The Secretary of Internationalization was created due to the need of the Institute of contributing to the improvement of the quality of life of the country, while also considering that to achieve such goals and maintain a level of excellence, it must integrate an international and intercultural perspective to its teaching, research, and services roles. This is how it moves forward actions aimed at the strengthening and academic, research and social projection.
We are in charge of managing agreements of academic cooperation, supporting academic programs in their formulation of plans, programs and projects that contribute to the internationalization process of our institute and fostering student and teacher mobility.

MISSION

The mission of the Secretary of Internationalization from the Universidad De La Costa is to develop, advise and evaluate mechanisms and strategies of interaction with the national and international environment to benefit teaching and research, where the institute joins the current trend of globalization aimed towards the education of its students, while also taking into account the internationalization of Higher Education.

OBJECTIVES

General: To promote the internationalization of the institute.

Specifics:

• To guide the student body on post graduate studies abroad.
• Make agreements with foreign universities.
• Invite foreign teachers according to the institute's requirements.
• Coordinate the work of foreign consultants
• Participate in the higher education international cooperation network
• Support the internship program for companies abroad
• To carry out all of the activities necessary for the best operation of the institute
• Periodically design, propose, develop and evaluate mechanisms and actions for the internationalization of the institute
• Design, develop and evaluate communication actions and awareness with the Faculties, Institutes and other instances of the Corporación Universitaria de la Costa about the importance, the mechanisms and the opportunities of internationalization.
• Manage study and updating opportunities abroad for students, graduates, teachers and the administrative personnel of the institution.
• Promote foreign exchange in the academic community for academic and research improvement.

For more information:
Secretary of Internationalization
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Building Block 3 Annexed – 2nd floor.
Phone: + (57 5) 336 2225