Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia (UCC)

Kra. 13 No. 37-43 piso 8
Bogota, ,
Colombia

The Cooperative University of Colombia is an institution of higher education, based on social ownership that because its origin and organization belongs to the social economy sector.

Its main purposes are: Training of professionals with political, creative and cohesive criteria that contribute to the harmonious development of society, Research, linked to teaching and learning, as contribution to the solution of scientific and social problems, Extension and social projection -oriented to public service and effective link with the productive sector and the internationalization-oriented to the interaction theoretical and practical knowledge between global academic communities, to the mobility of professors, researchers, curriculum and students and cooperation between cultures.

University with an emphasis on solidarity economy. 48,000 students, 4307 teachers in 18 cities. It has developed Housing Cooperatives owned by cooperatives (INDESCO) with corporate systems for social inclusion and education.