| Colombia - South America | |||
| Education System Information | |||
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Comprehensive Description of Education System (Spanish): | ||
| http://www.campus-oei.org/quipu/colombia/index.html | |||
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Education Overview: | ||
| http://www.wes.org/ca/wedb/colombia/coedov.htm | |||
| Detailed information about all levels of Colombia’s education system | |||
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Education System: | ||
| http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/latin-america-an d-the-caribbean/colombia/profile-of-education.html | |||
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IESALC Colombia Page: | ||
| http://www.iesalc.unesco.org.ve/ | |||
| Reports on various aspects of education in Colombia; (Page opens in Spanish, available in English and French; search under “studies by country” on the upper right hand side) | |||
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WENR - Columbia Profile: | ||
| http://www.wes.org/ewenr/wenrarchive/CO_ProfSpr94.pdf | |||
| Government Links | |||
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Consejo Nacional de Acreditación (Spanish): | ||
| http://www.cna.gov.co/ | |||
| National Board of Accreditation; information about Chile’s accreditation process | |||
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ICETEX (English/Spanish): | ||
| http://www.icetex.gov.co/portal/Default.aspx | |||
| Grants and funding body that provides grants and financial aid as well as information on international programs for Columbian students | |||
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Insitito Colombiano para el Fomento de la Educación Superior (Spanish): | ||
| http://www.icfes.gov.co/ | |||
| Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Higher Education; provides searchable databases of statistical information and links to recognized higher education institutions as well as extensive resources pertaining to laws and policies governing higher educa | |||
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Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (Spanish): | ||
| http://www.colciencias.gov.co/ | |||
| Colombian Institute for the Development of Science and Technology | |||
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Ministry of Education (Spanish): | ||
| http://www.mineducacion.gov.co/ | |||
| General information about the Ministry; current programs and plans; curriculum documents; legislation; statistics; press releases | |||
| Educational Institutions | |||
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University Portal (Spanish): | ||
| http://www.universia.net.co/ | |||
| Comprehensive information and links regarding Colombia’s universities | |||
| Professional Bodies | |||
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Asociación Columbiana de Universidades [ASCUN] (Spanish): | ||
| http://www.ascun.org.co/ | |||
| Association of Colombian Universities; national non-governmental organization representing Colombian institutions of higher education | |||
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Fulbright Commission: | ||
| http://www.fulbright.edu.co | |||
| Information on educational exchange between Columbia and the US | |||
