Fundación Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano

The Fundación Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano was founded on 5 February 1954 by Joaquín Molano Campuzano, Javier Pulgar Vidal and Jaime Forero Valdés, to continue the scientific work of the Royal Botanical Expedition and named after its zoologist, Jorge Tadeo Lozano. It is a private, non-profit university.

Its Faculty of Art and Design covers artistic creation, photography, advertising, fashion, animation, and graphic, industrial and interactive design. Industrial Design, founded in 1974, was the first programme of its kind in Colombia and holds high-quality accreditation for eight years; Graphic Design was named the country’s best at the Lápiz de Acero awards; Visual and Interactive Design and Plastic Arts complete the portfolio.

Study is framed around research and creation, with the stated aim of interrelating art, science and technology through transdisciplinary languages. Placements with partner companies form part of the programmes, and agreements link the faculty to universities in Mexico, Spain and Chile.

Teaching takes place on three campuses: Bogotá, at Carrera 4 # 22-61; Cartagena, with the Campus Internacional del Caribe on the Anillo Vial and a centre in the historic quarter; and Santa Marta, at the Mundo Marino building. Cartagena opened in the 1970s and Santa Marta in the 1990s, and the university runs the radio station HJUT 106.9 FM.