Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
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The Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO) is a private university, established on 1970. Its first seat was on Champagnat neighborhood, in Cali
. In 1999 was finished the building of its new campus located in the south of the city, in the place called Valle del Lilí. It has a second seat in San Fernando neighborhood, specialized on complementary education.
UAO has five faculties and 21 undergraduate programs, (2 of them by Dual education system
), 12 postgraduate and 7 Master's degree
. Trough Centros Regionales de Educación Superior (CERES) also offers bachellor programs in the towns of El Cerrito
, Candelaria
and Tuluá
.
The university's highlights in the region are the high investment in technology and investigation, reflected on its 64 laboratories, Faculty staff with Doctorate
and Master's degree
, plus 29 Research Groups, 26 of them accepted by Colciencias.
Calì
Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
. In 1999 was finished the building of its new campus located in the south of the city, in the place called Valle del Lilí. It has a second seat in San Fernando neighborhood, specialized on complementary education.
UAO has five faculties and 21 undergraduate programs, (2 of them by Dual education system
Dual education system
A dual education system combines apprenticeships in a company and vocational education at a vocational school in one course. This system is practiced in several countries, notably Germany, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Switzerland, but also...
), 12 postgraduate and 7 Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
. Trough Centros Regionales de Educación Superior (CERES) also offers bachellor programs in the towns of El Cerrito
El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca
El Cerrito is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. This is one of the 42 municipalities of the department....
, Candelaria
Candelaria, Valle del Cauca
Candelaria is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia....
and Tuluá
Tuluá
Tuluá is a city located in the heart of the Cauca Valley, Colombia Valle del Cauca, Colombia. A major industrial and commercial center, it is the region's fourth largest city after Cali, the department capital, Buenaventura and Palmira. Founded around 1741 by Juan de Lemos y Aguirre, it has a...
.
The university's highlights in the region are the high investment in technology and investigation, reflected on its 64 laboratories, Faculty staff with Doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
and Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
, plus 29 Research Groups, 26 of them accepted by Colciencias.