Universidad de La Salle

Universidad de La Salle has four campuses , three of which are located in and named after different neighbourhoods of Bogotá.

·        Chapinero Campus

·        Candelaria Campus

·        North Campus

In addition, Universidad de La Salle has a campus located in Yopal – Casanare which focuses on rural education called "Utopia".

Its unique educational project integrates agricultural and productive opportunities for resource-limited young people from rural areas of Colombia who have been impacted by armed conflict. The goal is to transform community leaders capable of inspiring social, political, and productive changes, and ultimately revitalise the nation’s agricultural sector.

Utopia houses more than 200 fully sponsored students that come from approximately 21 different Colombian underserved departments (states).

La Salle offers the following facilities:

·        Religious centre

·        Theatres for international conferences

·        Medical services centre (on every campus)

·        Sports facilities: all campuses hold sports facilities (such as gymnasium, sport courts) 

·        Library

·        High Complexity Instrumental Lab

·        Opticians

·        Veterinary clinic

·        La Salle Museum

·        Unisalle store

·        La Isla Recreational Centre

There are many on-campus and virtual support systems for students, in addition to the advisory provided by the Office for International and Interinstitutional:

·        On campus medical services

·        Library and data base access

·        Psychological counselling

·        Gym and sports classes

·        Student associations

Approximately 2.4 percent of all students are international.

In 2019, we had the representation of 14 different nationalities:

There are many extracurricular activities and services available for students:

·        Student Associations and leadership training

·        Art and cultural

·        Volunteering

·        Sports training

·        Gym facilities

Students live both on and off campus. However, students at the Utopia campus live on campus during their undergraduate programme.

In the Chapinero campus, the Office of International and Institutional Affairs manages a guesthouse, that sometimes serves as housing for international students and visiting faculty for short stays.

The Office for International and Interinstitutional Relations provides advisory to international students searching for housing, on renting spaces, suggestions for areas with transport facilities, proximity and entertainment.

To learn more about the admissions for undergraduate programmes please follow this link.

International undergraduate students must undertake the following admissions process .

Here is the graduate programmes admissions information for domestic and international students.

For exchange programmes:

·        Spring Semester (January- June): Open call is from September until mid-October of the previous year

·        Fall Semester (July- November): Open call is from March until mid-April

All nominations must be completed by your home institution through the NEXUS online platform under Global Mobility_Incoming Mobility_External Coordinators . Students should also submit the following documents

·        Copy of passport

·        Motivation letter

·        A letter of recommendation from a faculty member of your home institution

·        CV

·        Language requirement: Spanish B1 and English B1. Provide certificates of proficiency in known languages, if available

·        A recent digital photo

For exchange programmes, students from institutions with an established cooperation agreement with Universidad de La Salle will receive a full (100 percent) scholarship for the semester tuition fees. Tuition fees at their home institution may still apply.

For international graduate students, there are some scholarships available through the Reciprocity programme for foreigners in Colombia – ICETEX.

Expenses covered by the programme (exact values are updated annually):

·        Contingencies once during the study period

·        Monthly stipend

·        Installation costs once during the study period

·        100 percent scholarship

·        Books for each year of completed studies

According to the most recent alumni survey, 77.4 percent find employment within 12 to 24 months of graduation.

The Universidad de La Salle has tools to support the employment of students and graduates, from the Office for Alumni Service, including:

·        Career portal

·        Comprehensive training agenda

·        Employability workshops: training spaces aimed at strengthening job search skills (interview, resume, LinkedIn, soft skills, among others).

·        Personalised counselling

·        Entrepreneurship training

·        Agreements with companies

·        Career fairs