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Universidad Externado de Colombia

The Universidad Externado de Colombia (Externado University of Colombia) is a private university in Bogotá, Colombia. It has produced graduates including lawyers, academics, judges, financiers, journalists, as well as senior government officials and politicians. The institution grants 4 and 5-year professional degrees, as well as advanced Master and Doctoral degrees. Instruction is primarily in Spanish.

As well as being a member of the ''Unión de Universidades de América Latina, UDUAL'', and the ''Asociación Internacional de Universidades, AIU.'', it is a founding member of the ''Asociación Colombiana de Universidades, ASCUN.''

In 2005, UNESCO established a chair in Human Rights, Violence, Public Policies and Governance, at the university. Provided by Wikipedia