Universidad de La Sabana

The Universidad de La Sabana (UniSabana) is a private, non-profit Catholic university in Chía, Cundinamarca, about seven kilometres north of Bogotá, founded on 21 September 1979 and supervised by Colombia's Ministry of National Education.拉萨瓦纳大学（Universidad de La Sabana，简称 UniSabana）是位于哥伦比亚昆迪纳马卡省奇亚市的私立非营利天主教大学，地处波哥大以北约七公里，1979 年 9 月 21 日创办，受哥伦比亚国家教育部监管。

It grew out of the Instituto Superior de Educación (INSE), a distance-education institute created by the parents' association Aspaen, and keeps a Christian inspiration guided by an agreement with the Prelature of Opus Dei.该校由家长协会 Aspaen 创办的高等教育学院（Instituto Superior de Educación，INSE）发展而来，并依据与主业会监督团的协议保持基督教办学精神。

It enrols 13,337 undergraduate and postgraduate students across 14 academic units offering 186 programmes, and it is placed in the 1001-1200 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027.该校 14 个学术单位共开设 186 个项目，在读本专科与研究生 13,337 人；在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列 1001-1200 区间。

History

• La Sabana's origins lie in the early 1970s, when a group of Colombian parents organised the Asociación para la Enseñanza (Aspaen) to build a network of schools grounded in Christian humanist formation.拉萨瓦纳大学的源头可追溯到 1970 年代初，一批哥伦比亚家长组建「教育协会」（Asociación para la Enseñanza，Aspaen），以基督教人文教育为基础建立学校网络。
• Aspaen then created the Instituto Superior de Educación (INSE) in 1971, an institution that pioneered distance education in Colombia and, according to the university, in Latin America as a whole.Aspaen 随后于 1971 年创办高等教育学院（INSE），该机构在哥伦比亚开创远程教育，据校方表述也是拉丁美洲最早的同类机构之一。
• On 21 September 1979 the Ministry of National Education approved the transformation of INSE into the Universidad de La Sabana, a private Catholic university with legal personality of its own.1979 年 9 月 21 日，国家教育部批准把 INSE 改建为拉萨瓦纳大学，成为具有独立法人资格的私立天主教大学。
• Octavio Arizmendi Posada, a former Colombian minister of national education, became the first rector in 1979 and led the institution for a decade until 1989.曾任哥伦比亚国家教育部长的奥克塔维奥·阿里斯门迪·波萨达于 1979 年出任首任校长，主持校务长达十年，直至 1989 年。
• Construction of the present Puente del Común campus in Chía began in 1987, on land beside the Autopista Norte, and was planned as a campus organised around the human person rather than around faculties.今日的「孔门桥」校区于 1987 年在奇亚动工，位于北方高速公路旁，规划理念以人为中心而非以学院为单位布局。
• Rafael González Cagigas succeeded Arizmendi as rector in 1989 and served until 1995, when Álvaro Mendoza Ramírez took office for a ten-year term.拉斐尔·冈萨雷斯·卡希加斯于 1989 年接任校长，任职至 1995 年，随后由阿尔瓦罗·门多萨·拉米雷斯接任，任期十年。
• Mendoza Ramírez led the university from 1995 to 2005, and Obdulio Velásquez Posada followed him for the fifteen years to 2020.门多萨·拉米雷斯于 1995 至 2005 年主政，其后由奥布杜利奥·贝拉斯克斯·波萨达接任，直至 2020 年，任期十五年。
• In 2006 the Ministry of National Education granted La Sabana the High Quality Institutional Accreditation, a seal then held by only a minority of Colombian private universities.2006 年，国家教育部授予拉萨瓦纳大学「优质机构认证」，当时仅有少数哥伦比亚私立大学持有这一标志。
• The decision followed two decades of expansion in Chía, where the university had moved its academic activity after 1987 and where it had built laboratories, a library and a clinic.这一认证建立在该校于奇亚二十年扩张的基础上：1987 年之后教学重心迁至此处，并陆续建成实验室、图书馆与附属诊所。
• The central library was named after Octavio Arizmendi Posada, the founding rector, and now holds 79,726 titles, 172,100 electronic titles, 689 journals and 56 databases.中心图书馆以创校校长奥克塔维奥·阿里斯门迪·波萨达命名，现藏 79,726 种图书、172,100 种电子书刊、689 种期刊与 56 个数据库。
• The university clinic expanded with more than 17,000 square metres of new buildings, adding operating theatres, intensive-care capacity and inpatient rooms for the Sabana de Bogotá region.大学附属诊所扩建逾 17,000 平方米新建筑，增设手术室、重症监护与住院病房，服务波哥大草原地区。
• In 2020 Rolando Roncancio Rachid was appointed rector, the first graduate of La Sabana to hold the office, succeeding Velásquez Posada after fifteen years in which postgraduate provision grew steadily.2020 年，罗兰多·龙坎西奥·拉希德出任校长，成为该校首位校友校长，接替任职二十年的贝拉斯克斯·波萨达。
• In the 2022 table compiled by the Colombian Institute for the Evaluation of Education (ICFES), based on the Saber 11 scores of incoming students, La Sabana placed third nationally.在哥伦比亚教育评估研究所（ICFES）依据新生「Saber 11」成绩编制的 2022 年榜单中，拉萨瓦纳大学位列全国第三。
• The 2023 QS World University Rankings placed it in the 701-750 band, and it remained among the top 100 universities of Latin America in the regional table that year.2023 年 QS 世界大学排名把该校列入 701-750 区间，同年它在 QS 拉美地区榜中仍居前 100 名。
• By 2024-25 the university reported 129 student exchange agreements and more than 100 courses taught in English, alongside a Spanish programme designed for foreign students.至 2024 至 2025 学年，该校已签订 129 项学生交换协议，开设逾 100 门英语授课课程，并设有面向外国学生的西班牙语项目。
• In its 2025 profile the university listed 13,337 students, 376 full-time faculty members of whom 91 per cent hold a doctorate or a master's degree, and 186 active programmes.该校 2025 年概况列明学生 13,337 人、全职教师 376 人（其中 91% 拥有博士或硕士学位）、在办项目 186 个。
• In 2025 the university restated its academic model around learning by doing and growing by serving, with professional practice, interdisciplinary projects and personal mentoring built into undergraduate study from the first semester.2025 年，该校重新表述其教学模式，强调「在做中学、在服务中成长」，从第一学期起就把专业实践、跨学科项目与个性化导师制纳入本科培养。
• La Sabana has kept its Christian identity through a standing agreement with the Prelature of Opus Dei, which supplies chaplains and guarantees that the founding inspiration shapes governance.拉萨瓦纳大学通过与主业会监督团的长期协议维持基督教属性，由后者派驻校牧，并确保建校精神贯穿治理。
• By 2019 the university reported 2,140 teaching staff and 129 active programmes, and 51 of its research groups had been classified by Colciencias.到 2019 年，该校报告教师 2,140 人、在办项目 129 个，并有 51 个研究组获 Colciencias 分级。
• Its doctoral offer grew from four programmes reported in 2021 to twelve in 2025, adding fields such as artificial intelligence, logistics and clinical sciences.该校博士项目从 2021 年报告的 4 个增至 2025 年的 12 个，新增人工智能、物流与临床科学等方向。
• For 2027 the QS World University Rankings placed the university in the 1001-1200 band, a tied interval that followed its higher placings earlier in the decade.2027 年 QS 世界大学排名把该校列入 1001-1200 区间，这一并列区间出现在本世纪二十年代前期的较高位次之后。

Academics

• La Sabana is organised into 14 academic units, namely eight faculties, one school, three institutes and two special units, a structure it uses to combine professional training with interdisciplinary work.拉萨瓦纳大学设 14 个学术单位，包括 8 个学院、1 所学校、3 个研究所与 2 个特别单位，以此把专业训练与跨学科工作结合起来。
• Its 186 active programmes comprise 29 undergraduate degrees, 59 specialisations, 20 medical-surgical specialities, 66 master's degrees and 12 doctorates, according to the 2025 institutional profile.据 2025 年机构概况，该校 186 个在办项目包括 29 个本科专业、59 个专业进修、20 个医学外科专科、66 个硕士与 12 个博士项目。
• The eight faculties cover health sciences, engineering, psychology, education, social communication, law, economic and management sciences, and philosophy and human sciences.八个学院分别涵盖健康科学、工程、心理学、教育、社会传播、法学、经济与管理科学，以及哲学与人文科学。
• Full-time academic staff numbered 376 in 2025, with 91 per cent holding a doctorate or a master's degree, a qualification profile the university markets to prospective postgraduates.2025 年全职教师为 376 人，其中 91% 拥有博士或硕士学位，这一资历结构是校方向研究生申请者强调的卖点。
• Student numbers reached 13,337 by 2025, while an earlier published count listed 11,929, including 8,926 undergraduates and 2,603 postgraduates.至 2025 年在校生达 13,337 人；较早公布的数字为 11,929 人，其中本科生 8,926 人、研究生 2,603 人。
• The medical school anchors the health faculty and works with the University Clinic, which is recognised in the region for rehabilitation services for people with physical disabilities.医学院是健康学科的核心，并与大学附属诊所协作；该诊所以面向肢体残疾者的康复服务在区域内享有声誉。
• Medical-surgical specialities include anaesthesiology and perioperative medicine, general surgery, paediatric intensive care, cardiovascular electrophysiology, clinical pharmacology and gastroenterology.医学外科专科包括麻醉与围手术期医学、普通外科、儿科重症监护、心血管电生理、临床药理学与消化内科。
• Engineering programmes span civil, industrial, computer, mechanical, chemical and agro-industrial engineering, and the university added data science to its undergraduate offer.工程类项目涵盖土木、工业、计算机、机械、化工与农产工业工程，本科阶段还增设了数据科学专业。
• The business school, known as INALDE, runs an MBA accredited by both the Association of MBAs and AACSB, and offers the Advanced Management Programme (PADE) for company owners and presidents.商学院以 INALDE 之名运作，其 MBA 同时获得英国工商管理硕士协会与 AACSB 认证，并为企业主与总裁开设高级管理项目（PADE）。
• La Sabana runs more than 60 research groups, of which 51 appeared in an earlier Colciencias classification, and it trains doctoral students in 12 programmes.该校运作 60 余个研究组，其中 51 个曾进入 Colciencias 早前的分级名单；博士培养覆盖 12 个项目。
• Doctoral programmes include communication, management of organisations, engineering, artificial intelligence, logistics and supply-chain management, clinical sciences, nursing, psychology, biosciences, law and education.博士项目包括传播学、组织管理、工程、人工智能、物流与供应链管理、临床科学、护理、心理学、生物科学、法学与教育学。
• The language department, Studium, offers English, French and Mandarin courses to students and staff, and the university runs a Spanish programme for foreigners plus a Latin American studies track.语言教学部门 Studium 为师生开设英语、法语与汉语课程；学校另设面向外国人的西班牙语项目与拉美研究课程。
• The Octavio Arizmendi Posada Library holds 79,726 titles, 172,100 electronic titles, 689 journals and 56 subscription databases, numbers reported in the institutional profile.奥克塔维奥·阿里斯门迪·波萨达图书馆藏有 79,726 种图书、172,100 种电子书刊、689 种期刊与 56 个订阅数据库，数据来自机构概况。
• Teaching facilities include 29 laboratories and nine buildings of academic and administrative space within more than 32,000 square metres of construction on the Chía campus.教学设施包括 29 个实验室与 9 座教学及行政建筑，奇亚校区已建成面积超过 32,000 平方米。
• The Communication faculty operates the Media Production Centre (CPM), equipped to the standard of Colombian broadcasters so that students produce television, radio and digital work in-house.传播学院运作媒体制作中心（CPM），设备标准对标哥伦比亚广播机构，学生可在校内完成电视、广播与数字内容制作。
• La Sabana awards about 4,337 scholarships a year to undergraduates and 4,002 to postgraduates, one of the largest institutional scholarship programmes in Colombia.该校每年向本科生发放约 4,337 份奖学金、向研究生发放 4,002 份，是哥伦比亚规模最大的院校奖助体系之一。
• International activity rests on 129 exchange agreements, double-degree arrangements in which students earn a La Sabana bachelor's and a foreign master's, and short summer programmes.国际交流依托 129 项交换协议、可同时取得拉萨瓦纳学士与海外硕士的双学位安排，以及短期暑期项目。
• The VISION consultancy unit has advised more than 3,980 small and medium-sized Colombian firms, and the university clinic serves as a clinical training site for health students.咨询机构 VISION 已为 3,980 余家哥伦比亚中小企业提供顾问服务；大学附属诊所则作为健康学科学生的临床培训基地。

Campus

• The main campus, Campus del Puente del Común, lies at kilometre 7 of the Autopista Norte in Chía, roughly 20 minutes by road from Bogotá and 7 kilometres north of the capital's edge.主校区「孔门桥校区」位于奇亚北方高速公路 7 公里处，距波哥大约 20 分钟车程，在首都边缘以北 7 公里。
• The site covers 138 hectares according to the university's 2025 QS profile, while earlier descriptions of the Puente del Común grounds reported 62 hectares, three of them sports fields and outdoor space.据该校 2025 年 QS 概况，校园占地 138 公顷；较早的「孔门桥」校区描述则称用地 62 公顷，其中 3 公顷为运动场与户外空间。
• More than 32,000 square metres have been built, including nine academic and administrative buildings, 29 laboratories and the library that carries the founding rector's name.校园已建成逾 32,000 平方米，包括 9 座教学与行政建筑、29 个实验室，以及以创校校长命名的图书馆。
• The University Clinic occupies a dedicated building complex and is being expanded by more than 17,000 square metres to add operating theatres, intensive care and inpatient rooms.大学附属诊所占据独立建筑群，正在扩建逾 17,000 平方米，以增加手术室、重症监护与住院病房。
• Religious facilities are concentrated around the plaza de los balcones, where the main Oratory stands, with further prayer rooms in buildings A and E and in the newer Ad Portas building.宗教设施集中于「阳台广场」，主祈祷室设于此处，A 座、E 座与较新的 Ad Portas 楼亦设有祈祷室。
• The campus is a short drive from the Autopista Norte, and the university runs bus services between Chía and Bogotá for students and staff, supplementing public transport and ride-sharing.校园距北方高速公路仅数分钟车程，校方在奇亚与波哥大之间开行班车，与公共交通及拼车服务互为补充。
• Housing is handled through the Vivienda Sabana programme, which helps students find university residences, homestays and shared apartments in Chía and northern Bogotá.住宿通过「Vivienda Sabana」项目安排，协助学生在奇亚与波哥大北部寻找校内公寓、寄宿家庭与合租房。
• The campus expansion programme has added laboratory space and updated technological equipment, and the university describes the site as a living laboratory for engineering, health and environmental research.校园扩建计划增设了实验室空间并更新技术设备，校方把校区称为工程、健康与环境研究的「活体实验室」。
• Three hectares of the grounds are given over to sports fields and outdoor recreation, and the campus also hosts cultural events organised by the faculties throughout the academic year.校园内 3 公顷用地用于运动场与户外休闲，各学院亦在学年中于校内举办文化活动。
• The site sits in the Sabana de Bogotá, the high plateau surrounding the capital, so the campus combines open ground with rapid access to one of Latin America's largest cities.校址位于环绕首都的波哥大高原，校园既有开阔用地，又能迅速抵达拉美最大的城市之一。

Reputation

• La Sabana is placed in the 1001-1200 band of the QS World University Rankings 2027, a tied interval in the global table.拉萨瓦纳大学在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列 1001-1200 区间，这是全球榜单中的并列区间。
• It stands in the 1401-1600 band of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027.该校在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中位列 1401-1600 区间。
• It did not enter the main table of the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 ranking, which scores research reputation, publications, citations and international collaboration.该校未进入 US News 2026 至 2027 年度全球最佳大学排名主榜，该榜依据科研声誉、论文、引用与国际合作等指标评分。
• It did not enter the main table of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 either, leaving QS and THE as its two global benchmarks.该校同样未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名主榜，因此 QS 与泰晤士高等教育成为其两项全球参照。
• In the 2023 QS table the university sat in the 701-750 band, its strongest global placing to date, before falling to the 1001-1200 band by 2027.在 2023 年 QS 榜中该校位居 701-750 区间，是其迄今最好的全球位次，至 2027 年则回落至 1001-1200 区间。
• Its standing rests heavily on national comparisons, above all the 2022 ICFES table, where it ranked third among Colombian universities on the Saber 11 results of its intake.该校声誉很大程度上建立在国内比较之上，尤其是 2022 年 ICFES 榜：依据新生 Saber 11 成绩，它位列哥伦比亚高校第三。
• In the 2020 Latin America University Ranking it was rated the country's second-best private university for teaching and third-best private university for research.在 2020 年拉美大学排名中，该校教学水平列为哥伦比亚私立大学第二、科研水平列为私立大学第三。
• The High Quality Institutional Accreditation awarded in 2006 has been renewed for ten years, a status the university cites in admissions material as proof of state-recognised quality.该校 2006 年获得的优质机构认证已续期十年，校方在招生材料中以此作为国家认可质量的证明。
• Its MBA holds dual international accreditation from AMBA and AACSB, a combination few Colombian business schools can claim and one that supports executive recruitment.其 MBA 持有 AMBA 与 AACSB 双国际认证，这一组合在哥伦比亚商学院中并不多见，也有助于高管招聘。
• Among Colombian private universities it is usually grouped with Del Rosario University, EAFIT University and the Pontifical Xavierian University, while the National University of Colombia remains the country's largest public institution.在哥伦比亚私立高校中，该校通常与罗萨里奥大学、EAFIT 大学和宗座哈维里亚纳大学并列讨论；而哥伦比亚国立大学仍是全国最大的公立学府。
• Colombian rules require institutional accreditation to be renewed periodically, and a ten-year renewal is the longest cycle the system awards, which places La Sabana among the country's most stably accredited universities.哥伦比亚规定机构认证须定期续期，十年期是该体系授予的最长周期，这使拉萨瓦纳大学跻身全国认证最稳定的高校之列。
• Research indexed by OpenAlex records 10,296 works and 156,705 citations, a modest output by global standards but concentrated in health sciences, engineering and education.OpenAlex 收录该校 10,296 项研究成果与 156,705 次引用，按全球标准属中等规模，但集中在健康科学、工程与教育领域。
• The university's research base of more than 60 groups and 376 full-time academics underpins its claim to be a research-intensive private institution rather than a teaching-only one.60 余个研究组与 376 名全职学者的科研基础，支撑其作为研究型私立大学而非单纯教学机构的定位。

Student life

• La Sabana's mascot is the great egret and its teams and community are known as UniSabana, a nickname used across sport, alumni events and merchandise.拉萨瓦纳大学的吉祥物是大白鹭，其运动队与社群通称 UniSabana，这一昵称广泛用于体育、校友活动与纪念品。
• The chaplaincy organises daily Mass in the main Oratory at 7:20 and 12:20, offers confession from 11:30 and holds a confirmation ceremony every six months.校牧处在主祈祷室每日 7 时 20 分与 12 时 20 分举行弥撒，11 时 30 分起提供告解，每半年举行一次坚振礼。
• The university's scholarship programme distributes about 4,337 undergraduate and 4,002 postgraduate awards each year, making financial aid a visible part of student life.该校奖助体系每年发放约 4,337 份本科与 4,002 份研究生奖助，使经济资助成为校园生活的显著组成部分。
• New international students are paired with local students through the Buddy Programme, and the international office runs a Spanish course and a Latin American studies programme alongside it.新到的国际学生通过「伙伴计划」与本地学生结对；国际处同时开设西班牙语课程与拉美研究项目。
• The Sabana Career Expo brings employers to campus each year for internships and graduate recruitment, and the entrepreneurship centre incubates student ventures.该校每年举办 Sabana Career Expo，把雇主请进校园提供实习与毕业生招聘；创业中心则孵化学生创业项目。
• Pharos, a leadership and solidarity programme, and the personalised mentoring scheme assign each student an academic adviser from the first semester.「Pharos」领导力与互助项目以及个性化导师制，为每名学生在第一学期起配备学业导师。
• Studium runs free language courses and diplomas open to the wider public, and the campus media centre produces student television, radio and podcast output.Studium 面向社会开设免费语言课程与文凭课程，校园媒体中心则制作学生电视、广播与播客内容。
• The university sits between Chía and Bogotá, so student life mixes a suburban campus of lawns and sports fields with the cultural and internship opportunities of the capital.该校地处奇亚与波哥大之间，学生生活兼有草地与运动场的郊区校园，以及首都的文化与实习机会。
• Faculty-level cultural programming, including concerts, exhibitions and lectures, runs through the academic year and is open to residents of Chía and the surrounding municipalities.各学院全年举办音乐会、展览与讲座等文化活动，并向奇亚及周边市镇居民开放。

Notable people

• Octavio Arizmendi Posada, a former minister of national education, was the founding rector from 1979 to 1989 and gave his name to the central library.曾任国家教育部长的奥克塔维奥·阿里斯门迪·波萨达于 1979 至 1989 年任创校校长，中心图书馆即以他命名。
• Rafael González Cagigas was rector from 1989 to 1995 and presided over the years in which the Chía campus became the university's principal site.拉斐尔·冈萨雷斯·卡希加斯于 1989 至 1995 年任校长，任内奇亚校区成为学校的主要校址。
• Álvaro Mendoza Ramírez held the rectorship from 1995 to 2005, when the university's postgraduate portfolio and clinic were expanding.阿尔瓦罗·门多萨·拉米雷斯于 1995 至 2005 年任校长，正值该校研究生项目与附属诊所扩张之时。
• Obdulio Velásquez Posada presided over the university from 2005 to 2020, the longest rectorship since its foundation.奥布杜利奥·贝拉斯克斯·波萨达于 2005 至 2020 年主政，是建校以来任期最长的校长。
• Rolando Roncancio Rachid, rector since 2020, is the first La Sabana graduate to lead the university.罗兰多·龙坎西奥·拉希德自 2020 年起任校长，是首位领导该校的拉萨瓦纳毕业生。
• Sonia Velásquez, a journalist, is among the university's best-known alumni in the Colombian media, where she has worked as a presenter and reporter.记者索尼娅·贝拉斯克斯是该校在哥伦比亚媒体界最知名的校友之一，长期担任节目主持人与报道记者。
• The founders were not a single individual but the parents organised in Aspaen, whose schools were the institutional base from which the university itself was created.该校的创办者并非某一个人，而是组织于 Aspaen 的家长群体；其旗下学校构成了大学最早招收的学生来源。