Pontifical Xavierian University

The Pontifical Xavierian University, known in Spanish as the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and commonly called La Javeriana, is a private Jesuit university in Colombia founded in 1623, with its main campus in Bogotá and a second campus in Cali.哈维里亚那天主教大学（Pontifical Xavierian University，西班牙语：Pontificia Universidad Javeriana，通称 La Javeriana）是哥伦比亚一所耶稣会私立大学，1623 年创办，主校区位于波哥大，另在卡利设有第二校区。

It is directed by the Society of Jesus and is one of the 33 universities entrusted to the order in Latin America, offering 46 undergraduate and 179 graduate programmes to a student body drawn largely from the Colombian upper class.该校由耶稣会管理，是拉美地区由该修会托管的 33 所大学之一，开设 46 个本科与 179 个研究生项目，学生多来自哥伦比亚上层社会。

In the 2027 QS World University Rankings it is placed 395th, it stands in the 1801-2000 band of the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it is 1,096th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities, it did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, and OpenAlex credits it with 34,123 research works and 572,392 citations.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列第 395；在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 1801 至 2000 区间；在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 1,096；未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名；据 OpenAlex 统计，其研究成果为 34,123 项、累计被引 572,392 次。

History

• The College of the Society of Jesus was established in Santafé de Bogotá in 1604 as part of the San Bartolomé School and Cloister, the first Jesuit house of studies in the region.耶稣会学院于 1604 年在圣菲波哥大成立，隶属圣巴托洛梅学校与修道院，是该地区最早的耶稣会研习机构。

• In 1623 the Audiencia and the Archbishop formally recognised the academic degrees conferred by the college, which is taken as the foundation of the University and Academy of Saint Francis Xavier.1623 年，皇家法庭与大主教正式承认该学院授予的学位，这被视为圣方济各·沙勿略大学与学院的建校起点。

• Among those who received a degree from the college in that early period was Pedro Claver, a Jesuit priest later canonised as the patron saint of the enslaved.在早期阶段于此取得学位者中，有耶稣会司铎佩德罗·克拉弗，他后来被册封为被奴役者的主保圣人。

• In 1767 the Jesuits were expelled from the Spanish colonies, and the first stage of the university's history came to an end.1767 年，耶稣会被逐出西班牙各殖民地，该校历史的第一个阶段也随之终结。

• The university remained closed until 1930, when an act of restoration was signed and the Society of Jesus returned to reopen the institution 163 years after the expulsion.该校一直停办至 1930 年，当年签署了复校法令，耶稣会在被逐 163 年后重新开办这一学府。

• That 1930 constitution made the university a non-profit institution of common utility with legal personality, subject to inspection by the national government.1930 年的章程使该校成为具有法人资格的非营利公益机构，并接受国家政府的监督。

• In 1937 the School of Economics and Legal Sciences was founded, the first of the modern faculties of the restored university.1937 年，经济与法律科学学院成立，成为复校后现代院系中的第一个。

• In 1940 the Bogotá campus moved to its present site in the locality of Chapinero, on the eastern edge of the city against the Eastern Hills.1940 年，波哥大校区迁至现址——城市东缘、背靠东部山地的查皮内罗区。

• In 1951 the Edificio Emilio Arango was built and now houses the central administration and the main offices of each faculty.1951 年，埃米利奥·阿兰戈楼建成，如今容纳中央行政机构与各学院的主要办公室。

• In 1954 the Edificio Félix Restrepo was inaugurated to accommodate bacteriology, art, law, nursing, commerce and philosophy, later joined by social communication and psychology.1954 年，费利克斯·雷斯特雷波楼落成，用以安置细菌学、艺术、法律、护理、商学与哲学，其后又加入社会传播与心理学。

• In 1955 the Hospital Universitario San Ignacio was built as the teaching hospital of the medical school and the Faculty of Health Sciences.1955 年，圣伊格纳西奥大学医院建成，作为医学院与健康科学学院的附属教学医院。

• In 1959 female in-campus housing opened in what is today the Edificio Carlos Ortiz, reflecting the early admission of women to the university.1959 年，校内女生宿舍启用，即如今的卡洛斯·奥尔蒂斯楼，反映出该校早期即招收女性。

• On 6 October 1970 a public accounting programme began in Cali after petitions from the community of Pance, the origin of the university's Cali branch.1970 年 10 月 6 日，在潘塞社区民众的请愿下，卡利开设了公共会计项目，这成为该校卡利分校的开端。

• In 1976 the Jesús María Fernández building opened and today houses the main library, named after Alfonso Borrero Cabal.1976 年，赫苏斯·玛丽亚·费尔南德斯楼落成，如今用作主图书馆，以后者之名命名为阿方索·博雷罗·卡瓦尔图书馆。

• On 20 November 1978 the university's governing board proposed the name Cali Branch for the new site in the Pance district of the city.1978 年 11 月 20 日，校务委员会为卡利市潘塞区的新址提出「卡利分校」这一名称。

• In 1991 the Gabriel Giraldo building opened for the Faculty of Law and the School of Political Science and International Relations.1991 年，加布里埃尔·希拉尔多楼落成，供法学院与政治学及国际关系学院使用。

• In 1993 the lecture-room building Fernando Barón was built, and in 1996 a parking building with room for 1,200 vehicles was added to the Bogotá campus.1993 年，费尔南多·巴龙教学楼建成；1996 年，波哥大校区又增建了一座可停放 1,200 辆车的停车楼。

• In 2000 the Pedro Arrupe building for the Faculty of Theology opened as the campus expanded towards the south-east.2000 年，供神学院使用的佩德罗·阿鲁佩楼落成，校园亦随之向东南方向扩展。

• By Resolution 1320 of 12 June 2003 the Ministry of National Education granted the university high-quality institutional accreditation for eight years.2003 年 6 月 12 日，国家教育部以第 1320 号决议授予该校为期八年的高质量机构认证。

• A master plan begun in 2008 led to the ATICO Center in 2009 and to the Jorge Hoyos building, known as The Arc, in 2016.2008 年启动的总体规划催生了 2009 年的阿蒂科中心，以及 2016 年的豪尔赫·奥约斯楼，后者被称为「拱楼」。

• In 2020 the School of Engineering Laboratory Building opened with 15 floors, the tallest structure on the Bogotá campus and the latest major addition to it.2020 年，工程学院实验楼落成，共 15 层，是波哥大校区最高的建筑，也是该校区最近期的大型新增建筑。

• The university's first stage began in 1604 with the College of the Society of Jesus in Santafé de Bogotá and was confirmed in 1623 when the Audiencia and the Archbishop formally recognised its degrees. Its patron is Saint Francis Xavier, from whom the Javeriana name is derived.该校的第一个阶段始于 1604 年在圣菲波哥大创办的耶稣会学院，并于 1623 年得到确认——当年皇家法庭与大主教正式承认了其学位。其主保圣人为圣方济各·沙勿略，「哈维里亚那」之名即由此而来。

• After the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767 the university lay dormant until 1930, when an act of restoration was signed and the order returned to reopen it. The restored institution was constituted as a non-profit body of common utility with legal personality, and its modern faculties grew out of the School of Economics and Legal Sciences founded in 1937.1767 年耶稣会被逐之后，该校一直停办至 1930 年；当年签署复校法令，修会重新开办学校。复校后的机构被确立为具有法人资格的非营利公益团体，其现代院系则自 1937 年成立的经济与法律科学学院逐步扩展而来。

Academics

• The university offers 46 undergraduate programmes and 179 graduate programmes, the latter made up of 94 professional specialisations, 45 medical and surgical specialisations, 8 dentistry specialisations, 72 master's degrees and 13 doctorates.该校开设 46 个本科项目与 179 个研究生项目，后者包括 94 个专业文凭、45 个医学与外科学文凭、8 个牙科学文凭、72 个硕士与 13 个博士项目。

• The Bogotá campus is organised into 18 schools with 61 departments and 242 academic programmes in total.波哥大校区由 18 个学院构成，下设 61 个系，共开设 242 个学术项目。

• Its schools include Theology, Philosophy, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Psychology, Law, Political Science and International Relations, Arts, Social Sciences, Sciences, Engineering, and Economics and Management.其学院包括神学院、哲学学院、医学院、牙科学院、护理学院、心理学院、法学院、政治学与国际关系学院、艺术学院、社会科学学院、理学院、工程学院以及经济与管理学院。

• Engineering programmes in Bogotá cover civil, industrial, electronic, systems, telecommunications, mechanical, mechatronics and bioengineering, along with data science and artificial intelligence.波哥大校区的工程类项目涵盖土木、工业、电子、系统、电信、机械、机电与生物工程，以及数据科学与人工智能。

• The Faculty of Engineering runs 61 departments and 14 institutes and operates 130 laboratories and workshops across its teaching and research work.工程学院下设 61 个系与 14 个研究所，在教学与科研中运营着 130 个实验室与工作坊。

• The university maintains four libraries whose stock runs to 418,008 titles, supported by subscriptions to around ninety academic databases.该校设有四所图书馆，馆藏达 418,008 种，并订阅约九十种学术数据库。

• The Cali campus, known as the Cali Branch, offers 19 undergraduate programmes, eight of which held high-quality accreditation at the time of its institutional review.卡利校区称为卡利分校，开设 19 个本科项目，其中八个在机构评审时已获高质量认证。

• In Cali, 35 research groups are recognised by the national science department, and 21 undergraduate programmes across the university hold high-quality accreditation.在卡利，有 35 个研究团队获国家科学部门承认；全校共有 21 个本科项目持有高质量认证。

• The Cali campus holds 120 academic cooperation agreements giving students opportunities for exchange in 87 countries.卡利校区签有 120 项学术合作协议，为学生提供在 87 个国家交流学习的机会。

• Medical and health teaching is closely tied to the Hospital Universitario San Ignacio and the Javeriana Center of Oncology.医学与健康类教学与圣伊格纳西奥大学医院及哈维里亚那肿瘤中心紧密相连。

• The university describes its educational project, approved by the governing board in 1992, as founded on the integral formation of its members and an interdisciplinary perspective.该校把 1992 年经校务委员会通过的教育方案，描述为以成员的整体培养和跨学科视角为基础。

• Its Bogotá mission is directed to serving the human community, especially the Colombian one, and to building a more civilised, cultivated and just society.其在波哥大的使命指向服务人类社会尤其是哥伦比亚社会，并致力于建设更文明、更有教养、更公正的社会。

• Postgraduate professional specialisations dominate its graduate portfolio, with 94 professional and 53 health-related specialisations alongside 72 master's and 13 doctoral programmes.研究生教育以专业文凭为主，设有 94 个专业文凭与 53 个健康类文凭，另有 72 个硕士与 13 个博士项目。

• Cali concentrates on eight schools grouped in four faculties and offers doctoral training through its doctoral programme in psychology.卡利校区集中于四个学部下的八个学院，并通过心理学博士项目开展博士培养。

• Academic management uses PeopleSoft, and the Centre for Academic Innovation in Information and Communication Technologies, known as CEANTIC, supports virtual courses.教务管理采用 PeopleSoft 系统，学术与信息通信技术创新中心（CEANTIC）则为虚拟课程提供支持。

• The university pioneered research on the Muisca people and remains one of the Colombian institutions most active in that field.该校是穆伊斯卡人研究的开拓者，至今仍是该领域最活跃的哥伦比亚机构之一。

• The university teaches 46 undergraduate and 179 graduate programmes, the latter comprising 94 professional specialisations, 45 medical and surgical specialisations, 8 dentistry specialisations, 72 master's degrees and 13 doctorates. The Bogotá campus is organised into 18 schools with 61 departments and 242 academic programmes.该校开设 46 个本科项目与 179 个研究生项目，后者包括 94 个专业文凭、45 个医学与外科学文凭、8 个牙科学文凭、72 个硕士与 13 个博士项目。波哥大校区由 18 个学院组成，下设 61 个系、共 242 个学术项目。

• Four libraries holding 418,008 titles, together with 130 laboratories and workshops, support teaching and research, while the Faculty of Engineering alone runs 61 departments and 14 institutes. On the Cali campus 35 research groups are recognised by the national science department and 120 academic cooperation agreements reach 87 countries.四所图书馆共藏 418,008 种，另有 130 个实验室与工作坊支撑教学与科研，仅工程学院就设有 61 个系与 14 个研究所。在卡利校区，35 个研究团队获国家科学部门承认，120 项学术合作协议则通向 87 个国家。

Campus

• The Bogotá campus covers 445 acres, about 180 hectares, with roughly 202,988 square metres of buildings spread across 45 structures in the Chapinero locality.波哥大校区占地 445 英亩（约 180 公顷），建筑面积约 202,988 平方米，在查皮内罗区分布着 45 栋建筑。

• It lies in the eastern part of Bogotá, bordering the Parque Nacional Enrique Olaya Herrera and the Carrera Séptima, with the Eastern Hills forming its backdrop.校区位于波哥大东部，与恩里克·奥拉亚·埃雷拉国家公园及第七大道相邻，东部山地构成其背景。

• The campus is designed as an open environment that allows pedestrians, with green areas rather than gated barriers separating its buildings.校园被设计为容许行人自由穿行的开放环境，建筑之间以绿地而非封闭围栏分隔。

• Campus services include 18 cafeterias, a bookstore, the university hospital and a parking building capable of holding 1,200 vehicles.校园服务设施包括 18 个食堂、一家书店、大学医院，以及一座可容纳 1,200 辆车的停车楼。

• Landmark buildings include the Edificio Emilio Arango of 1951, the Edificio Félix Restrepo of 1954, the Jesús María Fernández library building of 1976 and the Pedro Arrupe building of 2000.标志性建筑包括 1951 年的埃米利奥·阿兰戈楼、1954 年的费利克斯·雷斯特雷波楼、1976 年的赫苏斯·玛丽亚·费尔南德斯图书馆楼，以及 2000 年的佩德罗·阿鲁佩楼。

• The most recent additions are the ATICO Center of 2009, the Jorge Hoyos building called The Arc of 2016 and the 15-storey Engineering Laboratory Building of 2020.较新的建筑有 2009 年的阿蒂科中心、2016 年被称为「拱楼」的豪尔赫·奥约斯楼，以及 2020 年落成的 15 层工程学院实验楼。

• The Cali campus stands in the Pance district in the south of the city, at the foot of the Farallones de Cali, and comprises nine buildings.卡利校区位于城市南部的潘塞区、卡利山脚下，共有九栋建筑。

• The Cali buildings are named after trees and palms, including Las Palmas, Guayacanes, Samán, Almendros, Las Acacias, Cedro Rosado, Marañón, Cámbulos and Arrayanes.卡利的建筑以树木与棕榈命名，包括棕榈楼、黄花风铃木楼、雨树楼、杏树楼、金合欢楼、粉红雪松楼、腰果楼、坎布洛楼与阿赖扬楼。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the Pontifical Xavierian University is placed 395th, and in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it stands in the 1801-2000 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列第 395；在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 1801 至 2000 区间。

• In the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities it is placed 1,096th, while it did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中，该校位列第 1,096；同时，该校未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名。

• In the 2023 QS World University Rankings the university stood 382nd in the world, 18th in Latin America and third in Colombia.在 2023 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校全球位列第 382，在拉美地区排名第 18，在哥伦比亚排名第 3。

• It holds high-quality institutional accreditation for eight years granted in 2003, and the Cali campus was accredited for a further eight years in March 2012.该校持有 2003 年授予的八年期高质量机构认证，卡利校区则在 2012 年 3 月获准再认证八年。

• Some 21 of its undergraduate programmes carry high-quality accreditation, and the Faculty of Law gained its accreditation by Resolution 6808 of 6 August 2010.该校有约 21 个本科项目持有高质量认证，法学院则依 2010 年 8 月 6 日第 6808 号决议获得认证。

• According to OpenAlex the university has produced 34,123 research works attracting 572,392 citations, reflecting its strength in health, social and engineering sciences.据 OpenAlex 统计，该校已产出 34,123 项研究成果，累计被引 572,392 次，体现出其在健康、社会科学与工程领域的实力。

• The university is one of 33 Jesuit universities in Latin America and one of 167 worldwide, part of the global network of the Society of Jesus.该校是拉美 33 所耶稣会大学之一，也是全球 167 所耶稣会大学之一，属于耶稣会的全球网络。

• It is among the twelve Colombian universities that have earned high-quality institutional accreditation from the national education ministry.该校是国家教育部授予高质量机构认证的十二所哥伦比亚大学之一。

• Long associated with the education of Colombian elites, the university has produced presidents, vice-presidents and leading figures in science, the arts and the church. Among Colombian universities it is usually compared with the National University of Colombia, the Industrial University of Santander, the Pontifical Bolivarian University and EAFIT University.该校长期与哥伦比亚精英教育相联系，培养出多位总统、副总统以及科学、艺术与教会领域的领军人物。在哥伦比亚高校中，它通常与哥伦比亚国立大学、桑坦德工业大学、玻利瓦尔天主教大学以及埃菲特大学相提并论。

• In the 2023 QS World University Rankings the university stood 382nd in the world, 18th in Latin America and third in Colombia. Its institutional accreditation, granted for eight years in 2003 and renewed for the Cali campus in 2012, is held alongside high-quality accreditation of some 21 undergraduate programmes.在 2023 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校全球位列第 382，在拉美地区排名第 18，在哥伦比亚排名第 3。该校 2003 年获授的八年期机构认证、以及卡利校区 2012 年的再认证，与约 21 个本科项目的高质量认证一并持有。

• OpenAlex credits the university with 34,123 research works and 572,392 citations, and the institution is one of 167 Jesuit universities worldwide and one of 33 in Latin America. Of the twelve Colombian universities that hold high-quality institutional accreditation, it is among the oldest.OpenAlex 统计该校有 34,123 项研究成果与 572,392 次被引；它也是全球 167 所、拉美 33 所耶稣会大学之一。在十二所持有高质量机构认证的哥伦比亚大学中，该校属于历史最悠久者之一。

Student life

• The university's motto is Sapientia aedificavit sibi domum, Latin for "Wisdom has built her house", and is displayed with the university's arms.该校校训为（Sapientia aedificavit sibi domum），拉丁文意为「智慧为自己建造了房屋」，与校徽一同标示。

• Its identity is summed up in the Javeriana idea of integral formation, which seeks to develop intellectual, ethical, social and spiritual dimensions in each student.其身份认同凝结于「哈维里亚那整体培养」理念之中，力求在智力、伦理、社会与灵性各维度上发展每位学生。

• As a Jesuit institution it maintains an Ignatian pastoral programme, retreats and spiritual accompaniment open to students of all backgrounds.作为耶稣会院校，该校设有依纳爵灵修项目、避静与灵性陪伴，向各种背景的学生开放。

• A vice-rectorate for extension and social projection organises community service, outreach and continuing education work across the campuses.负责社会拓展与社会服务的副校长办公室统筹两个校区的社区服务、外展与继续教育工作。

• Sporting life revolves around the Loyola Sports Center on the Cali campus and the sports facilities of the Bogotá campus near the Eastern Hills.体育生活以卡利校区的洛约拉体育中心和波哥大校区邻近东部山地的体育设施为中心。

• On the Cali campus students run the Javeriana Stereo radio station on 107.5 FM and use the Alfonso Borrero Cabal auditorium and central library.在卡利校区，学生运营 107.5 兆赫的哈维里亚那电台，并使用阿方索·博雷罗·卡瓦尔礼堂与中央图书馆。

• The Campus Nova office and the Javeriano Writing Center support student entrepreneurship and academic writing on the Cali campus.校园新星办公室与哈维里亚那写作中心在卡利校区为学生创业与学术写作提供支持。

• The university's alumni association maintains a network that extends through Colombia and abroad, and the institution traces its communal life to the College founded in 1604.该校校友会维持的网络遍及哥伦比亚内外，其社群生活则可追溯至 1604 年创办的耶稣会学院。

Notable people

• Pedro Claver, a Jesuit priest who received a degree at the college in the 1620s and worked among enslaved Africans in Cartagena, was canonised in 1888 as a saint of the Catholic Church.佩德罗·克拉弗是耶稣会司铎，17 世纪 20 年代在该学院取得学位，此后在卡塔赫纳为被奴役的非洲人工作，1888 年被册封为天主教会圣人。

• Ernesto Samper, who studied law and economics at the university, served as President of Colombia from 1994 to 1998 and later as Secretary General of UNASUR.埃内斯托·桑佩尔在该校攻读法律与经济学，1994 至 1998 年任哥伦比亚总统，后又出任南美国家联盟秘书长。

• Misael Pastrana, a graduate and later a professor, was President of Colombia from 1970 to 1974 and signed the 1974 agreement that prolonged the National Front.米萨埃尔·帕斯特拉纳是该校毕业生并曾任教授，1970 至 1974 年任哥伦比亚总统，并签署了延长民族阵线的 1974 年协定。

• Marta Lucía Ramírez, a lawyer trained at the university, served as Vice President of Colombia from 2018 to 2022 and as the country's first female defence minister.玛尔塔·露西亚·拉米雷斯在该校接受法律训练，2018 至 2022 年任哥伦比亚副总统，并曾任该国首位女性国防部长。

• Gustavo Bell, a graduate in law and economics, was Vice President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002 and later ambassador to Cuba.古斯塔沃·贝尔毕业于法律与经济学专业，1998 至 2002 年任哥伦比亚副总统，后出任驻古巴大使。

• Rodolfo Llinás, a neuroscientist and professor at New York University, received the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience in 2014.鲁道夫·利纳斯是神经科学家、纽约大学教授，2014 年获拉尔夫·W·杰拉德神经科学奖。

• Catalina Sandino Moreno studied at the university's visual arts school before starring in Maria Full of Grace, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2004.卡特琳娜·桑迪诺·莫雷诺在该校视觉艺术学校求学，后主演《万福玛丽亚》，并因此于 2004 年获得奥斯卡最佳女主角提名。

• Paulina Vega, who studied business administration at the university, was crowned Miss Colombia in 2013 and Miss Universe in 2014.保利娜·维加在该校攻读工商管理，2013 年获哥伦比亚小姐称号，2014 年当选环球小姐。

• Jackeline Rentería, an Olympic wrestler who won bronze medals in 2008 and 2012, and the singer Fonseca, a multiple Latin Grammy winner, also studied at the university.两届奥运会铜牌得主（2008 年与 2012 年）摔跤运动员雅克利娜·伦特里亚，以及多次获得拉丁格莱美奖的歌手丰塞卡，均曾在该校就读。

• Adolfo Nicolás, Superior General of the Society of Jesus from 2008 to 2016, served as grand chancellor of the university in his role as head of the order.阿道弗·尼科拉斯在 2008 至 2016 年间任耶稣会总会长，并以修会首长的身份担任该校名誉校监。

• Ignacio Martín-Baró, a Jesuit priest and psychologist who taught at the university, was killed in 1989 during the violence at the Central American University in San Salvador.伊格纳西奥·马丁-巴罗是耶稣会司铎与心理学家，曾在该校任教，1989 年在圣萨尔瓦多中美洲大学的暴力事件中遇害。