Brochure institucional inglés 2015

Inspire Create Transform

Board of Trustees

Executive Committee

Chairman Álvaro Uribe Moreno Vice Chairman José Alberto Vélez Cadavid Members Jorge Iván Rodríguez Castaño Juan Rafael Cárdenas Gutiérrez Alejandro Ceballos Zuluaga Alicia Mendoza de Puerta Álvaro J. Estrada Mesa Carlos Ignacio Gallego Palacio Cipriano López González David Escobar Arango Guillermo Restrepo Arbeláez Hans U. Steinhauser Jovy Jorge Londoño Saldarriaga Jorge Posada Greiffenstein José Alonso González López José Manuel Restrepo Fernández de Soto Josefina María Agudelo Trujillo Luis Miguel de Bedout Hernández President Juan Luis Mejía Arango Vice President Julio Acosta Arango General Secretary Hugo Alberto Castaño Zapata Internal Auditor Luis Óscar Herrera Velásquez

President Juan Luis Mejía Arango Vice President Julio Acosta Arango General Secretary and Dean of School of Law Hugo Alberto Castaño Zapata Dean of School of Management Manuel Acevedo Jaramillo Dean of School of Engineering Alberto Rodríguez García Dean of School of Humanities Jorge Alberto Giraldo Ramírez Dean of School of Economics and Finance Juan Felipe Mejía Mejía Dean of School of Sciences Luciano Ángel Toro Administrative and Financial Director Paula Andrea Arango Gutiérrez Human Development-University Wellbeing Director Luz Amparo Posada Ceballos Research Director Félix Humberto Londoño González Planning Director Alberto Jaramillo Jaramillo Continuing Education Director Luis Fernando Rendón Cortés Languages Director Thomas Hanns Treutler Director of the Center for Innovation, Consulting, and Entrepreneurship (Cice) Adriana García Grasso Teaching Director Gabriel Jaime Arango Velásquez Director of EAFIT Pereira Ana Tulia Gutiérrez Buitrago Director of EAFIT Llanogrande Mario Enrique Vargas Sáenz Director of EAFIT Bogotá Isabel Cristina Gutiérrez Ramírez Director of Information Technology Center José Fernando Acevedo Uribe Head of Admissions and Registrar’s Office María Eugenia Hoyos de Hernández Head of Communications Department Catalina Suárez Restrepo Head of International Relations Office Marcela Wolff López Director of Luis Echavarría Villegas Cultural Center and Library Héctor Abad Faciolince Head of Institutional Marketing Department Beatriz Cecilia Mora Saldarriaga Head of Professional Practice Department Jorge Tabares Mesa Head of Alumni Center Liliana Ocampo Agudelo

Contenido

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EAFIT Inspires, Creates, Transforms

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Reaching Maturity, Remaining Vital

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A Place to Stay

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Commitment to Colombia

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University Community

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Preserving Academic Excellence

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Academic Offering

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Theoretical and Practical Training

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Teaching and Research University

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EAFIT Facts and Figures

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International Reach and Impact

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A University in Tune with Its Surroundings

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Continuing Education

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Language Encounter

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University-Private Sector-Government Alliance

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Committed to Social Responsibility

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Community Wellbeing

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Cultural Life

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Infrastructure and Spaces Conducive to Learning

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Sports and Fitness Areas

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Community and Alumni Services

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EAFIT,

Inspires, Creates, Transforms Mission Universidad EAFIT’s mission is to contribute to the country’s social, economic, scientific, and cultural development through undergraduate and graduate programs that mold globally competent individuals within a framework of ideological pluralism and academic excellence, as well as through scientific and applied research conducted in permanent interaction with the private sector, government, and academia.

Vision Inspired by the highest spiritual values, respectful of human dignity, and aware of its social responsibility, Universidad EAFIT aspires to be recognized both nationally and internationally for its academic and research achievements and for: • Having an open and democratic institutional culture and an environment that promotes the fullest development of its students, where differences are celebrated and cultural expression coexists alongside the task of learning, where priority is given to academic debate, different ideas and opinions are articulated in a spirit of mutual respect, and the creativity and productivity of all community members are encouraged.

• Developing the intellectual capacity of students and professors in all academic programs, relying on research as a basic foundation.

• Using state-of-the-art technologies and a student-centered pedagogical model.

• Maintaining ties with other educational institutions – both at home and abroad – to ensure the continual improvement of the university’s professors and programs.

• Contributing to the nation’s progress with innovative research programs and the training of professionals who are internationally competent in their knowledge areas and respectful of fundamental human values, democracy, and free private initiative in particular.

• Featuring an academic administration that devotes all of the institution’s human talent and resources toward achieving its objectives.

Institutional Values Integrity • Probity and uprightness in all our actions.

• Honesty and respect for intellectual property and academic standards.

• Rectitude in the performance of our duties, strictly complying with applicable norms.

Excellence • Quality of services offered to the community.

• Search for perfection in all our actions.

• Superiority and pre-eminence in our sphere of operation.

Tolerance • Willingness to listen and put ourselves in the other’s place.

• Respect for others’ opinions.

• Ability to compromise in a search for harmony and unity.

Responsibility • Competence and readiness to fulfill our commitments.

• Sense of responsibility in completing the tasks we undertake.

• Prudence and maturity in making decisions and carrying them out.

Boldness • Resoluteness and initiative in formulating and executing projects.

• Creativity and pro-activeness in coming up with new ideas.

• Decisiveness in seeking solutions to the needs around us.

EAFIT is a university that inspires the current generations to embark on a life project that maximizes their potential. It is an institution that both conveys and generates knowledge, thus fulfilling its role as a teaching and research university. It transforms society.

This is EAFIT’s message to its entire community and the broader society as it celebrates 55 years since its founding on May 4, 1960, a span in which it not only has trained the business leaders of Medellín, Antioquia, and Colombia but also positioned itself as a global institution that encompasses different knowledge areas.

EAFIT’s road map has three main objectives, set forth in its 2012-2018 Strategic Development Plan: preserving academic excellence, consolidating the institution as a teaching and research university, and expanding its national and international reach and impact.

Many of our efforts and resources are channeled toward achieving these objectives, which EAFIT reaffirmed in a self-evaluation carried out as part of its pursuit of Institutional Accreditation.

Our university obtained that recognition, which the National Education Ministry (MEN) confers on top-quality higher education institutions, for the first time in 2003. The story was repeated in 2010, when the MEN renewed our university’s Institutional Accreditation until 2018.

Openness to new knowledge areas is what lends true meaning to the “university concept.” For this reason, EAFIT currently offers 21 undergraduate degree programs, 57 graduate certificate programs, 33 master’s degree programs, and 6 doctorate programs in the schools of Management, Engineering, Humanities, Law, Economics and Finance, and Sciences.

The institution’s reach also extends to other publics.

In addition to the young people and adults enrolled in our formal education programs, children, senior citizens, and other members of the general public form part of the EAFIT community and benefit from continuing education programs, language courses, and the Children’s University program.

Research-backed teaching is another focal point of the institution’s road map, in so far as the goal is to not only convey but also generate knowledge. In that regard, the budget allocated to this area has increased over time and enabled EAFIT to achieve a range of objectives, including recognition by Colciencias of 41 research groups, the registration of 13 patents, and the participation of more than 900 students in research incubators.

Another of the university’s main objectives is to extend its national and international reach and impact.

In that regard, it offers students the chance to participate in exchange programs abroad that enhance their academic and cultural development. Likewise, it provides educational opportunities to foreigners and students from other Colombian cities who wish to study in Medellín.

And EAFIT is culture. Various artistic manifestations, such as music, literature, dance, theater, film cycles, and exhibitions, make up a cultural agenda that permeates all parts of the campus, enables the formation of groups with shared interests, and fosters the organization’s reach and impact both internally and externally.

EAFIT’s Mission is to contribute to the country’s progress, a commitment seen on various fronts, including the launch of consulting and entrepreneurship initiatives.

And it is in this context, in which the university strives to give back all it has received from society, that its social responsibility efforts are infused with a greater sense of purpose. With these strategic commitments in mind, EAFIT inspires, creates, transforms.

Juan Luis Mejía Arango President

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A Place to Stay

Students, teachers, employees, alumni, and the general public find abundant greenery on EAFIT’s main campus, where technology coexists alongside tropical flora and fauna.

EAFIT is a place to study and learn but also to investigate, innovate, create, explore, experience culture, and feel a sense of wellbeing. A place to stay...

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Reaching Maturity, Remaining Vital

EAFIT was founded in May 1960 through the efforts of 19 business leaders, who initially called the institution Escuela de Administracion y Finanzas (EAF), or School of Administration and Finance. Colombia was undergoing a turbulent period of industrialization amid a world brimming with all different sorts of changes.

At the time, existing academic programs did not fully meet the expectations of Antioquia’s business community and that dissatisfaction was the catalyst for the signing of EAF’s charter on May 4, 1960. Three months later, on Aug. 17, American professor Bernard J. Hargadon Jr. began teaching the very first class – Accounting

The National Education Ministry accredited EAFIT as a high-quality institution for the first time in 2003 and in 2010 extended that recognition for a period of eight years.

Principles, part of the Business Administration curriculum – in a classroom in downtown Medellín.

From those humble beginnings, advances and changes were not long in coming. One development occurred in 1962, when the Instituto Tecnológico (Institute of Technology) opened its doors and began offering degree programs in Textile, Industrial and Mechanical technologies and Computer Programming. It was then that two more letters (the I and T) were added to the EAF name.

In 1963, EAFIT moved to its current campus, located in the La Aguacatala neighborhood on Medellín’s south side. It is there that the institution’s most important transformations have occurred, including its recogni-

tion as a university in 1971 and the cancellation of technological programs to make way for new fields of study.

Likewise, four schools were opened over the latter part of the 20th century: Management (1979), Engineering (1979), Sciences and Humanities (1997), and Law (1999). The university’s fifth school, Economics and Finance, was launched in 2012, and the sixth school, Sciences, came into being in early 2015.

Quality also has been a hallmark of EAFIT throughout its history. The National Education Ministry granted the university accreditation as a high-quality institution for the first time in 2003 and in 2010 extended that recognition for a period of eight years.

EAFIT, which retains its original acronym although it has branched out beyond its origins as a school of administration and finance, is currently a university that is carving out an important place in the local, national, and international spheres, not only with its academic offering but also with its research activities, continuing education and language programs, study centers, consulting services, and entrepreneurial initiatives, among others.

Located on the south side of Medellín, in the El Poblado sector, the main campus covers nearly 128,000 square meters (31 acres) and features blocks of classrooms, offices, laboratories, athletic facilities, auditoriums, small squares, gardens, and other spaces conducive to research, academic, sporting, cultural, and leisure activities.

The Engineering Building is a major architectural highlight on campus and one of the country’s green buildings due to its natural façade insulation, rainwater harvesting and reuse system, low-wattage lighting, and air flow control system for air conditioning optimization.

The seventh and eighth floors of that same building have been set aside as a space for senior administrators of the university’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Applied Finance (MAF) programs.

Other emblematic constructions on campus include the Luis Echavarría Villegas Cultural Center and Library; and Blocks 26, 27, and 38, where the schools of Management, Economics and Finance, Law, Humanities, and Sciences are located. In addition, the Argos Center for Innovation is currently being built on the west side of campus.

The university has expanded in recent years, acquiring several residences in the La Aguacatala neighborhood that currently house the Asia Pacific Studies Center and the southern branch of the Confucius Institute of

Medellín, the Artistic Development Department, the Business English Program, the Institutional Marketing Department, the Urban and Environmental Studies Center (Urbam), the EAFIT University Press, the Cultural Promotion Area, the Creative Communication Area, the Alumni Center, and other divisions.

Further growth will also be possible because of the university’s acquisition of Los Guayabos, a park located opposite the main campus where many of the projects contemplated in the institution’s Master Plan are to be situated.

University-Park Architect Juan Fernando Forero, who was commissioned by the EAFIT president’s office to change the campus layout, found the university was oriented toward the Medellín River and decided to move it more toward its physical center, where the Student Plaza is presently located.

Each of these architectural spaces is in harmony with nature, enabling different species of flora and fauna to blend in with and compliment the built infrastructure and make the campus a University-Park.

Also contributing to this symbiotic relationship between nature and architecture are sculptures such as Hugo Zapata’s El Ágora and Rony Vayda’s Los Propileos.

This University-Park, designed by town planners Carlos Uribe and Jorge Mesa, earned the institution the 2008 Lapiz de Acero Award in the Public Spaces category. www.eafit.edu.co/campus

After 55 years of accomplishments and lessons learned, EAFIT continues to pursue the goals of its road map: preserving academic excellence, consolidating the institution as a teaching and research university, and expanding its national and international reach and impact. These are its main aspirations. www.eafit.edu.co/historia

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Commitment to Colombia

The university also contributes to the country’s social, economic, scientific, and cultural progress through its strategic presence in Bogotá, Pereira and Llanogrande.

EAFIT Bogotá The university has a campus in the Colombian capital, where it offers graduate-level, continuing education, and language programs.

Through the efforts of the Center for Innovation, Consulting, and Entrepreneurship (Cice), EAFIT Bogotá also helps numerous companies innovate and strengthen their operations.

1.538 meters (5,042 feet) above sea level A temperate climate with temperatures of between 18-28 C (64-82 F)

Medellín

Medellín has undergone a cultural, social, and economic transformation in recent years that led to this bustling metropolis being chosen, for example, as the host city for the World Urban Forum and the 4th World Bike Forum in 2014 and 2015, respectively.

Colombia’s second city both economically and in terms of number of inhabitants, it is located 1,538 meters (5,042 feet) above sea level, boasts a temperate climate with year-round temperatures ranging from between 18 to 28 degrees Celsius (64 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit), and has a history dating back nearly 340 years. The Medellín metropolitan area, which comprises 10 municipalities located in the Aburrá Valley, currently is home to roughly 3,800,000 people.

This urban conglomerate in northwestern Colombia (nestled amid the Andes’ Cordillera Central range) hosts world-class events such as the Flower Festival, the International Poetry Festival, the Medellín Book and Culture Festival, Colombiamoda, and Colombiatex.

EAFIT Bogotá currently offers MBA and MAF programs (through an agreement with Universidad de San Buenaventura); graduate certificate programs in Marketing and Finance; as well as the Knowledge for Life, Business English, and Spanish for Foreigners programs.

The address of the EAFIT Bogotá campus is Carrera 16 No. 93-46.

and MAF programs in partnership with Universidad Católica de Pereira, as well as a master’s program in Applied Economics and seven graduate certificate programs.

Similarly, EAFIT partners in Quindío Department with the Corporación Universitaria Empresarial Alexander Von Humboldt, based in Armenia, to offer graduate certificate programs in Finance and Business Administration.

EAFIT Pereira is located at Carrera 19 #12-70 in the Mega Centro Pinares building. www.eafit.edu.co/pereira

EAFIT Llanogrande Residents of Eastern Antioquia also have convenient access to EAFIT’s academic offering at a rural campus there located on kilometer 3.5 of the Don Diego-Rionegro highway.

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EAFIT Pereira Universidad EAFIT also has a campus in another strategic region, the Eje Cafetero (Coffee Growers’ Axis), offering the inhabitants of Pereira and Armenia graduate-level programs and language and continuing education courses.

It also provides consulting services there to the public, private, and social sectors.

After having a presence for several years in the capital of Risaralda Department, the institution opened its own campus there in 1995 and currently offers MBA

EAFIT Llanogrande’s range of services includes language and continuing education courses and graduate-level programs. The campus also hosts initiatives of EAFIT Social.

Since 1996, it has provided a learning space highlighted by graduate programs in the areas of development and social responsibility. These include the master’s degree program in Management of Social Enterprises for Social Innovation and Local Development, which offers dual degrees with University of Verona (Italy) and Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. www.eafit.edu.co/llanogrande

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EAFIT Students

University Community

One of the university’s main challenges is the multifaceted development of those who make up the EAFIT community; that is why it promotes spaces and activities that contribute to their wellbeing.

Children’s University

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Knowledge for Life

Nearly 9,300 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students are enrolled in the undergraduate, graduate certificate, master’s degree, and doctorate programs offered by the schools of Management, Engineering, Humanities, Law, Economics and Finance, and Sciences. This student community enjoys numerous benefits that extend beyond academics and include cultural, athletic, and outreach opportunities.

Students, faculty and administrative employees, and alumni form part of a university community that is notable for its diversity.

Students not only are natives of Medellín and the Valle de Aburrá metropolitan area. They also hail from other regions of Colombia, especially the Atlantic Coast and the Eje Cafetero (Coffee Growers’ Axis). And it is increasingly common to see young people of other nationalities enroll in our institution.

Over the past several years, EAFIT also has set its sights on building an increasingly elite academic community that contributes to the region’s and country’s progress. As part of that mission, it carries out efforts such as a scholarship program that benefits nearly 16 percent of the student body.

Faculty and Administrative Staff The faculty is made up of nearly 370 full-time professors and 660 part-time professors who impart their knowledge and motivate students to strive for academic and research excellence. Thanks to a campaign to boost its faculty’s credentials, 92 percent of EAFIT’s professors hold a master’s or doctorate degree.

EAFIT’s human talent also includes nearly 1,200 administrative employees whose professionalism and commitment help ensure fulfillment of the institution’s objectives.

Alumni EAFIT makes its mark on society through its nearly 46,000 alumni, who have distinguished themselves in the private, public, and social sectors of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, and other parts of the world.

Studies conducted by the Labor Observatory for Education confirm that EAFIT graduates are highly sought after in different sectors and are among the best remunerated in Colombia.

Children and Senior Citizens Academic training at EAFIT begins from an early age thanks to Children’s University, a program that promotes knowledge acquisition by drawing on the natural curiosity of this segment of the population.

dge that transforms these young minds and provides them with a fresh perspective on how to foster the country’s social development.

This initiative brings the university’s research-generated storehouse of scientific knowledge to some 800 children and adolescents between the ages of 7 and 17 from different public and private schools.

And the learning process never ends at EAFIT. That is why the Knowledge for Life program, part of the Continuing Education Center, was created. This initiative offers diploma courses in different areas, wellbeing classes, and international programs for senior citizens.

The program is divided into three phases: Question-Based Encounters, Knowledge Expeditions, and Science Projects. Each combines playful elements, reflections, and observations to build scientific knowle-

Nearly 500 participants benefit from this program, sharing the experience with their generational peers on the Medellín campus as well as at EAFIT Bogotá, EAFIT Pereira, and EAFIT Llanogrande.

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Preserving

Academic Excellence This is the first focal point of EAFIT’s 2012-2018 Strategic Development Plan.

Excellence is one of the values our institution promotes and is able to achieve thanks to the quality of its processes. In this regard, the university periodically submits to a process of self-assessment and external evaluation in which it renders account of its good practices.

Institutional Accreditation EAFIT became the nation’s first university to have its Institutional Accreditation renewed – via National Education Ministry resolution No. 1680, issued on March 16, 2010. The university obtained that recognition for the first time in 2003.

One of the most important aspects that Colombia’s government highlighted in renewing EAFIT accreditation was the increase in the number of full-time professors and those with master’s or doctorate degrees. Other important factors were the increase in scientific production and the number of patents, as well the ties the university has forged with industry.

Institutional Accreditation is a voluntary process in which higher education institutions undergo assessment by the government. In Colombia, 35 of 289 institutions are accredited.

Program Accreditation At EAFIT, all programs eligible for high-quality accreditation – 16 of the university’s 21 undergraduate programs – have been granted that recognition from the Colombian government. Additionally, several of these degree programs have had their accreditation renewed.

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Business Administration International Business Public Accounting Economics Law Political Science Communications Studies Mechanical Engineering Mathematical Engineering Music Geology Civil Engineering Product Design Engineering Process Engineering Production Engineering Computer Science

International Accreditations: • Public Accounting • Master of Business Administration

Language and Continuing Education Programs Accredited by Accet In 2012, the university received a five-year international high-quality endorsement from the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training, or Accet, an organization officially recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. That endorsement encompasses the programs offered by the Language and Continuing Education divisions. EAFIT became the first institution in Colombia and the second in Latin America to receive this distinction.

International Recognition In 2014, the institution obtained three important distinctions. On the one hand, the undergraduate program in Public Accounting received international accreditation from Mexico’s Accrediting Council for Social, Accounting, and Administrative Sciences in Latin American Higher Education, A.C. (Cacsla). It also secured international certification for its Project Management-related programs from the Pennsylvania-based Project Management Institute, which also accredited EAFIT as a registered education provider.

Likewise, EAFIT’s MBA program has received five-year accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA), becoming the first in Antioquia to earn that distinction.

In addition, the Spanish for Foreigners program has been included since March 1, 2010, in the Cervantes Institute’s Associate Centers Network, an endorsement of its quality as a center for Spanish-language instruction.

Administrative Certifications The commitment to quality extends to the administrative divisions. The Admissions and Registrar’s Office, the Administrative and Financial Division, and the Human Development-University Wellbeing Division are certified under the ISO 9001-2008 standard; and the Metrology; Materials; and Soils, Concrete, and Pavement laboratories have been endorsed by the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce.

The university’s academic offering consists of undergraduate, graduate certificate, master’s degree, and doctorate programs.

The Metro System facilitates students’ transition to higher levels of study.

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• Innovation and Knowledge Management • Project Management • Marketing • International Business Doctorate Program • Business Administration

School of Engineering Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Graduate Level Graduate Certificate Programs • Software Development • Operations Management and Logistics • Integrated Technical Systems Design • Materials Design • Chemical and Biotechnological Process Design • Mechanical Design • Road Design and Pavement Engineering • Product Design Management • Construction Management • Sustainable Industrial Process Management • Earthquake Resistance Engineering • Industrial Maintenance • Computational Mechanics • Soil Mechanics and Foundations • Plastic and Rubber Transformation Processes • Product Redesign • Information Systems • Teleinformatics • Turbomachinery Master’s Degree Programs • Engineering Doctorate Program • Engineering

Academic Offering

EAFIT currently has six schools: Management, Engineering, Law, Humanities, Economics and Finance, and Sciences. The academic departments that make up those schools offer 21 undergraduate, 57 graduate certificate, 33 master’s degree, and 6 doctorate programs.

The university’s Metro System eases students’ transition among different academic cycles, providing undergraduate students the opportunity to take courses that will later be recognized when they begin their graduate studies. www.eafit.edu.co/pregrados www.eafit.edu.co/posgrados

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Undergraduate Level • Business Administration • International Business • Public Accounting • Marketing Graduate Level Graduate Certificate Programs • Risk Management and Insurance • Organizational Control (on-site and distance learning) • International Business Management • Project Management • Human Development Management (on-site and distance learning) • Health Institutions Management • International Tax Administration • Marketing • International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS-IAS Master’s Degree Programs • Business Administration (MBA) • Risk Management • Administrative Sciences • Organizational and Human Resource Development

Undergraduate Level • Civil Engineering • Product Design Engineering • Process Engineering • Production Engineering • Computer Scienc • Mechanical Engineering

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Theoretical and Practical Training

The training process EAFIT students undergo includes a one-semester internship and mandatory coursework that contributes to their multifaceted development.

Human-centered learning and the interrelationship between theory and practice are guiding principles of the EAFIT academic experience.

The university also readies students for the start of their professional career, enabling them to stand out on the basis of the knowledge and values they acquire during their educational process. Internships and the Institutional Training Nucleus (NFI) help students further develop these traits, which are the hallmark of EAFIT’s graduates.

sists of six courses totaling 18 credits. The NFI is organized into two cycles, one of which is mandatory and comprises the subject areas of communicative skills, the Colombian context, the constitution and democracy, and entrepreneurship.

The other is an elective cycle made up of courses in the areas of art and culture, philosophy and letters, history and politics, music and society, science and technology, and environmental culture.

Internship Modalities

Companies and organizations are an ideal setting for EAFIT students to transmit what they have learned at the university. Each year, around 1,400 students embark on their first work experience, choosing from among different modalities, either in Colombia or abroad. The internships are arranged by the Professional Practice Department (DEPP), which helps facilitate students’ contact with the work world by placing them in the professional environment that best suits their interests.

• Internship at a Company or Organization • Entrepreneurial Internship • Non-Profit Internship • One-Year Continuous Internship • Validation of One Year of Professional Experience • Research Internship • Unpaid Internship at an Organization • Internship Abroad • Internship under Partnership Agreement

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One of the institution’s goals is to transition from a university that conveys knowledge to a university that generates it.

Eighteen EAFIT research groups, or 45 percent of the total, are classified as A or A1

by Colciencias, that research-promotion agency’s two highest categories.

The second objective of the 2012-2018 Strategic Development Plan is the consolidation of a teaching and research university. This goal is pursued through a research system that begins with the inquiries of the young participants in Children’s University before progressing to the next stages: the incubators and research groups.

A greater ability to manage co-financing schemes for projects and the establishment of links with other institutions have allowed EAFIT to integrate its activities within the context of national and international research circles.

cy’s two highest categories.

The university has obtained 13 patents granted by the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce: six invention patents and seven utility model patents.

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EAFIT today boasts 82 research incubators featuring the participation of nearly 960 students.

The current research budget is around 38.2 billion pesos (roughly US$ 15.5 million), which covers the cost of various projects. The research carried out at EAFIT, in keeping with its mission as an educational institution, is geared toward solving the problems that Colombian society faces. “The guiding principles of its research efforts are, therefore, permanent innovation, an enterprising spirit, and social cooperation.”

Research groups belonging to the university’s six schools and the Language Center are constantly striving to generate new knowledge. Colciencias currently recognizes 41 EAFIT groups for their quality and the pertinence of the results obtained through their research processes. Of that number, 18 – or 45 percent – have been classified as A or WW |A1 by Colciencias, that agen-

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EAFIT offers its students different international opportunities for enriching their academic and cultural development. These possibilities include internship and study semesters abroad and the chance to perfect language skills in other countries. Likewise, foreign students have the chance to undergo formal academic training at our university.

International Opportunities • Foreign Internships • Participation in Academic Events • Foreign Languages • Academic Missions • Research Internships • Summer Schools • Academic Exchanges • Dual-Degree Programs

Agreements and Academic Mobility The university, through its International Relations Office, has nearly 260 agreements with institutions in 36 countries on four continents, where students can undergo a semester or a full year of academic training.

At present, some 730 students are taking part in internship programs, 83 of them in foreign countries.

The IRO also leads Sígueme, an inter-institutional system that links a group of Colombian universities and is aimed at fostering student mobility within the country.

Around 70 foreign students from 16 countries are currently pursuing university studies at EAFIT. www.eafit.edu.co/international

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Due to China’s enhanced global standing, it is increasingly necessary to learn Mandarin and become familiar with the customs of that country’s ancient culture.

For this reason, EAFIT, Universidad de Antioquia, and the Medellín municipal government formed an allian-

ce with the People’s Republic of China that led to the establishment of a Confucius Institute in the city in 2010. The southern branch of that cultural establishment is located in one of the houses the university acquired in the La Aguacatala neighborhood. www.institutoconfuciomedellin.org

Around 70 foreigners from 16 countries are currently pursuing university studies at EAFIT. Spanish for Foreigners This program, which is part of the Language Division, enables foreigners to effectively develop their communicative competence in the Spanish language.

It dates back 16 years and has been endorsed by Spain’s Instituto Cervantes.

In 2014, 550 students from 40 countries on different continents were enrolled in the program, which provides participants with comprehensive support that includes assistance with obtaining a visa, getting to Medellín, finding housing, and opening a bank account.

It also offers students the chance to enjoy additional social, tourist, and cultural activities. www.eafit.edu.co/spanishprogram

Exporting Programs EAFIT maintains a presence in the Central American region through its master’s degree programs in Business Administration and Criminal Law, which are offered in Guatemala in partnership with the Panamerican Consulting Group.

In addition, some continuing education programs have been established in the United States, Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Argentina.

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EAFIT’s study centers provide space for academic reflection on societally relevant issues.

Urban and Environmental Studies Center (Urbam) Drawing on the experience of Medellín and the metropolitan region, the Urban and Environmental Studies Center (Urbam) emerged as an academic space for thought, critical reflection, and action pertaining to the city and the environment. Academia, public policy makers, and the private sector come together there to seek answers to problems from a broad-based and inter-disciplinary perspective. www.eafit.edu.co/urbam

Asia Pacific Studies Center

Center for Strategic Thought

EAFIT, in conjunction with the public and private sector, created the Asia Pacific Studies Center as a space for the university’s students, professors, and researchers to work together and expand their knowledge about issues relevant to that region.

The center seeks to strengthen relations between Colombia and Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region through academic, research, and cultural initiatives.

The main objective of this space is to promote discussion and reflection on key issues related to societal development, while at the same time contributing to the goal of making EAFIT a point of reference for society, enhancing its prestige, and providing support to decision makers.

The Center for Strategic Thought has served as an opinion leader for local, national, and foreign media.

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Center for Political Analysis The Center for Political Analysis carries out activities on four fronts: government and public policy; public and citizen security; political communication; and geopolitics and international relations.

Its work involves consulting, advisory, outreach, and applied research activities.

The center is affiliated with the School of Humanities’ Government and Political Science Department. All of the academic and research efforts of the undergraduate program in Political Science are linked to the center with a view to offering a portfolio of services to public and private-sector institutions. www.eafit.edu.co/centroanalisispolitico

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Center for Economic and Financial Research (Cief) This research center was created in 2012, coinciding with the founding of the School of Economics and Finance. Its purpose is to represent the university nationally and internationally, as well as to serve as a resource for the private sector and a generator of public policy.

Finance and Banking, Economics of Education, Economics of Crime, Export Competitiveness, and Export Diversification are some of the lines of investigation being pursued in this academic space. www.eafit.edu.co/cief

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Continuing Education

In an age in which knowledge and information are constantly evolving, academic training must keep pace with those changes.

EAFIT’s Continuing Education Center offers nearly 700 courses and diploma programs in more than 70 knowledge areas.

The EAFIT campus also welcomes students from Colombia and other parts of the world to its Summer School program, which offers courses for all ages during the vacation period.

nearly 500 senior citizens in Medellín, Bogotá, Pereira, Cartagena, and Llanogrande a space to quench their thirst for knowledge. The pleasure of intellectual exploration takes precedence in this program, which comprises diploma programs in different areas, wellbeing classes, and instruction with an international focus. www.eafit.edu.co/saberes

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Summer School

The portfolio of services offered by the Continuing Education Center, or CEC, includes short programs, such as conferences, symposiums, and seminars, as well as diploma courses and regular or closed courses for businesses, depending on their needs.

Universidad EAFIT’s Summer School has consolidated itself as an academic and cultural space during recess periods: between June and July and between November and December, offering courses and seminars (formal and continuing education) for children, adolescents, and adults from Colombia and other parts of the world.

The subject matter covered in the CEC’s courses is coordinated by EAFIT’s academic areas and draws on knowledge from each of the university’s six schools. www.eafit.edu.co/cec

This program uses novel elements to promote learning, giving participants from Colombia and abroad the opportunity to study alongside others and experience the city of Medellín from a historical and cultural perspective.

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The world is at students’ fingertips at EAFIT. The Language Division offers a variety of courses that are available to people of all ages, including children.

Language Center EAFIT offers courses in English, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese, French, Mandarin, and Spanish for Foreigners. The Language Center also has branches in El Poblado, Los Balsos, Laureles, and Belén (Medellín), as well as at EAFIT Bogotá, EAFIT Pereira, and EAFIT Llanogrande. The courses are intended for children, adolescents, and adults, who receive instruction based on up-close communication with the instructors.

The Language Center also offers international exams that test proficiency or linguistic competence.

Business English This initiative is intended for young people between 18 and 25 and executives 26 and older who want to develop a solid command of English, confidently communicate in an international business environment, and access better professional and educational opportunities.

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Participants have the chance to discuss current issues and events, learn about business leaders’ best practices, hear experts’ opinions about organizational problems, improve their ability to present and

sustain arguments supporting their case study resolutions, and prepare themselves to take their careers to a higher level.

The courses are offered in Medellín and Bogotá.

Sislenguas EAFIT shares its experience in language instruction and contributes to bilingualism in Antioquia Department through its Language Learning System for Schools (Sislenguas), a comprehensive outsourcing service for teaching languages, especially English, at public and private educational institutions in Medellín, Envigado, and Rionegro.

The initiative seeks to generate communicative competence through ongoing research and evolution of its pedagogical practices. Instruction takes place on the premises of the educational establishment, using a methodology that guarantees effective learning and the development of students’ speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. www.eafit.edu.co/idiomas

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University-Private SectorGovernment Alliance

EAFIT was founded in 1960, when a group of business leaders in Antioquia joined forces to establish a higher-education institution that would serve as a training ground for business managers. Since then, the bond between the institution and the productive sector has been unbreakable and has been strengthened through knowledge exchanges.

The government has also joined this alliance, which strives to fuel progress in the country and its regions.

Major joint projects in the areas of research and innovation, advisory, and consulting have been carried out thanks to this triple partnership.

Center for Innovation, Consulting, and Entrepreneurship (Cice) Since its founding in 2006, the Cice has offered solutions to companies, governments, educational establishments, entrepreneurs, social organizations, and other institutions, providing products and services that leverage the knowledge and experience of the university’s different academic and research areas.

The center is tasked with coordinating technology and knowledge transfers. www.eafit.edu.co/cice

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to Social Responsibility EAFIT remains firm in its commitment to being an inclusive university, carrying out actions that ensure people from different social strata are able to achieve a higher education.

The institution pursues its goal of contributing to the country’s development through its scholarship program and other concrete actions. EAFIT Social also carries out initiatives that seek to improve the quality of life of different communities.

Scholarships and Student Assistants Young people from different social strata benefit from the scholarships the university offers with the support of outside institutions. Different modalities of scholarships are available based on economic hardship and academic and extracurricular achievement.

Around 16 percent of EAFIT’s student population benefits from this support, which the Human Development-University Wellbeing Division has promoted for nearly three decades. For example, in the first semester of 2015, some 1,600 students benefit from some type of scholarship.

Another initiative that falls under the university’s commitment to social responsibility is the student assistants’ program, which affords qualified students the chance to complement their studies with paid work in

different academic or administrative divisions.

This program is open to undergraduate students with a strong academic and disciplinary record and an aptitude for teaching and research or administrative skills. www.eafit.edu.co/bienestar

Other Projects with a Social Impact The social outreach initiatives that the institution leads through EAFIT Social include efforts to assist female heads of households, high-school students, and the community at large.

Through the cooperation of other university divisions like the Cice and Project 50, which contribute their knowledge in the areas of business building and the use of technology in education, respectively, EAFIT Social seeks to improve the quality of life of different communities in Medellín, Antioquia, and Colombia.

EAFIT Social has carried out programs and projects that have benefited nearly 6,500 people, and it has signed more than 13 agreements over the past several years.

Community Wellbeing The wellbeing of members of the EAFIT community is achieved through sporting activities, artistic events, and access to spaces on campus where they can pursue healthy lifestyles.

Above and beyond the academic and scientific aspects, the university concerns itself with nurturing the multifaceted development of all members of the EAFIT community. In this regard, the Human Development-University Wellbeing Division promotes the wellbeing of everyone on campus: students, faculty and administrative staff, alumni, and retirees. This division also seeks to promote its members’ future prospects, self-improvement, and personal and professional growth based on a philosophy of mutual care and concern. www.eafit.edu.co/bienestar

Student Development Students are the university’s raison d’être, and therefore a permanent effort is made to support and accompany them in their academic, professional, and personal formation. The Student Development Department facilitates their success at EAFIT with activities and actions

such as the Transitioning to University Life and Scholarship Student Support initiatives and the ¡Cuidándonos¡ (Looking After Each Other!) program; personal and academic development through the University Wellbeing course and the Study Support Center (Capaz); as well as Student Government with administrative support, leadership and social responsibility training, student groups, and psychological counseling.

Sports The Sports and Recreation Department’s overarching mission is to promote healthy lifestyles that translate into a balance between mental and physical health.

Both students and employees benefit from a sports offering that includes swimming, men’s and women’s soccer, tennis, track and field, taekwondo, chess, ultimate, volleyball, basketball, indoor soccer, softball, karate, table tennis, ecological walks, and water aerobics. recreativa y competitiva.

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Cultural Life Culture is a key source of inspiration on campus, since EAFIT firmly believes it is an essential part of the preparation of well-rounded professionals.

The EAFIT campus is a space where the creation, support for, and dissemination of different artistic disciplines fosters the multifaceted development of the university community and the general public. The activities held throughout the year include exhibitions, concerts, recitals, film cycles, theatrical works, and literary colloquiums.

teur EAFIT artists, training courses for students and the general public, and groups that promote dance, music, and literature.

Arts Center EAFIT’s Arts Center is located on the first floor of the Luis Echavarría Villegas Cultural Center and Library and contains two exhibition spaces.

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Cultural Agenda EAFIT’s Cultural Promotion Area is responsible for planning and developing film cycles, music encounters, theatrical performances, literary events, and Arts Center exhibitions.

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Offering a range of activities involving creation and artistic expression, this department – located in a house in the La Aguacatala neighborhood – responds to the institution’s mission to promote the multifaceted development of the members of the EAFIT community.

Its portfolio of services is intended for students, employees, families, and the general public.

The Employee Development and Benefits and Compensation departments look after the professional and personal wellbeing of everyone who contributes on a daily basis to the university’s Mission and Vision.

Courses on a variety of subjects are open to the community, including jewelry making; painting for children, adolescents, and adults; photography (digital camera); photography (studio lighting); photography (Street Photography); gardening (at EAFIT Llanogrande); dance; costume jewelry; film appreciation; and book/album illustration. Other offerings include the children’s choir, university choir, the Al Compás ballroom dancing group, the Ecléctico music group, the Movimiento Danza urban dance group, the Contradanza folkloric dance group, the Letras literary group, the La Colombina folk music group, stage crew, and the birdwatching group.

The Luis Echavarría Villegas Cultural Center and Library also contributes to the institution’s cultural offering through initiatives like the Literary Exchange. In addition, the Artistic Development Department sponsors activities including exhibits featuring the work of ama-

In that regard, both departments help ensure excellent working conditions for EAFIT faculty and staff and access to services that promote their development and improve their quality of life and that of their families.

Student Groups The university’s student groups promote active participation, strengthen the leadership qualities of their members, and assist in organizing academic, sporting, and cultural events.

EAFIT is home to 12 student groups: Student Organization (OE), Tutors, the Seres social action committee, Marketing Club, Aiesec, Managerial Development Group, Nexos, TVU, UN Society, Spie, Partners Campus, and Knowledge for Life.

Health Services

Student and Faculty Representatives

The Medical Service and Occupational Health Department helps foster prevention and mutual care among the university community. Its services include first aid, general medical check-ups, dental services (under an agreement with CES), nutritional consults (under agreements with third parties), health prevention and promotion activities such as the Health Fair, vaccination and blood drives, and a health services directory.

Student and faculty representatives are democratically chosen to safeguard the interests of the university community. These individuals – undergraduate and graduate students and professors – form part of collegiate bodies and degree committees.

Members of the EAFIT community are selected for these posts in university-wide elections.

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A part of the Cultural Promotion Area, the center was founded in 1999 with the goal of disseminating the work of modern and classical artists, both Colombian and foreign.

Works by Pastor Restrepo, Ethel Gilmour, Nadín Ospina, Luis Fernando Peláez, Óscar Jaramillo, Jorge Ortiz, María Teresa Hincapié, Rodrigo Facundo, Elías Heim, Luis González Palma, Hugo Zapata, Jesús Abad Colorado, Beatriz Olano, Jorge Obando, Álvaro Marín, Susana Mejía, and other artists have been exhibited at the center.

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and Spaces Conducive to Learning EAFIT is continually undergoing physical and pedagogical transformations to meet the challenges that universities face in the 21st century.

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Luis Echavarría Villegas Cultural Center and Library The Luis Echavarría Villegas Cultural Center and Library is a repository for much of the institution’s academic, cultural, social, and historical wealth, but it also houses books and other material from the region, Colombia, and other countries.

This building, located in the heart of the university, contains study spaces, research cubicles, and specialized reference areas that not only are conductive to reading but also provide an ideal place for permanent research, reflection, and creation.

It also houses a Multi-Media Room containing nearly 7,000 audio-visual items, including concerts and films.

Documentary Heritage Hall The Documentary Heritage Hall, whose purpose is to preserve patrimonial documents, disseminate them and their content, and facilitate users’ access to them, is located on the fourth floor of the Luis Echavarría Villegas Cultural Center and Library.

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The EAFIT Symphony Orchestra has delighted music lovers for 15 years with its performances for audiences in Medellín and across the country. It gives an average of 45W concerts a year, including collaborations with outstanding guest musicians from Colombia and other parts of the world.

The EAFIT University Press provides support to the university’s academic, investigative, and cultural processes. Founded in 1997 with that purpose in mind, it is responsible for evaluating each text to ensure the highest quality standards.

The symphony also enables students in EAFIT’s Music Department to meet the orchestra practice requirements of their degree program and facilitates the professional activity of Colombian and foreign musicians residing in Medellín.

This division publishes nearly 30 books a year. Its objectives include promoting the research output of the institution’s faculty in different areas, supporting new writers, and salvaging heritage publications. It also participates in different local, national, and international book fairs.

This professional orchestra is characterized by its high-quality performances, diverse repertoire, and regular collaborations with renowned musicians.

The EAFIT University Press has published 457 titles in 16 collections, the latest of which was the Otramina poetry collection.

This repository of knowledge, memory, and history, founded in April 2002, houses material from various collections, including El Carnero bookstore; the personal libraries of Pilar Moreno de Ángel, Joaquín Vallejo Arbeláez, Fabio Botero Gómez, and Luz Posada de Greiff; and the collections of the Antioquian Foundation for Social Studies (Faes), as well as other material donated by different individuals and institutions.

The hall stores a total of 67,411 books, 9,483 pamphlets, 3,500 periodical and magazine titles, 150 private historical and musical archives, 4,900 musical scores, 2,300 maps and plans, and 500 loose pages.

It also is home to La Hoja newspaper’s photographic archive and a small collection of photographs.

Users of this university repository can consult the Digital Documentary Heritage Library, where complete texts of books, pamphlets, and historical archives can be freely accessed.

In 2012, the Unesco Memory of the World program’s Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean approved the inclusion of Mariano Ospina

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Classroom Innovation On the occasion of EAFIT’s 50th anniversary, which was celebrated in 2010, the institution launched its Project 50 initiative, which trains professors and student assistants in how to apply Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to create innovative learning spaces.

The institution currently offers four online graduate certificate programs: Human Development Management, SME Management, Organizational Control, and Municipal Public Management.

Project 50 comprises three strategies: development of competencies for educational innovation, curriculum management and design innovation, and learning-focused technological development. www.eafit.edu.co/proyecto50

Distance Learning EAFIT Virtual was created to support the process of moving courses online and expanding the university’s educational offering via Internet.

The initiative supports the development of online courses, subjects, and graduate degree programs, and organizes events aimed at creating awareness among the university community about distance learning’s importance.

The institution currently offers four online graduate certificate programs: Human Development Management, SME Management, Organizational Control, and Municipal Public Management. www.eafit.edu.co/virtual

Technological Infrastructure EAFIT has a technological platform in place to support its learning processes. This is the product of the insti-

tution’s ongoing commitment to being a technology pioneer and leader.

As a result, all of the university’s classrooms (nearly 140) are equipped with technological resources, and all public areas of the Medellín campus, as well as those of EAFIT Bogotá, EAFIT Llanogrande, and EAFIT Pereira, have Internet coverage.

The university’s technological infrastructure includes some 4,300 computers, 60 servers, 48 computer rooms, 100 laptops available for loan, 550 megabytes per second (mbps) of bandwidth, 9 TelePresence roundtables, 2 mobile classrooms, 10 intelligent whiteboards, and 11 more Mimius whiteboards. www.eafit.edu.co/servicios

Research Spaces Research in metrology, materials, machines and tools, hydraulics, optics, applied physics, and seismology, among other fields, is conducted at the Laboratory Center, which comprises a total of 47 spaces - including 12 graduate laboratories – that are divided into 7 blocks.

Approximately 10,000 square meters of research space at EAFIT are at the service of its users. The spaces are mainly situated in the Engineering Building.

The university also is home to the Argos Center for Innovation and the Apolo Supercomputer Center (in partnership with Purdue University).

Block 26 also houses spaces that support the learning processes of the undergraduate degree programs in Psychology and Marketing, such as the Gesell Chamber and the Affective, Geo-Marketing, Creative Innovation, Neuropsychology, and Visual laboratories.

Other degree programs also have special areas that support students’ academic training. Such is the case of the MediaLab, a project developed for use

by Communications Studies students that provides a space for learning, research, and the exchange of knowledge about digital culture and online media. www.eafit.edu.co/centrodelaboratorios www.eafit.edu.co/mercalab www.eafit.edu.co/medialab

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Other Learning Spaces Financial Laboratory This laboratory on the first floor of Block 17 is a Colombian Stock Exchange location and a space for learning about the market and its fluctuations. This area allows students to observe and analyze the phenomena that have a daily impact on the economy and financial markets.

assistance to professors seeking to make their classes more interactive. The network offers a programming schedule.

Its purpose is to bring knowledge about finance and its practice and an understanding of Colombia’s capital markets to a broader audience. Therefore, in addition to benefiting the EAFIT community, the Financial Laboratory develops activities and courses aimed at children, adolescents, and adults to bring this subject within the reach of ordinary citizens.

This is the sound production laboratory of the School of Humanities’ undergraduate program in Communications Studies. It is a Web-based network that serves as a learning lab for students and an academic and cultural media outlet that disseminates material created by them and other members of the EAFIT community.

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Envivo Network Envivo, an online TV channel, airs EAFIT’s main activities live or tape delayed and provides instructional

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Community and Alumni Services

Alumni Center

Accounting Office

EAFIT maintains strong links with its graduates thanks to the work of the Alumni Center, which accompanies those former students in their personal, professional, and business development processes. Many graduates have used the center’s services to find career opportunities.

This division, made up of a team from the Public Accounting Department, provides basic support to SMEs, microbusinesses, employees, alumni, and student entrepreneurs, offering consulting in the areas of accounting and finance, costs and budgets, taxes, internal control and auditing, and projects.

The Friends of EAFIT Corporation – an entity independent of the university – also offers alumni other opportunities and benefits. This organization brings alumni together and fosters closer ties among graduates and between these former students and the university. This is a way to ensure constant two-way feedback and a sense of belonging to their alma mater among alumni.

Legal Counseling Office Members of the EAFIT community and the general public have at their disposal the School of Law’s Legal Counseling Office, which provides legal advice to people from low-income sectors (strata 1, 2 and 3).

Counseling is offered free of charge in the areas of civil, family, labor, criminal, and administrative law. School of Law professors serve in an advisory role, but students in their 10th semester who already have completed their professional practice requirements are the ones who handle the cases. www.eafit.edu.co/consultoriojuridico

Mediation Center

Sports and Fitness

The Mediation Center is a mechanism that provides access to justice for individuals who are unable to afford an attorney, obviating the need for traditional legal proceedings.

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Athletic Facilities

Vivo Physical Conditioning Center

EAFIT makes a broad range of competitive sport and recreational facilities available to the university community and the general public, including an artificial turf field, a natural grass field, a tennis court, two multi-sport fields, and a swimming pool.

The university encourages physical activity and healthy lifestyles among its students, employees and their families, alumni, and retirees and their families, providing them a space equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed at all times with qualified fitness instructors.

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Both the Legal Counseling Office and the Mediation Center offer service to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

In 2014, the Mediation Center received Icontec’s NTC 5906 certification, which is awarded in conjunction with the Justice Ministry’s Alternative Methods for Conflict Resolution Division. www.eafit.edu.co/centroconciliacion

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Media and Publications The university’s activities are communicated to the EAFIT community, the city, the country, and the world through the institution’s various media outlets for different publics: the Institutional Web Portal, El Eafitense magazine, the News Agency, the Somos bulletin, the Entrenos intranet, the student and alumni channels, the social networks, and the Revista Universidad EAFIT scientific journal, among others.

The Nexos newspaper, which is led by one of the university’s student groups, is yet another news source.

Likewise, the university has academic and scientific journals such as Ingeniería y Ciencia, Ad-Minister, Coherencia, Ecos de Economía, Forum Doctoral, and the EAFIT Journal of International Law. www.eafit.edu.co www.eafit.edu.co/estudiantes www.eafit.edu.co/egresados publicaciones.eafit.edu.co

Academic and Institutional Events EAFIT also reaches out and connects with its different publics through a permanent lineup of events in different areas that are organized by the institution’s academic and administrative divisions and the Communications Department.

Thanks to the high quality of these activities, the university has become a venue for major municipal, national, and even international events. www.eafit.edu.co/agenda

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Acentos Bookstore

Other Services

Titles put out by the leading Colombian and international publishing houses can be seen in the display windows of the Acentos Bookstore, which also features a wide variety of works published by the EAFIT University Press. The bookstore is located on the first floor of Block 18 and is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., as well as Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The Sol y Melón health-food snack bar offers a range of healthy options, such as salads, juices, and low-calorie products. Cafeterias, stationery stores, and other establishments, as well as a bank and ATMs, are located in different parts of the Medellín campus.

En las vitrinas de la Librería Acentos se pueden obserThis university business unit sells EAFIT-branded products, as well as other items in different categories and brands. It is located on the first floor of Block 16 and is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to noon and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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Plastics and Rubber Institute The Plastics and Rubber Institute, located on the north side of campus, is one of the country’s leading research centers in the area of plastics and rubber.

Its activities include the training of technicians, engineers, and experts; applied research; and technical consulting for the processing of these materials.

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Directory Admissions and Registrar’s Office Telephone: (57-4) 448-9500 (Medellín).

Outside Medellín: 01 8000 515 900 E-mail: admisiones.registro@eafit.edu.co Luis Echavarría Villegas Cultural Center and Library Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9261 E-mail: biblioteca@eafit.edu.co Alumni Center Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9297 E-mail: centro.egresados@eafit.edu.co Asia Pacific Studies Center Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9832 E-mail: asiapacifico@eafit.edu.co Center for Political Analysis Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9702 E-mail: sleyvabo@eafit.edu.co Urban and Environmental Studies Center (Urbam) Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9116 E-mail: urbam@eafit.edu.co Center for Economic and Financial Research (Cief) Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9532 E-mail: gcanavir@eafit.edu.co Laboratory Center Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9580 E-mail: laboratorios@eafit.edu.co Center for Strategic Thought Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9804 E-mail: jescob20@eafit.edu.co Center for Innovation, Consulting, and Entrepreneurship (Cice) Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9968 E-mail: empresarismo@eafit.edu.co Friends of EAFIT Corporation Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9425 E-mail: corporacion.amigos@eafit.edu.co

Communications Department Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9528-9820 E-mail: comunicaciones@eafit.edu.co

EAFIT Bogotá Telephone: (57) (1) 623-0126 E-mail: eafit.bogota@eafit.edu.co

Cultural Promotion Area Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9656 E-mail: jagude41@eafit.edu.co

Institutional Marketing Department Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9843 E-mail: cmadrid2@eafit.edu.co

EAFIT Llanogrande Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9562 E-mail: llanogrande@eafit.edu.co

EAFIT University Press Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9271 E-mail: gvalenci@eafit.edu.co

Professional Practice Department Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9517 E-mail: depto.depp@eafit.edu.co

EAFIT Pereira Telephone: (57) (6) 321-4115 Ext. 8600 E-mail: eafit.pereira@eafit.edu.co

Confucius Institute of Medellín Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9832 E-mail: contacto@institutoconfucio.medellin.org

Administrative and Financial Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9504 E-mail: aarbole8@eafit.edu.co

EAFIT Virtual Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9363 E-mail: gvillegas@eafit.edu.co

Human Development-University Wellbeing Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9529 E-mail: dllo.humano@eafit.edu.co

School of Management Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9514 E-mail: agallego@eafit.edu.co

Continuing Education Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9527 E-mail: cec.eafit@eafit.edu.co

School of Humanities Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9539 E-mail: npramirez@eafit.edu.co

Language Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9273 E-mail: idiomas@eafit.edu.co

School of Law Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9740 E-mail: cpiedra8@eafit.edu.co

Information Technology Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9574 E-mail: cinf@eafit.edu.co

School of Economics and Finance Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9549 E-mail: dsanch26@eafit.edu.co

Research Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9642 E-mail: flondono@eafit.edu.co

School of Engineering Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9569 E-mail: bruiz@eafit.edu.co

Teaching Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 8709 E-mail: garango4@eafit.edu.co

School of Sciences Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9286 E-mail: lduquev1@eafit.edu.co

Planning Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9574 E-mail: mcguevar@eafit.edu.co

Summer School Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext 9093 E-mail: igomezy@eafit.edu.co

International Relations Office Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9339 E-mail: international@eafit.edu.co EAFIT Symphony Orchestra Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9732 E-mail: orquesta@eafit.edu.co Project 50 Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9350 E-mail: proyecto50@eafit.du.co President’s Office Telephone: (57) (4) 2619500 ext. 9509 E-mail: rectoria@eafit.edu.co Knowledge for Life Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9572 E-mail: mmanjar@eafit.edu.co General Secretary’s Office Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9540 E-mail: geperez@eafit.edu.co Children’s University Telephone: (57) (4) 2619500 Ext. 9695 E-mail: universidaddelosninos@eafit.edu.co Vice President’s Office Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9540 E-mail: geperez@eafit.edu.co

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