History
EAFIT, the Escuela de Administración, Finanzas y Tecnología (School of Management and Finance - Technological Institute) was founded in 1960 by businesspeople with the objective of preparing professionals with the sense of responsibility and the necessary tools for the correct administration of organizations and the growth of the country. Then called EAF, it opened its doors to 59 students, who were to take the undergraduate program in Business Management. In 1962, the Institute of Technology was created, with the financial aid of the “Tools for freedom” program of the U.S. government and the Whirlpool Foundation. In 1971, EAFIT became University and offered only five-year undergraduate programs.
Between 1988 and 1996, EAFIT opened branches in Bogotá and Pereira, offering graduate programs and continuing education courses. In 1996 the campus in Llanogrande was opened, in the town of Rionegro, 40 kilometres outside the city, where undergraduate courses in Business Management, Civil Engineering and computer Science are being currently offered.
In 1997, the Science and Humanities School was opened, which represented a new academic focus for the community. At the same time, the undergraduate program in Music was launched. In 2000, the School of Law and the undergraduate program Product Design Engineering were opened.
The only Mathematics Engineering program to be found in Colombia began activities in 2002. In 2004, three new undergraduate programs opened: Engineering Physics, Social Communication, and Political Science.
Today, prospective students have a choice in 17 undergraduate, and in 48 graduate programs.
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