Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia

The Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia (Spanish: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia), also known as "La UPTC", is a national public university in Colombia with main campus in Tunja and presence in the country's seven departments.

Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia

Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
Motto	Futurum Ædificamus
Type	Public university
Established	October 10, 1953
Rector	Gustavo Orlando Álvarez Álvarez
Students	28,000
Location	Tunja, Sogamoso, Duitama, Chiquinquirá , Boyacá , Colombia
Campus	Avenida Central del Norte 150003, Tunja
Nickname	"La Uptc"
Website	uptc.edu.co

The university has a headquarters, three sectional branches, six sites for extension programs and 21 regional centers for distance learning in which there are 11 faculties, 52 undergraduate academic programs, 15 undergraduate academic distance programs and 23 postgraduate programs. It is an educational, scientific and technological university, currently ranked number 7 among the best 64 universities in Colombia (2012) according to a study by Research Sapiens Group research sapiens that built a ranking, which was titled "U-Sapiens Ranking Colombia" where are cataloged 64 universities of the country.

Campus

The most important branches of the Uptc are located in the main cities in Boyacá.

Principal

Headquarters - Some landmarks in the campus are the Jorge Palacios Preciado Library, Central Building, Camilo Torres Restrepo square, the university city and the Escuela Normal Superior Santiago de Tunja.

Avenida Central del Norte, 150003 Tunja

• Health Faculty

Hospital Antiguo San Rafael Tunja

Branches

• Sogamoso Faculty

Calle 4 Sur 15-134. 152211, Sogamoso

• Duitama Faculty

Carrera 18 23-55. 150461, Duitama

• Chiquinquirá Faculty

Calle 14A 2-36. 154640, Chiquinquirá

• Bogotá Faculty

Carrera 14 44-51. 110311, Bogotá D.C.

Extension Program Centers

• DC
• Boyacá: Garagoa, Puerto Boyacá, Soatá, chiquinquirá
• Casanare: Yopal, Aguazul

Distance Education Regional Centers

• Amazonas: Leticia
• Bogotá
• Boyacá: Chiquinquirá, Chiscas, Duitama, Garagoa, Muzo, Puerto Boyacá, Samacá, Soatá, Sogamoso
• Casanare: Monterrey, Yopal
• Cundinamarca: Cogua, Fusagasugá, Gachetá, La Palma, Quetame
• Meta: Acacías
• Santander: Barbosa, Barrancabermeja

See also

• List of universities in Colombia
• List of Muisca research institutes

External links

• (in Spanish) Official website
• (in Spanish) Uptc online