Universidad EAFIT by Universidad EAFIT

Inspire Create Transform

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Executive Officers

Chair José Alberto Vélez Cadavid

President Juan Luis Mejía Arango Vice President of Learning Claudia María Zea Restrepo Vice President Administration and Social Outreach Paula Andrea Arango Gutiérrez General Secretary Hugo Alberto Castaño Zapata Dean of School of Management Manuel Esteban 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 Dean of School of Law Camilo Piedrahíta Vargas Administrative and Financial Director Víctor Manuel Sierra Naranjo Human Development-University Wellbeing Director Luz Amparo Posada Ceballos Research Director Félix Humberto Londoño González Planning Director Alberto Jaramillo Continuing Education Director Luis Fernando Rendón Cortés Languages Director Thomas Hanns Treutler Innovation Director Adriana García Grasso Director of Education of Academic Affairs 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 Gutiérrez Ramírez Head of Admissions and Registrar’s Office Carlos Andrés Jaramillo Lasso Head of Communications Department Catalina Suárez Restrepo Head of International Relations Office Marcela Wolff López Head of Luis Echavarría Villegas Cultural Center and Library Gloria Patricia Ospina Ospina Head of Institutional Marketing Department Beatriz Cecilia Mora Saldarriaga Head of Professional Practice Department Jorge Tabares Mesa Head of Alumni Center Isabel Cristina Gómez Yepes

Vice Chair David Escobar Arango Founding Members Jorge Iván Rodríguez Castaño Juan Rafael Cárdenas Gutiérrez Active Members Alejandro Ceballos Zuluaga Alicia Mendoza de Puerta Carlos Ignacio Gallego Palacio Carlos Gustavo Cano Sanz Cipriano López González Jorge Londoño Saldarriaga Jorge Posada Greiffenstein José Alonso González López Josefina María Agudelo Trujillo Luis Miguel de Bedout Hernández Luz María Correa Vélez Magdalena Restrepo Arango María Clara Aristizábal Restrepo Santiago Londoño Uribe Juan Manuel Velasco Barrera Honorary Members Franz X. Stirnimann Bernard J. Hargadon Jr. President Juan Luis Mejía Arango

Vice President of Learning Claudia María Zea Restrepo Vice President Administration and Social Outreach Paula Andrea Arango Gutiérrez General Secretary Hugo Alberto Castaño Zapata

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EAFIT Inspires, Creates, Transforms

Reaching Maturity, Remaining Vital

A Place to Stay

Commitment to Colombia

University Community

Preserving Academic Excellence

Academic Offering

Theoretical and Practical Training

Teaching and Research University

EAFIT Facts and Figures

International Reach and Impact

A University in Tune with Its Surroundings

Continuing Education

Language Encounter

University-Private Sector-Government Alliance

Committed to Social Responsibility

Community Wellbeing

Cultural Life

Infrastructure and Spaces Conducive to Learning

Sports and Fitness Areas

Community Services

Directory

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 public and private sectors 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 studentcentered 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 • High 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.

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Inspires, Creates, Transforms EAFIT is a university that inspires the current generations to embark on a life project that maximizes their potential. An institution that both conveys and generates knowledge, thus fulfilling its role as a teaching and research university. A place that transforms society. This is EAFIT’s message to its entire community and the broader society as it celebrates 57 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 22 undergraduate degree programs, nearly 50 graduate certificate programs, 34 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 Children’s University. 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 been maintained and enabled EAFIT to achieve a range of objectives, including recognition by Colciencias of 43 research groups, the registration of 35 patents, and the participation of more than 1,300 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. All of these processes take place on a campus designed to serve as a place to stay and belong for students, faculty and administrative staff, alumni, and other stakeholders, where the built infrastructure coexists with different species of flora and fauna to make EAFIT a university-park equipped with cutting-edge technology. EAFIT’s educational model also extends to other parts of Colombia. EAFIT Bogotá, EAFIT Pereira, and EAFIT Llanogrande offer graduate-level, language, and continuing education programs, as well as consulting services to companies, governments, and other entities. The institution also has a presence in Central America, where it offers graduate programs. The university moreover concerns itself with the wellbeing and quality of life of the surrounding community, including providing a range of services aimed at developing people’s artistic and athletic skills and offering opportunities that promote their physical and mental health. This commitment is in tune with the institution’s conviction that learning is fostered in all spaces and moments, not only inside the classroom. And EAFIT is culture. Music, literature, dance, theater, film cycles, exhibitions, and other artistic manifestations make up a cultural agenda that permeates all parts of campus, enables the formation of groups with shared interests, and fosters the organization’s reach and impact both externally and internally. 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 is firm in its promise to inspire, create, transform.

Juan Luis Mejía Arango President

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Reaching Maturity, Remaining Vital

The 19 business leaders who founded the Escuela de Administración y Finanzas (School of Administration and Finance, or EAF) on May 4, 1960, had a restless mindset. The global context of that time, and the situation in Colombia in particular, led them to believe changes needed to be introduced as quickly as possible in a society that was experiencing rapid industrialization and, due to multiple factors, a great deal of urban migration. At that time, existing academic programs did not fully meet the expectations of Antioquia’s business leaders, and that dissatisfaction was the catalyst for the

In 2003, the university was awarded Institutional Accreditation, a recognition the National Education Ministry (MEN) confers on top-quality higher education institutions, and then had it renewed for a period of eight years in 2010) 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 recognition as a university in 1971 and the cancellation of its 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, while its sixth school – Sciences – was opened in 2014. New academic and administrative units also have been incorporated into its structure. 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, a recognition that was renewed in 2010 for a period of eight years. EAFIT, which retains its original acronym despite having branched out beyond its origins as a school of administration and finance, now is a university that is carving out a permanent place in the local, national, and international spheres, not only with its 22 undergraduate programs, 47 graduate certificate programs, 34 master’s degree programs, and 6 doctorate programs, but also with its research activities, continuing education and language programs, study centers, consulting services, and entrepreneurial initiatives, etc. After more than 57 years of accomplishments and lessons learned, EAFIT continues to pursue its roadmap: to preserve academic excellence, consolidate the institution as a teaching and research university, and expand its national and international reach and impact. These are its main objectives.

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A Place to Stay

Students, faculty and administrative staff, and the broader community find abundant greenery on EAFIT’s campus, where technology coexists alongside tropical flora and fauna. EAFIT is a place to study and learn, but also to investigate, innovate, create, walk around, experience culture, feel a sense of wellbeing. A place to stay... Located on the south side of Medellín, in the El Poblado sector, the main campus covers nearly 128,000 square meters and features blocks of classrooms, offices, laboratories, sport fields, auditoriums, small squares, gardens, and other spaces conducive to research and other academic pursuits, as well as athletic, cultural, and leisure activities. The Engineering Building is a major architectural highlight on campus and one of the country’s sustainable 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. Floors 7 and 8 of that same building have been specially equipped to meet the executive training needs of students in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Financial Administration (MFA) 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, and Sciences and Humanities are located. In addition, the EAFIT community now boasts the Argos Innovation Center, which is located in the western part of campus; the new block 29 building, which is adjacent to the Student Plaza; and the Languages Building in Los Guayabos Park.

The university also boasts various sports facilities, including the Vivo Physical Conditioning Center, an artificial-turf field, a semi-Olympic-sized swimming pool, and courts for practicing various disciplines. The university has expanded in recent years, acquiring several residences in La Aguacatala neighborhood that currently house the Asia-Pacific Studies Center and the southern branch of the Confucius Institute, the Artistic Development Department, the Urban and Environmental Studies Center (Urbam), the Alumni Center, and the Legal Counseling Office and Mediation Center, as well as other offices.

University-Park The architect commissioned by the EAFIT President’s Office to change the campus layout, Juan Fernando Forero, re-oriented the university 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 Agora and Rony Vayda’s Los Propileos. Designed by town planners Carlos Uribe and Jorge Mesa, EAFIT’s University-Park concept earned the institution the 2008 Lapiz de Acero Award in the Public Spaces category. www.eafit.edu.co/campus

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1.538 metros (5,046 feet) above sea level A temperate climate with year-round temperatures ranging from between 18 to 28 degrees Celsius (64 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit)

Medellín

Medellín is a dynamic metropolis that has undergone a cultural, social, and economic transformation in recent years. Colombia’s second city both economically and in terms of number of inhabitants, it is located 1,538 meters (5,046 feet) above sea level, boasts a temperate climate with year-round temperatures ranging from between 18 and 28 degrees Celsius (64 and 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. www.eafit.edu.co/vivirenmedellin

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Commitment to Colombia

The university also contributes to the country’s economic, social, economic, and cultural development with its strategic presence in Bogotá, Pereira, and Llanogrande. EAFIT Bogotá The university offers graduate and continuing education programs in the Colombian capital and – through the efforts of the EAFIT Innovation department – also helps various companies to innovate and strengthen their operations. EAFIT Bogotá currently offers master’s degree programs in Business Administration (MBA) and Financial Administration (MFA) (through an agreement with Universidad de San Buenaventura), a graduate certificate program in Finance, and the Knowledge for Life program.

Católica de Pereira); EAFIT also offers four graduate certificate programs there. Likewise, EAFIT partners in Quindio Department with the Corporación Universitaria Empresarial Alexander Von Humboldt, based in Armenia, to offer a graduate certificate program in Finance. And in western Colombia EAFIT offers programs in the cities of Cali (Valle del Cauca) and Popayán (Cauca). EAFIT Pereira is located on Carrera 19 #12-70 in Edificio Megacentro Pinares.

EAFIT Bogotá’s facilities are located at Carrera 12 No. 96-23.

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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.

EAFIT Pereira Universidad EAFIT also has a presence 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 in Pereira in 1995 and currently offers master’s degree programs in Business Administration and Financial Administration (in partnership with the Universidad

EAFIT Llanogrande

EAFIT Llanogrande’s range of services includes language and continuing education courses and graduate-level programs. The campus also hosts initiatives of EAFIT Social. It has provided a higher education learning environment for two decades, with an academic offering highlighted by graduate programs focused on development and social responsibility, such as the master’s degree program in Management of Social Enterprises for Social Innovation and Local Development. www.eafit.edu.co/llanogrande

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University Community

One of the university’s main challenges is the holistic development of those who make up the EAFIT community; that is why it promotes spaces and activities that contribute to their wellbeing. Students Nearly 10,500 undergraduate students and 3,000 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 staff, and alumni make up a university community characterized by 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 19 percent of the student body.

Faculty and Administrative Staff The faculty is made up of 382 full professors and 741 adjunct 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, 97.9 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 the university brings its plans to fruition.

Alumni EAFIT makes its mark on society through its graduates, who maintain strong links with the university thanks to the work the Alumni Center does in accompanying those former students in their personal, professional and, entrepreneurial development. Studies conducted by the Labor Observatory for Education confirm that EAFIT graduates are highly regarded in different sectors of the economy and are among the best remunerated in Colombia. EAFIT’s alumni population currently numbers 55,000.

Children’s University

Knowledge for Life

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. This initiative brings the university’s research-generated storehouse of scientific knowledge to some 700 children and adolescents between the ages of 7 and 17. The program is divided into three phases: QuestionBased Encounters, Knowledge Expeditions, and Science Projects. Each combines playful elements, reflections, and observations to build scientific

knowledge that transforms these young minds and provides them with a fresh perspective on the country’s social development needs. And the learning process never ends at EAFIT. That is why the Knowledge for Life program, part of the Continuing Education Division, was created. This initiative offers diploma programs in different areas and wellbeing and international learning courses for senior citizens. The participants relish sharing this experience with their generational peers, whether on the Medellín campus or at EAFIT’s locations in Bogotá, Pereira, Llanogrande, and Cartagena.

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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. To this end, 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 (valid until 2018). The university obtained that recognition for the first time in 2003.

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.

Program Accreditation

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

All EAFIT programs eligible for high-quality accreditation – 17 of the university’s 22 undergraduate programs, as well as 5 master’s degree programs and a doctorate program – have been granted that recognition from the Colombian government.

In addition, the Spanish for Foreigners program has been certified as part of Cervantes Institute’s Associate Centers Network – an endorsement of its quality as a center for Spanish-language instruction – until 2019.

Language and Continuing Education Administrative Certifications The commitment to quality extends to the administraPrograms Accredited by Accet tive divisions. The Admissions and Registrar’s Office,

In 2016, a high-quality endorsement the university had received in 2012 from the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training, or Accet, an organization officially recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, was renewed for five years. That endorsement encompasses the programs offered by the Languages and Continuing Education departments. EAFIT became the first institution in Colombia and the second in Latin America to receive this distinction.

the Library, the Administrative and Financial Division, and the Human Development-University Wellbeing Division are certified under the ISO 9001-2008 standard, while the Processes, Metrology, Materials, and Soils, Concrete, and Pavement laboratories have been endorsed by the Colombian government.

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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.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Financial Administration (MFA) Programs

Academic Offering

EAFIT currently has six schools: Management, Engineering, Humanities, Law, Economics and Finance, and Sciences. The academic departments that make up those schools offer 22 undergraduate, 47 graduate certificate, 34 master’s degree, and 6 doctorate programs. EAFIT training is based on two guiding principles: human beings must be at the center of the learning process and a connection must be forged between theory and practice. These principles permeate the programs that make up the institution’s academic offering.

Furthermore, 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.

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Medellín Campus School of Management

Undergraduate Level • Business Administration, Snies 1245 – Resolution 094 of January 3, 2014, valid for 7 years. Duration: 9 semesters • International Business Snies 1244 – Resolution 7423 of June 14, 2013, valid for 7 years. Duration: 9 semesters • Public Accounting Snies 1246 – Resolution 4371 of April 19, 2013, valid for 7 years. Duration: 9 semesters • Marketing

Snies 90979 - Resolution 04203 of March 10, 2017, valid for 7 years. Duration: 9 semesters

Graduate Level Graduate Certificate Programs • International Business Management Snies 102670 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 8903 of July 15, 2013, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters.

• Project Management Snies 3806 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 12309 of December 29, 2011, valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters

• Human Development Management (on-site and distance learning) Snies 1256 / Snies 91262 – On-Site: Qualified Registration: Resolution 1721 of March 4, 2011, valid for 7 years.

Duration: 3 semesters (33 credits).

Distance Learning: Qualified Registration: Resolution 2761 of April 6, 2011, valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters.

• Management of Health Institutions Snies 101586 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 1614 of February 20, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters • International Tax Administration

Snies 102966 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 17645 of December 6, 2013, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters.

• Marketing Snies 1254 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 16748 of December 20, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters. • International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS-IAS

Snies 102568 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 7425 of June 14, 2013, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (24 credits).

Master’s Degree Programs • Business Administration (MBA) Snies 1265 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 22896 of December 31, 2014, valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters.

• Risk Management Snies 102967 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 17719 of December 6, 2013, valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters. • Administrative Sciences Snies 14912 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 02051 of February 17, 2015, valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters • Human and Organizational Development (on-site and distance learning) Snies 101456/ Snies 104963 – On-Site: Qualified Registration: Resolution 12313 of December 29, 2011, valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters Distance Learning: Qualified Registration: Resolution 14332 of September 7, 2015, valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters.

• Innovation and Knowledge Management Snies 103100 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 2092 of February 19, 2014, valid for 7 years.Duration: 4 semesters • Project Management Snies 102161 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 17061 of December 27, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters • Marketing

Snies 102017 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 12914 of October 10, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters

• International Business, dual degree with Florida International University-FIU

Snies 90744 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 7341 of August 19, 2010, valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters

Doctorate Program • Business Administration

School of Engineering

Snies 20820 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 12312 of December 29, 2011, valid for 7 years. Duration: 8 semesters

Undergraduate Level • Civil Engineering Snies 1247 – Resolution 10956 of September 11, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 10 semesters

• Product Design Engineering Snies 7446 - Resolution 3471 of April 4, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 10 semesters

• Process Engineering Snies 2923 - Resolution 718 of January 31, 2013, valid for 7 years. Duration: 10 semesters

• Production Engineering Snies 1249 - Resolution 04422 of April 8, 2015, valid for 7 years. Duration: 10 semesters • Computer Science Snies 1248 - Resolution 717 of January 31, 2013, valid for 7 years. Duration: 9 semesters

• Mechanical Engineering Snies 1250 - Resolution 6788 of July 20, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 10 semesters

Graduate Level Graduate Certificate Programs Graduate Certificate Programs • Software Development Snies 8514 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 4372 of April 19, 2013, valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters • Operations Management and Logistics Snies 52989 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 16209 of November 15, 2013. Duration: 2 semesters (25 credits). • Integrated Technical Systems Design Snies 54697 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 2371 of February 24, 2014, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (24 credits) • Materials Design Snies 53913 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 16769 of December 20, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (24 credits) • Chemical and Biotechnological Process Design

Snies 53729 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 11009 of September 11, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (24 credits)

• Mechanical Design

Snies 8707 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 10884 of December 10, 2010, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (24 credits)

• Road Design and Pavement Engineering Snies 91073 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 1547 of February 28, 2011, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (25 credits)

• Product Design Management Snies 54879 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 76 of January 3, 2014, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (25 credits) • Construction Management Snies 14869 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 8528 of July 24, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (26 credits) • Sustainable Industrial Process Management Snies 102437 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 4373 of April 19, 2013, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (24 credits) • Earthquake-Resistant Engineering Snies 1264 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 3978 of April 18, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (24 credits)

• Industrial Maintenance Snies 14021 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 16211 of November 15, 2013, valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters (24 credits)

• Computational Mechanics Snies 53641 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 2378 of March 7, 2013, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (24 credits) • Soil Mechanics and Foundations Snies 10703 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 5460 of May 18, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (24 credits)

• Plastic and Rubber Transformation Processes Snies 1263 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 11100 of September 11, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters (26 credits)

• Product Redesign Snies 53548 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 13181 of October 16, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters (28 credits)

• Information Systems Snies 8506 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 422 of January 23, 2013, (1722 of February 21, 2013), valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters (46 credits)

• Teleinformatics

Snies 8506 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 11098 of September 11, 2012. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters.

• Turbomachinery

Snies 90977 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 12779 of December 28, 2010, valid for 7 years. Renewal: Resolution 1150 of January 31, 2017, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (24 credits)

School of Humanities

Undergraduate Level • Political Science Snies 19032 – Resolution 10712 of September 6, 2012. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 9 semesters

• Communications Studies Snies 17691 – Resolution 11149 of September 11, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 9 semesters

• Literature Snies 106504 – Resolution 20508 of October 4, 2017, valid for 7 years. Duration: 9 semesters

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• Music Snies 4959 - Resolution 437 of April 19, 2013, valid for 8 years. Duration: 9 semesters • Psychology Snies 90978 – Resolution 12331 of June 23, 2017, valid for 7 years. Duration: 9 semesters Graduate Level Graduate Certificate Programs • Political Communication Snies 53664 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 12913 of October 10, 2012, valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters

• Political Studies Snies 11469 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 12308 of December 29, 2011, valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters (21 credits)

• Municipal Public Administration (distance learning) Snies 102964 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 24402 of December 30, 2016 (correction of Resolution 17684 of December 6, 2013 ), valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (25 credits)

Master’s Degree Programs • Transmedia Communication

Snies 103484 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 11054 of July 14, 2014, valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters

• Humanistic Studies Snies 53502 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 6174 of May 5, 2014, valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters • Literary Hermaneutics Snies 54790 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 20333 of December 16, 2015, valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters

• Government and Public Policy Snies 102382 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 3300 of April 5, 2013. Duration: 3 semesters. • Creative Writing Snies 104806 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 12108 of August 5, 2015. Duration: 3 semesters • Music Snies 53159 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 2370 of February 24, 2014, valid for 7 years. (3917 of March 20, 2014). Duration: 4 semesters

• Urban and Environmental Processes

Snies 102721 - Qualified Registration: Resolution 9904 of July 31, 2013, valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters

Doctorate Program • Humanities Snies 101312 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 9593 of October 25, 2011, valid for 7 years. Duration: 7 semesters (73 credits)

School of Law

Undergraduate Level • Law

Snies 7227 – Resolution 3089 of April 7, 2010. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 10 semesters

Graduate Level Graduate Certificate Programs • Urban Law Snies 103708 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 13229 of August 15, 2014. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters

• Criminal Law Snies 19368 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 10540 of July 14, 2015. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters • Public Law Snies 53968 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 8666 of July 10, 2013. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters • Civil Liability Snies 106449 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 13107 of October 16, 2012. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters Master’s Degree Programs • Law

Snies 102673 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 13107 of July 15, 2013. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters

• Criminal Law (dual degree with Master in Criminal Law and Crime Policy from Spain’s Universidad de Málaga)

Snies 90703 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 6930 of August 6, 2010. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters

School of Economics and Finance

Undergraduate Level • Economics Snies 3182 – Resolution 719 of January 31, 2013. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 9 semesters • Finance Snies 102816 – Resolution 12940 of September 23, 2013. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 9 semesters Graduate Level Graduate Certificate Programs • Finance

Snies 1252 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 6789 of June 20, 2012. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters

Master’s Degree Programs • Financial Management (dual degree with Brandeis University and Spain’s Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) Snies 54957 – Renewal and Modification of Qualified Registration: Resolution 2859 of February 16, 2016. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters

• Economics (dual degree with Florida International University-FIU) Snies 54129 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 22855 of December 30, 2014. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters

• Finance (dual degree with Florida International University-FIU) Snies 20525 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 11159 of December 20, 2010. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters

• Applied Economics (dual degree with Florida International University-FIU) Snies 103602 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 13042 of August 13, 2014. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters.

Doctorate Program • Economics Snies 104710 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 10415 of July 14, 2015. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 8 semesters

School of Sciences

Undergraduate Level • Biology Snies 101947 – Resolution 11070 of September 11, 2012. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 9 semesters • Geology Snies 1251 – Resolution 5988 of May 20, 2013. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 10 semesters • Physical Engineering Snies 17581 – Resolution 14393 of September 7, 2015. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 10 semesters • Mathematical Engineering Snies 11498 – Resolution 10958 of September 11, 2012. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 9 semesters Graduate Level Master’s Degree Programs • Earth Sciences Snies 9301 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 10907 of November 28, 2011. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 years (38 credits)

• Applied Physics Snies 90658 – Renewal and Modification of Qualified Registration. Resolution 21950 of November 22, 2016. Valid for 7 years. (46 research credits and 36 in-depth study credits) (Qualified Registration: Resolution 6427 of July 23, 2010. Valid for 7 years)

• Applied Mathematics

Snies 1266 – Renewal and Modification of Qualified Registration: Resolution 22867 of December 30, 2014. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters

Doctorate Programs • Earth Sciences

Snies 102140 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 17062 of December 27, 2012. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 7 semesters

• Mathematical Engineering (under a dual-degree agreement with Spain’s Universidad de Deusto)

Snies 103604 – Qualified Registration. Resolution 13045 of August 13, 2014. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 7 semesters

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Graduate Certificate Program • Finance Snies 20398 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 6858 of August 6, 2010. Valid for 7 years.

Master’s Degree Programs • Financial Administration (in partnership with Universidad de San Buenaventura) Snies 101605 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 2415 of March 7, 2012. Valid for 7 years. • Business Administration (MBA) Snies 102035 – Resolution 16591 of August 12, 2016. Valid for 7 years.

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Graduate Certificate Programs • Operations Management and Logistics Snies 102965 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 17778 of December 6, 2013. Duration: 2 semesters (25 credits) • Finance

Snies 15610 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 9889 of August 22, 2012. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters.

• Project Management

Snies 16054 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 7218 of June 27, 2012. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters

• Marketing Snies 102567 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 1820 of March 10, 2011. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters

Master’s Degree Programs • Business Administration (MBA) Snies 102034 – Resolution 13106 of October 16, 2012. Qualified Registration modified: Resolution 06279 of April 6, 2016. Valid for 7 years.

• Financial Administration (under an agreement with Universidad Católica de Pereira)

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Snies 103485 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 12451 of December 9, 2011. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters

Graduate Certificate Programs • Management of Social Development Entities Snies 1259 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 8907 of July 15, 2013. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 2 semesters (24 credits)

• Project Management Snies 3806 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 12309 of December 29, 2011. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters

Master’s Degree Programs • Management of Social Enterprises for Social Innovation and Local Development (dual-degree agreement with Italy’s Università di Verona and Peru’s Pontificia Universidad Católica)

Snies 91250 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 2757 of April 6, 2011. Valid for years. Duration: 4 semesters

Programas en otros lugares Armenia Graduate Certificate Program • Finance (under an agreement with Corporación Universitaria Empresarial Alexander Von Humboldt) Snies 53063 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 1615 of February 20, 2012. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters

Cali Graduate Certificate Programs • Finance (under an agreement with Universidad de San Buenaventura)

Snies 16052 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 9888 of August 22, 2012. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters

• Marketing (under an agreement with Universidad de San Buenaventura)

Snies 52901 – Renewal of Qualified Registration: Resolution 3433 of March 14, 2014. Valid for 7 years.

Duration: 3 semesters

Master’s Degree Program • Financial Administration (under an agreement with Universidad San Buenaventura) Snies 101293 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 9250 of October 18, 2011. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 4 semesters

Popayán Graduate Certificate Program • Finance (under an agreement with Institución Universitaria Tecnológica Comfacauca-ITC in Popayán) Snies 102601 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 8287 of June 28, 2013. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters

Medellín Master’s Degree Program • Teaching in Higher Education (under an agreement with Universidad de San Buenaventura)

Snies 105907 – Qualified Registration: Resolution 19868 of October 18, 2016. Valid for 7 years. Duration: 3 semesters (40 credits).

The research carried out at EAFIT is geared towards solving the problems the Colombian society faces.

Theoretical and Practical Training

The training process EAFIT students undergo includes a onesemester internship and mandatory coursework that contributes to their holistic development. 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.

The Institutional Training Nucleus (NFI) refers to a series of mandatory courses that contribute to students’ holistic development by exposing them to the humanities and music, entrepreneurship, and constitutional studies. The NFI courses are included as a part of all undergraduate curricular structures.

Companies and organizations are an ideal setting for EAFIT students to demonstrate what they have learned at the university. Each year, around 1,500 students embark on their first work experience, choosing from among different modalities.

Professional Practice Modalities

Some 800 students pursue internships each semester, whether in Colombia or abroad, through the Professional Practice Department (Depp), which helps facilitate their contact with the work world by placing them in the professional environment that best suits their interests.

EAFIT Students Undergoing Internships

• Corporate • Unpaid Internship • Non-Profit • University • Entrepreneurial • Teaching • Research • In Partnership with IAESTE or AIESEC www.eafit.edu.co/depp

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Teaching

and Research University One of the institution’s goals is to transition from a university that transmits knowledge to a university that generates it. The second focal point 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: research incubators and research groups. The current research budget is around 44.3 billion pesos (US$ 15.2 million). The research carried out at EAFIT, in keeping with its Institutional Educational Project, is geared toward offering solutions to society’s problems. “The guiding principles of its research efforts, therefore, are permanent innovation, an enterprising spirit, and social cooperation.” 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 into national and international research circles. www.eafit.edu.co/investigacion

Research Groups Research groups belonging to the university’s six schools, EAFIT Languages, and Children’s University are constantly striving to produce results. Colciencias has recognized 43 EAFIT groups for their quality and the pertinence of the results obtained through their investigative processes.

Research Incubators EAFIT today boasts 112 research incubators involving nearly 1,350 students, who work in groups on a specific problem under the guidance of faculty members.

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Biology Laboratory

Children’s University The first rung in EAFIT’s research system is based on the wonder and curiosity of the nearly 700 children and adolescents who take part in Children’s University every year.

The research carried out at EAFIT is geared towards solving the problems the Colombian society faces.

Classification of EAFIT research groups in Colciencias

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International Reach and Impact

EAFIT offers its students opportunities to take part in exchange programs that enrich their academic and cultural development. These possibilities include internships and study semesters abroad and the chance to perfect language skills in other countries. Likewise, foreign students have the chance to undergo academic training at our university.

Agreements and Academic Mobility LThe International Relations Office (IRO) helps EAFIT achieve its Vision of being recognized nationally and internationally for its academic and research accomplishments and of training internationally competent professionals in their knowledge areas. To this end, the university has entered into nearly 272 agreements with institutions in 36 countries on five continents.

These accords allows students to do a semester or a full year of their academic training abroad. 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. www.eafit.edu.co/international

Confucius Institute of Medellín Due to China’s enhanced global standing, it is increasingly necessary to learn Mandarin and become familiar with the customs of that ancient culture. For this reason, EAFIT, Universidad de Antioquia, and the Medellín municipal government formed an alliance with the People’s Republic of China that led to the

(The International Relations Office (IRO) helps EAFIT achieve its Vision of being recognized nationally and internationally) establishment of a Confucius Institute in the city in 2010. That institute’s southern office is located in La Aguacatala neighborhood and inside the southern branch of EAFIT Languages in Sabaneta (the Mayorca Mega Plaza Shopping Center). www.institutoconfuciomedellin.org

Spanish for Foreigners Part of the Languages Division, this program enables foreigners to effectively develop their communicative competence in the Spanish language. Its accreditation by Spain’s Cervantes Institute was renewed in 2016. The program also provides comprehensive support to students, including 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 (MBA) 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.

A University

in Tune with Its Surroundings EAFIT is attuned to the needs of its surrounding community. It therefore provides a space through its study centers for academic reflection on socially relevant issues.

Urban and Environmental Studies Center (Urbam) Taking the experience of MedellĂn and the metropolitan region as a starting point, the Urban and Environmental Studies Center (Urbam) was created as an academic space for thought, critical reflection, and action focused on the city and the environment, in which academia, public policy, and the private sector converge to seek answers to problems from a broad-based, inter-disciplinary perspective. www.eafit.edu.co/urbam

Urbam Members Doing Fieldwork in MedellĂn

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EAFIT’s study centers provide space for academic reflection on socially relevant issues. Asia-Pacific Studies Center EAFIT, in conjunction with the public and private sectors, created this studies center as a space for the university’s students, professors, and researchers to work together and expand their knowledge about issues affecting that region.

enhancing its prestige, and providing support to decision-makers. The Center for Strategic Thought has served as a source of expert opinion solicited by local, national, and foreign media. www.eafit.edu.co/centropensamientoestrategico

The center seeks to strengthen Colombian and Latin American relations with the Asia-Pacific region through academic, research, and cultural initiatives. www.eafit.edu.co/asiapacifico

Center for Political Analysis The Center for Political Analysis carries out activities on four fronts: government and public policy; public safety 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 institutions. www.eafit.edu.co/centroanalisispolitico

Center for Strategic Thought 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 benchmark for society,

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 an adviser to the private sector and a generator of public policy. Finance and Banking, Education Economics, Crime Economics, Export Competitiveness, and Export Diversification are some of the research areas being pursued in this academic space. www.eafit.edu.co/cief

Center for Reading and Writing Studies Part of the Humanities Department, the Center for Reading and Writing Studies (Celee) aims to help students, professors, and employees, as well as members of the region’s academic and business community, strengthen these linguistic skills. The center is staffed with specialized personnel and offers courses, workshops, and consulting services focused on these core competencies. www.eafit.edu.co/celee

Continuing Education

In an age in which knowledge and information are permanently being updated, academic training must constantly evolve to keep pace. Through EAFIT’s Continuing Education department, the institution offers courses and diploma programs in different knowledge areas. Summer School, for its part, is a space where students of all ages, both from Colombia and other parts of the world, can enroll in courses on EAFIT’s campus.

Knowledge for Life Senior citizens in Medellín, Bogotá, Pereira, Llanogrande, and Cartagena have a space to quench their thirst for knowledge thanks to the Knowledge for Life program. www.eafit.edu.co/saberes

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Summer School

The portfolio of services offered by EAFIT Continuing Education includes short programs, such as conferences, symposiums, and seminars, as well as diploma courses and activities that are either open to the public or custom-designed for a company’s particular needs.

The 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 courses is coordinated by EAFIT’s academic areas and draws on knowledge from each of the university’s six schools. www.eafit.edu.co/educacioncontinua

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. www.eafit.edu.co/escueladeverano

An EAFIT Continuing Education Course

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The EAFIT Languages Building in Los Guayabos Park, Near EAFIT’s Main Campus

Language Encounter

The world is at students’ fingertips at the university. EAFIT Languages offers a variety of courses that are available to people of all ages, from children to seniors. EAFIT Languages

Sislenguas

EAFIT offers courses in English, Italian, German, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, French, Mandarin, and Spanish for Foreigners. EAFIT Languages also has branches in El Poblado, the Mayorca Mega Plaza Shopping Center, Laureles, and Belén (Medellín), as well as in EAFIT Pereira and EAFIT Llanogrande. The courses are intended for children, adolescents, and adults, who receive instruction based on close communication with the teachers.

EAFIT shares its experience in language instruction and contributes to bilingualism in Antioquia province through its Language Learning System for Schools

This unit also offers international exams that test proficiency or linguistic competence

(Sislenguas), a comprehensive outsourcing service for teaching languages, especially English, at public and private educational institutions. 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

EAFIT-Incolmotos Yamaha Joint Project

University-Private Sector-Government 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 administrators. Since then, the bond between the institution and the productive sector has been unbreakable and has been strengthened through knowledge exchanges. The government also has joined this alliance, which strives to fuel progress in the country and its regions. Major joint projects in the areas of research and innovation and consulting have been carried out thanks to this triple partnership.

EAFIT Innovation Since its founding 2006, this division 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. Its activities lead to technology transfers that are aimed at contributing to the social and economic development of the country and region. In addition to offering its services on the Medellín campus, EAFIT Innovation also has a presence at EAFIT Bogotá and EAFIT Pereira. It has assisted in executing projects, accompanied entrepreneurial initiatives, and helped with the launch of university spin-offs.

University Spin-offs Spin-offs (new companies that form part of already existing organizations) have been founded at EAFIT and work in different knowledge areas. Their purpose is to transfer research results to the market. www.eafit.edu.co/innovacion

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The bond between the institution and the private sector has been unbreakable and has been strengthened through knowledge exchanges.

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Committed to Social Responsibility

EAFIT remains firm in its commitment to being an inclusive university, carrying out actions that ensure access to a higher education for people of different social strata. The university pursues its goal of contributing to the country’s development through its scholarship program and other concrete actions that strive to facilitate access to a quality higher education among people from different socioeconomic strata. EAFIT Social also carries out different outreach 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 based on economic hardship and academic and extracurricular achievement. Around 19 percent of EAFIT’s student population benefits from this support, which the Human Development-University Wellbeing Division has promoted for nearly three decades. 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 work in different academic and administrative divisions.

This program is open to undergraduate students with a strong academic and disciplinary record who have shown an aptitude for teaching and research or demonstrated 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 EAFIT Innovation 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. www.eafit.edu.co/social

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Community Wellbeing The wellbeing of the EAFIT community is achieved through sporting activities, artistic manifestations, and access to spaces on campus that promote the adoption of healthy lifestyles. Above and beyond the academic and scientific aspects, the university concerns itself with nurturing the holistic development of all members of the EAFIT community. To this end, 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 ensure its members’ future prospects, self-improvement, and personal and professional growth. 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 induction and

tutoring; support for student groups; psychological, academic, and vocational counseling; analytical workshops with scholarship students; advice on study techniques; as well as forums, courses, and seminars on different topics. The Chaplain’s Office also belongs to this department.

Sports The Sports and Recreation Department aims to promote lifestyles that achieve a balance between mental and physical health. Both students and employees benefit from a line-up of sporting activities that include: basketball, handball, rugby, men’s and women’s soccer, indoor soccer, men’s and women’s ultimate, softball, volleyball, track and field, chess, karate, swimming, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, ecological walks, yoga, and hydroaerobics.

A University Tennis Court

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Artistic Development The holistic development of members of the EAFIT community includes activities that involve creativity and artistic expression. The Artistic Development Department, located in a house in La Aguacatala neighborhood, offers a varied portfolio of services aimed at students, employees, their families, and the general public. That offering includes jewelry-making, digital camera, street photography, studio lighting, dance, painting for young people and adults, children’s painting, music with non-conventional instruments, amigurumi, accessories, bead embroidery, and analog and scientific illustration.

Health Services The Medical Service and Occupational Health Department helps foster habits of prevention and mutual care in the university community. It offers general medical check-ups, dental services, nutritional consults, health prevention and promotion activities, vaccination and blood drives, a health services directory, and active pauses and express massages.

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

In that regard, both departments help ensure excellent working conditions for EAFIT faculty and staff and access to services that promote their development. This is reflected in a better quality of life for them and 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 the following groups: Student Organization (OE), Tutors, Marketing Club, the Nexos Student Newspaper, TVU, Seres, Managerial Development Group, Aiesec, Partners Campus, UN Society, Spie, and Knowledge for Life.

Student and Faculty Representatives 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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Cultural Life EAFIT is convinced that culture is a key element in the preparation of well-rounded professionals, and it therefore spares no effort promote activities in this area. The EAFIT campus is a space where the creation, support for, and dissemination of different artistic disciplines fosters the holistic 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. www.eafit.edu.co/cultura

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

Arts Center Exhibition

featuring the work of amateur EAFIT artists, training courses for members of the EAFIT community and the general public, and groups that promote dance, music, and literature.

Arts Center The EAFIT Arts Center is located on the first floor of the Luis Echavarría Villegas Cultural Center and Library and contains two exhibition spaces. A part of the Cultural Promotion Area, the center was created in 1999 with the goal of disseminating the work of contemporary and classical artists, both domestic and foreign. Works by 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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EAFIT Symphony Orchestra

EAFIT Stand at the Bogotá Book Fair (Filbo)

EAFIT Symphony Orchestra

EAFIT University Press

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

The EAFIT University Press reinforces 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, varied repertoire, and regular collaborations with renowned musicians.

The EAFIT University Press has published 578 titles in 25 collections.

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Infrastructure and Spaces Conducive to Learning

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

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.

Documentary Heritage Hall The Documentary Heritage Hall is located on the fourth floor of the Luis Echavarría Cultural Center and Library and houses the Antioquian Foundation for Social Studies’ (Faes’) archive, which contains more than 35,000 books, 3,300 journal titles and 2,300 cartographic documents that were part of the collection of Luis Ospina Vásquez, a Medellín intellectual.

Its collection includes more than 550,000 printed volumes and digital and audiovisual items available to the entire community. Its cubicles and individual and group study rooms make it an ideal place to consult texts and other material, conduct research, and enjoy reading.

In 2012, the Unesco Memory of the World Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean approved the inclusion of Mariano Ospina Rodríguez’s archive in the register of documents or collections relating to that region. That archive, which was included as part of the Faes collection, is housed in the Documentary Heritage Hall. The documents of this Colombian former president, who governed from 1857 to 1861, consist of 6,583 pages and date from between 1832 and 1912.

The library also houses a Multi-Media Room containing concerts, films, and other audiovisual material.

This repository of knowledge and history, created in April 2002, also stores additional books, pamphlets,

Flipped Classroom

periodical and journal titles, historical archives, musical scores, and other material from various collections, including those of Pilar Moreno de Ángel, Joaquín Vallejo Arbeláez, Fabio Botero Gómez, El Carnero bookstore, Luz Posada de Greiff, Alberto Upegui Benítez, and Jorge Camargo Spolidore. The purpose of this space is to preserve patrimonial documents, disseminate them and their content, and facilitate users’ ability to consult them. It houses nearly 185,000 documents. www.eafit.edu.co/biblioteca

Classroom Innovation Project 50 is a strategy aimed at training professors and student assistants in how to apply Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to create innovative learning spaces. 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

The institution currently offers an online master’s program in Human and Organizational Development and four online graduate certificate programs: Human Development Management, SME Management, Organizational Control, and Municipal Public Administration.

Distance Learning EAFIT Virtual was created to support the process of moving courses online and expanding the university’s Web-based educational offering. This department offers educational programs that are flexible in both time and space, and it capitalizes on the Internet’s advantages and ICT advances, drawing on the support of professionals with expertise in specific knowledge areas. 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 an online master’s program in Human and Organizational Development and four online graduate certificate programs: Human Development Management, SME Management, Organizational Control, and Municipal Public Administration. www.eafit.edu.co/virtual

Technological Infrastructure EAFIT has a technological platform in place to support its learning processes, an effort made possible thanks to the institution’s ongoing commitment to being a technology pioneer and leader. As a result, 100 percent of the university’s classrooms are equipped with technological resources, and all areas of the Medellín campus, as well as the EAFIT Bogotá, EAFIT Llanogrande and EAFIT Pereira campuses, have Internet coverage. The university’s technological infrastructure includes some 5,600 computers, 52 computer rooms, 110 laptops available for loan, 1,3 gbps. megabytes per second of bandwidth, 10 TelePresence roundtables, 2 mobile classrooms, 10 intelligent whiteboards, and 11 other Mimius whiteboards. www.eafit.edu.co/servicios

Research Spaces Research in fields including metrology; materials, machines and tools; hydraulics; optics; applied physics; and seismic resistance is conducted at the Laboratory Center, which comprises 48 spaces, including 12 graduate laboratories distributed among 7 blocks. Approximately 10,000 square meters (107,639 square feet) 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 Innovation Center and the Apolo Scientific Computing 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

Financial Laboratory

Other Learning Spaces Financial Laboratory This laboratory on the first floor of Block 17 was conceived as 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. Its purpose is to bring knowledge about finance and financial practices 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. It also promotes sound investment practices, analysis and self-study, as well as efforts to enhance the community’s understanding of global financial markets. Through this space, EAFIT seeks to facilitate permanent contact with both the real and financial sectors, stimulating joint research and strengthening cooperation. www.eafit.edu.co/laboratoriofinanciero

Flipped Classroom Since 2017, the EAFIT community has had 40 active classrooms at its disposal in blocks 33, 34, and 35, as well as a new space on the fourth floor of Block 19 known as the Flipped Classroom, that are intended for collaborative work in large groups. Along with the Learning Hall on the first floor of the Luis Echavarría Villegas Cultural Center and Library, these spaces are designed for student-centered learning in which diverse methodological, technological, infrastructural, and educational-resource elements converge to further the goal of improving the student’s learning experience both inside and outside the classroom. envivo.eafit.edu.co

Envivo Channel Envivo, an online TV channel, airs EAFIT’s main activities live or tape delayed and provides instructional assistance to professors seeking to make their classes more interactive. The network also provides viewers with a programming schedule. envivo.eafit.edu.co

Acústica Radio Station 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. acustica.eafit.edu.co

Sports

and Fitness Areas Athletic Facilities

Vivo Physical Conditioning Center

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

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

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Community Services

Legal Counseling Office and Mediation Center 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. The Mediation Center likewise is a mechanism that provides access to justice for individuals who are unable to afford an attorney, obviating the need for traditional legal proceedings. 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. www.eafit.edu.co/consultoriojuridico

Accounting Office 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. www.eafit.edu.co/consultoriocontable

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, 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, AdMinister, 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. The university has become a venue for major municipal, national, and even international events. www.eafit.edu.co/agenda

Plastics and Rubber Institute One of the country’s leading research centers in the area of plastics and rubber is located on the north side of campus. Its activities include the training of technicians, engineers, and experts; applied research; and technical consulting for the processing of these materials.

Acentos Bookstore 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 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., as well as Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Azul Amarello This business unit sells the university’s line of EAFIT-branded products, as well as other categories and brands of items. It is located on the first floor of Block 16 and is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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Sol y Melón Snack Bar

Sol y Melón This health-food snack bar offers a range of healthy options, such as salads, juices, and low-calorie products.

Other Establishments Cafeterias, food courts, stationery stores, travel agencies, a bank, and ATMs are among the establishments located in different parts of the Medellín campus that provide services to the EAFIT community and visitors.

La Bodeguita Convenience Store This mini-market is stocked with basic food items, cleaning supplies, beverages, sweets, and over-thecounter medicines, among other goods.

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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 Urban and Environmental Studies Center (Urbam) Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9114 E-mail: urbam@eafit.edu.co Information Technology Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9574 E-mail: cinf@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 EAFIT Innovation Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9968 E-mail: empresarismo@eafit.edu.co Communications Department Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Exts. 9528-9820 E-mail: comunicaciones@eafit.edu.co Institutional Marketing Department Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9843 E-mail: jmunoz2@eafit.edu.co

Professional Practice Department Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9517 E-mail: depto.depp@eafit.edu.co Administrative and Financial Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9504 E-mail: aarbole8@eafit.edu.co Human Development-University Wellbeing Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9529 E-mail: dllo.humano@eafit.edu.co EAFIT Continuing Education Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9192 E-mail: cec.eafit@eafit.edu.co EAFIT Languages Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9273 E-mail: idiomas@eafit.edu.co Research Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9642 E-mail: flondono@eafit.edu.co Teaching Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 8709 E-mail: garango4@eafit.edu.co Planning Division Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9500 Ext. 9574 E-mail: ajarami@eafit.edu.co EAFIT Bogotá Telephone: (57) (1) 623-0126 E-mail: eafit.bogota@eafit.edu.co EAFIT Llanogrande Telephone: (57) (4) 261-9562 E-mail: llanogrande@eafit.edu.co EAFIT Pereira Telephone: (57) (6) 3170510 E-mail: eafit.pereira@eafit.edu.co

Communications Department Photos: RĂłbinson Henao January 2018 MedellĂn-Colombia www.eafit.edu.co twitter.com/eafit facebook.com/universidadeafit