Universidad de La Sabana’s recognition

Universidad de La Sabana is ranked 73rd in Latin America and between 751 and 800 worldwide in the list of top universities. Not so significant, but what attracts many students is that the university is one of the few institutions of higher education with High-Quality Institutional Accreditation given by the National Ministry of Education. It is known for its personalized guidance to the students and their strong scholarship program that awards more than 2.800 scholarships annually. The curricula of Universidad de La Sabana is designed according to international standards to allow education of the students from one of the many partner universities.

Campuses at Universidad de La Sabana

Its huge campus covers an area of 78 hectares in the town Chia, near the capital of Colombia, Bogota. The campus was planned to focus on the development of the surrounding area and equips all the facilities you need for an awesome semester exchange in Colombia.

Facilities at Universidad de La Sabana

The 78 hectares provide many different buildings with all their own purpose to make your study experience worth to travel across the globe. These buildings include 29 laboratories, nine buildings with academic and administrative spaces and a library with almost 80.000 books and 172.000 e-books. Additionally, there’s a Media Production Centre that has the same quality standard as national media companies, a Studium for the development of foreign language learning and even a University Clinic to provide facilities for all medical disciplines. Three hectares are devoted to sports fields and outdoor activities. This is where you get sweaty to train your skills in basketball, tennis, golf, volleyball, soccer, rugby, football and more. It’s all surrounded by a lake for canoeing and kayaking. Near the campus there are four different university sports clubs you are free to join to compete locally, regionally or even nationally.

Student life in Bogota

Studying abroad in Bogota is not for the ones who prefer to pet their cats all day. You’re up for an adventure! Bogota is the capital of Colombia and with a population of 8 million it should not be cliche to say that there’s always something happening you want to be part of. The city has an urban feel to it with many restaurants, bars and clubs with good music and with many places to hang out with your friends. People love to go out and have fun. You will instantly feel the energy of the city. The Colombians are known as warm and very friendly, also to foreigners. You might want to learn some Spanish before coming as your opportunities will increase a lot when you know at least the basics. Colombia is used to be known for all the bad things that happened in the country, but more and more often is the country mentioned on lists of the most beautiful countries to visit or best upcoming countries in the world. It’s drastically striving to get rid of their bad reputation and opening up to the world for everyone to enjoy the great people and stunning nature.

Semester exchange at Universidad de La Sabana

Before your semester exchange at Universidad de La Sabana it’s important to know if you are a Free Mover or if your university has a partnership. Therefore you should consider the global map indicating the partner universities. There are many different study subjects given from Innovation & Entrepreneurship to International Business, Communication and Engineering. As a foreign student you could enroll for courses taught in either Spanish or for one of the 71 courses in English. There’s an extensive list of English subjects with a clear description provided on the website of Universidad de La Sabana. Each academic credit is equal to 48 hours of work. This is including the hours you are following classes and the independent study you are supposed to do outside the classroom. A complete academic period includes between 20 and 30 academic credits for which the grades are in numerical scale. A 5.0 is perfect, 3.0 average and a 0 is a fail.

Housing in Bogota

When going to Universidad de La Sabana you have multiple options for your accommodation. One of these is to stay with a local Spanish speaking family where you will share your everyday life. These houses are carefully selected to be sure you will easily become part of the family and have easy access to public transport. The price is $250 a week including breakfast, dinner, laundry, TV and internet. Your second option is to rent a room or apartment on campus. This includes all the facilities to pass your exams while living with other students. The only downside is that there are probably strict rules applied, men and women live in a separate building and the high cost of €3177 euro per semester (about 4 months). Your third option is to have a look at the student housing page where we have selected the best houses based on price, location, landlord, rooms, and other Colombian or international tenants. Besides us approving the rooms and houses, there are also international students who have been here before and were very happy with it. Check it out!