Central University (Colombia)
university in Colombia
The Central University (Universidad Central) is a private institution of higher education established 1966, whose two offices are at Bogotá, Colombia. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the areas of humanities, arts, economic and administrative sciences and engineering.
History
Central University was founded in 1966 by a group of Colombian educators seeking to expand access to higher education for all sectors of society. On 30 June of that year, Raul Vasquez Velez, Ruben Reyes Amaya, Alberto Gomez Moreno, Eduardo Varela Mendoza, Tellez Elberto Camacho, Jorge Enrique Molina and Darío Samper, signed the act establishing the Central University Foundation.
Symbol
The image of the university was built on the curubo leaf (Passiflora mollissima tripartite), a creeper of family Passifloraceae, which is native to tropical and temperate South America.
Because it is an indigenous plant and strongly linked to culture, traditional medicine and food of the aboriginal communities of pre-Columbian America, the curubo is an ideal symbol for the university.
The four sheets curubo symbolize the four main functions of this university: teaching, research, extension and preservation of natural and cultural heritage. The orientation of the leaves (each of which points to one of the main directions of the compass rose)
expresses the ideas of universality, diversity and plurality.
Anthem
The hymn was composed by Pedro Medina Avendaño, who is also author of the hymns of Bogotá and the department of Boyacá, among others.
The anthem was played at the start of the solemn university events (e.g., possession of the Rector, the welcoming ceremony for students at the beginning of the semester, the ceremony of awards for meritorious service to the academic and administrative staff, and graduation ceremonies).
“Central University (Colombia)” enters the record as university in Colombia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Central, University and Colombia can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5061952. VIAF identifies the subject as 149654565. The Library of Congress control number is n78078838. Authority coordinates are 4.651, -74.072. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1966.
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