Colombia - South America Education

Education System Information
	Comprehensive Description of Education System (Spanish):
	http://www.campus-oei.org/quipu/colombia/index.html
	Education Overview:
	http://www.wes.org/ca/wedb/colombia/coedov.htm
	Detailed information about all levels of Colombia’s education system
	Education System:
	http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/latin-america-an d-the-caribbean/colombia/profile-of-education.html
	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)
	WENR - Columbia Profile:
	http://www.wes.org/ewenr/wenrarchive/CO_ProfSpr94.pdf
Government Links
	Consejo Nacional de Acreditación (Spanish):
	http://www.cna.gov.co/
	National Board of Accreditation; information about Chile’s accreditation process
	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
	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
	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
	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
	University Portal (Spanish):
	http://www.universia.net.co/
	Comprehensive information and links regarding Colombia’s universities
Professional Bodies
	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
	Fulbright Commission:
	http://www.fulbright.edu.co
	Information on educational exchange between Columbia and the US