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Universidad Católica de Oriente

Coordinates: 6°09′02″N 75°21′59″W / 6.15045°N 75.36634°W / 6.15045; -75.36634
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Universidad Católica de Oriente
Latin: Universitas Catholica Orientalium[citation needed]
MottoVeritati per fidem et scientiam
Motto in English
To the truth by faith and science
TypePrivate university
EstablishedFebruary 11, 1982; 42 years ago (1982-02-11)
FounderDiocese of Sonsón–Rionegro
RectorElkin de Jesús Narváez Gómez
Students1,842 (2021-2022)
Location, ,
Colombia
CampusSuburban
30 acres (12 ha)
Colors Green  -  White  -  Yellow 
NicknameVulturs
MascotVultur
Websitewww.uco.edu.co

Universidad Católica de Oriente (UCO) is a private Catholic university in Rionegro, Antioquia. Established in 1982, it is accredited by Ministry of National Education.

The university comprises eight academic faculties: which are the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Educational sciences, Health Sciences, Economic and Administrative sciences, Social sciences, Law, Engineering and the Faculty of Theology and Humanities.

History

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The statutes of the Universidad de Catolica de Oriente date back to 1982, when Monsignor Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo, bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro, founded the Universidad Catolica de Oriente. counting on the support of the Diocese of Sonson-Rionegro. In 1982, it was officially consolidated as a new higher education institution in Rionegro that would include its school, called Monseñor Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo, abbreviated MAUJ, also located in Rionegro.

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6°09′02″N 75°21′59″W / 6.15045°N 75.36634°W / 6.15045; -75.36634