.
Mr. Herrera was in charge of Universidad Libre until 1921, when he ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign against Pedro Nel Ospina. The defeated Mr. Herrera finally raised the desired amount of capital in 1922 and Julio Cesar Rodriguez announced on March 29, 1922, the beginning of activities.
It was not until February 13, 1923, that Universidad Libre actually started classes, in the first faculty dedicated to Law and Science.
Alumniedit
Libre's alumni include a vast range of prominent individuals in the history of the country and the region, with the following list representative:
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^Universidad Libre, Sala General. "Acuerdo Nro. 01 de 1994". Retrieved 8 November 2010.
^Republic of Colombia, Ministry of National Education (22 August 2016). "Por medio de la cual se otorga la acreditación institucional de alta calidad a la Universidad Libre". Autor (Resolución 16892).
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Free University of Colombia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Free University of Colombia Spanish Universidad Libre also called Unilibre is a nonsectarian 1 2 coeducational private and nonprofit university based in Bogota Colombia 3 with six satellite campuses located in Cali Barranquilla Pereira Cartagena Cucuta and Socorro It is considered one of Colombia s most comprehensive universities receiving a high quality accreditation from the Ministry of Education for 4 years 4 and offers sixty seven degree programs at the undergraduate level and one hundred sixty three graduate level programs Universidad LibreMotto Scientia Fons Libertatis Motto in EnglishScience source of freedomTypePrivate CoeducationalEstablished1890 1890 as Republican University of Colombia 1923 1923 as Universidad Libre PresidentJorge Alarcon NinoRectorFernando Dejanon RodriguezAcademic staff2 542Students37 159 2018 Undergraduates29 862Postgraduates7 297LocationBogota Colombia Cali Colombia Barranquilla Colombia Pereira Colombia Cartagena Colombia Cucuta Colombia Socorro SantanderCampusUrbanColorsRed and Black Websitewww unilibre edu coSince the original intention of this institution of higher education was to offer the space for unbiased learning during a radical political period in the country the proper translation would be Freedom University given it promotes freedom of speech and political thought The university is a member of the Association of Colombian Universities ASCUN 5 and the Iberoamerican University Network Universia 6 Contents 1 History 2 Alumni 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe Universidad Libre was established in 1890 as Universidad Republicana Republican University of Colombia by the Colegio Academico 7 In 1910 Universidad Republicana went through terrible economic mishaps A group of investors determined to save the institution led by Don Eugenio Lopez proceeded to try to amass the necessary funds to keep the institution alive On April 13 1912 Universidad Republicana S A was constituted as a society but its commercial name was Universidad libre In 1913 after many legal battles Universidad Libre became an independent entity from Universidad Republicana 8 Now constituted as a separate entity Universidad Libre once again faced economic issues with many of the contributors withdrawing their funds Cesar J Rodriguez was in charge of the daunting task of yet again raising capital for the institution Mr Rodriguez hired the seasoned and charismatic leader Benjamin Herrera as head of the project Mr Herrera was in charge of Universidad Libre until 1921 when he ran an unsuccessful presidential campaign against Pedro Nel Ospina The defeated Mr Herrera finally raised the desired amount of capital in 1922 and Julio Cesar Rodriguez announced on March 29 1922 the beginning of activities It was not until February 13 1923 that Universidad Libre actually started classes in the first faculty dedicated to Law and Science Alumni editLibre s alumni include a vast range of prominent individuals in the history of the country and the region with the following list representative Alejandro Galvis Galvis 1891 1981 founder the newspaper Vanguardia Liberal and Minister of War Dilian Francisca Toro physician and politician Domingo Esguerra Plata 1875 1965 lawyer and politician Enrique Olaya Herrera 1880 1937 journalist and President of Colombia German Zea 1905 1989 lawyer politician and occupied the Ministries of Government Justice and Foreign Affairs Gloria Stella Diaz lawyer and politician Gonzalo Correal Urrego lawyer and scientist Jose Fernando Bautista Quintero lawyer and politician Manuel Enriquez Rosero lawyer and politician Mauricio Pimiento lawyer and politician Rodrigo Rivera Salazar lawyer diplomat professor and journalist Ruth Stella Correa Palacio lawyer and Minister of Justice and Law of Colombia References edit Nonsectarian Definition of nonsectarian by Merriam Webster merriam webster com Ochoa Moreno Benjamin Declaracion sobre el laicismo Retrieved 8 November 2010 Universidad Libre Sala General Acuerdo Nro 01 de 1994 Retrieved 8 November 2010 Republic of Colombia Ministry of National Education 22 August 2016 Por medio de la cual se otorga la acreditacion institucional de alta calidad a la Universidad Libre Autor Resolucion 16892 Universidades Asociadas Asociacion Colombiana de Universidades ASCUN in Spanish Retrieved December 19 2011 Universidades iberoamericanas socias de Universia in Spanish Archived from the original on December 5 2011 Retrieved December 19 2011 Rueda J Manuel Antonio April 1890 La Universidad Republicana El Educacionista Segunda 1 Bogota Eustacio A Escovar 7 10 Retrieved 2017 12 13 Republic of Colombia General Archive of the Nation 1913 Escritura Publica 1182 Protocolo del ano 1913 Tomo 4 pp 421 432 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location link CS1 maint location missing publisher link External links editOfficial Website4 35 43 N 74 04 32 W 4 59528 N 74 07556 W 4 59528 74 07556 nbsp This Colombian university college or tertiary institution related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Free University of Colombia amp oldid 1164119635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
