Governing bodies

General Assembly

The General Assembly is the maximum organ of the Institution and shall be integrated by the founding members, and in temporary or definitive absence by the beneficiaries.

The functions of the General Assembly are:

Establish the general policies and development strategies of the Institution.
Choose four (4) representatives among its members or its delegates to be part of the Superior Council.
Reform and approve the bylaws of the Institution.
To protect and take responsibility for the institution to remain within the philosophical principles that inspire its creation.
Approve the annual budget of income and expenses of the Institution, ensuring that it complies with the law and the bylaws.
Monitor that the resources of the Institution are used correctly.
Decree the dissolution and regulate the liquidation of the Institution in case it is necessary, according to the current statutes and to the legal norms that regulate this situation.
Ensure that the progress of the Institution is in accordance with the legal provisions and its own statutes.
Choose the Rector according to the statutory rules.
Choose Statutory Auditor with its respective substitute.
Approve the financial statements.
Approve the development plans of the Institution for its adoption.
Decide on acquisition, transfer or sale of assets of the Institution.
All others that owned, according to the Institution’s bylaws.

Higher Council

The Higher Council is the highest administrative body of the Institution.

It is integrated by:

Four (4) representatives of the founding members or beneficiaries, one (1) representative of the benefactor members; the latter chosen among those who have this quality.
By the Rector who will act with voice and without vote.
By a Representative of the professors.
By a Student Representative.
By a representative of the graduates.
By a representative of the business sector.
Will act as the Secretary General of the institution.

The functions of the Higher Council are:

Issue its own regulation.
Choose its own president.
Dictate the regulations for the correct application of the Institution’s statutes in the academic, administrative and financial order.
Direct the academic and administrative policy of the Institution and establish the norms that ensure its good management.
Accept or reject aid, inheritances, donations, legacies, etc., in accordance with the policies of the General Assembly.
Authorize the Rector to celebrate all agreements or contracts with governments or Colombian or foreign entities.
Establish the administrative organization of the Institution by creating or eliminating the positions that are necessary in accordance with the general statutes and the competence given by the General Assembly.
Approve, suspend or modify the plans of education, training or advanced or postgraduate advanced training, research, extension and advice in accordance with legal standards, after studying and recommendation of the Academic Council or ad-hoc committees appointed for that purpose by the same Higher Council.
Authorize the Rector to contract and make investments in the amount deemed necessary for the smooth running of the Institution.
Prepare and present to the General Assembly projects to reform the bylaws that are considered necessary for the efficient running of the Institution.
Review the budget prepared by the Rector and his administrative team to be presented to the General Assembly.
To elect the representatives and delegates of the Institution before the national and international organisms that consider advisable as proposals of the Rector.
To comply with the mandates of the General Assembly.
Act as court of last resort; exercise functions that are not expressly assigned to the General Assembly and other bodies.
Regulate the requirements for the issuance of the titles that the Institution grants in accordance with the regulations in force on the matter.
Grant honorary titles to persons that the Rector or any of the members bring to their consideration.
Grant temporary licenses to the Rector.
Issue the student and faculty regulations, taking into account the proposals presented by the Academic Council, which shall be held in at least 2 sessions.
Regulate and determine the policies to be developed in the area of ​​University Welfare.
Prepare the financial statements that will be presented to the Assembly for approval.
Prepare the development plans that will be presented to the assembly for approval.
All the others that are assigned by the statutes or the law.

Academic Council

The Academic Council is the highest academic authority of the Institution.
It is integrated by:

Rector, who presides over it.
Academic vice-rector, who will be in charge of the secretariat.
Administrative vice-rector.
Head of planning and systems office.
Deans of the faculties.
Head office of admissions, registration and academic control.
Director of advanced training center.
Representative of the students.
Representative of the graduates.
Representative of the teachers.
The functions of the Academic Council are:

Conceptualize before the Superior Council about the creation, modification or suppression of academic units.
Review and adopt the teaching programs according to the legal norms.
Define the policies and adopt the research programs that the Institution must develop.
Conceptualize in relation to the academic regulations and those of the teaching and student staff.
Resolve the queries made by the Rector.
The other functions assigned by the Law and the General Statute.

Faculty Council

The Faculty Council is made up of:

Dean of the faculty, who presides over it.
Program directors.
Representative of the professors
Representative of the graduates.
Representative of the students.
It is a basic function of the Faculty Council:

Functions:

Give support and advice to the respective faculties in the matters that correspond to it, as provided in the statutes and regulations, aiming to achieving the objectives, mission, vision and institutional policies.
Propose to the Academic Council the modifications to the study plan, the distribution and layout of areas and the order in which the subjects must be taken.
Permanently evaluate the micro curriculum and formulate the pertinent recommendations.
Resolve the academic problems that arise in the Faculty, not being its study and solution the competence of other university authorities.
Participate in the study and approval of research plans, advice and extension of agreements or contracts.
Comply with the other functions that are legally, statutorily or statutorily assigned.