Corporación Universitaria del Caribe

The Corporación Universitaria del Caribe (CECAR) is a Colombian higher-education institution whose main campus is located in Sincelejo, in the department of Sucre. It was founded in 1978 by a group of university professors from the departments of Córdoba and Sucre, who sought to create professional-training opportunities for the population of Colombia's Caribbean region. The institution received its legal status through Resolution No. 7786 of 15 June 1978, and it operates under the inspection and oversight of Colombia's Ministry of National Education, in accordance with Laws 30 of 1992 and 1740 of 2014. CECAR's academic offer spans undergraduate programs (pregrado), postgraduate programs (posgrado), continuing education, diploma courses, and language training through its language center. The official website organizes its activities around academic administration, admissions and registration, institutional welfare, research, extension and inter-institutional relations, internationalization, and quality assurance. The institution also maintains an editorial arm and a consultancy center, and it promotes research through faculty researchers, internally funded projects, and research seedbeds and groups. As a private, non-profit-style university corporation, CECAR is not listed on a stock exchange. Its governance includes academic vice-rectorates and an institutional quality-assurance system, and it publishes accountability reports. The institution has been pursuing institutional accreditation, a process highlighted on its website. Its identity is closely tied to the Caribbean region of Colombia, and its stated mission emphasizes transforming lives through quality education. In 2016, students publicly denounced a series of injustices committed by the law faculty against them, an episode that received attention in the institution's public record. CECAR continues to operate from its Sincelejo campus and to expand its academic portfolio, including new master's programs.

The origins of the Corporación Universitaria del Caribe (CECAR) lie in discussions held in 1976, when university professors from the Colombian departments of Córdoba and Sucre considered the value of founding a higher-education institution that would offer professional-training possibilities to the inhabitants of the region. In 1978, CECAR was created after its statutes and development plan were presented to ICFES (Instituto Colombiano para el Fomento de la Educación Superior). The Colombian government granted it legal status through Resolution No. 7786 of 15 June 1978. The institution's first academic activities took place on 9 February 1987, with programs in Accounting and Budget Technology and in Agropastoral Administration. These programs had been approved by ICFES under agreements 239 and 251 of 1986. In September 1995, the institution adopted the name "Corporación Universitaria del Caribe" (CECAR). Over the following decades, CECAR expanded its academic offer to include undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing-education programs, as well as a language center and diploma courses. Its official website presents a broad institutional structure covering academic administration, admissions and registration, institutional welfare, research, extension and inter-institutional relations, internationalization, and quality assurance. The institution also maintains an editorial operation and a consultancy center, and it promotes research through faculty researchers, internally funded projects, and research seedbeds and groups. CECAR operates under the inspection and oversight of Colombia's Ministry of National Education, in accordance with Laws 30 of 1992 and 1740 of 2014. It has pursued institutional accreditation, a goal highlighted on its website. In 2016, students denounced a series of injustices committed by the law faculty against them, an episode that forms part of the institution's public record. The institution continues to operate from its main campus in Sincelejo and to develop new academic programs, including master's degrees.

• 2016

  Students denounced a series of injustices committed by the law faculty against them.

• 1995

  The institution adopted the name "Corporación Universitaria del Caribe" (CECAR) in September 1995.

• 1987

  First academic activities began on 9 February 1987 with programs in Accounting and Budget Technology and Agropastoral Administration.

• 1978

  CECAR was created after presenting its statutes and development plan to ICFES; legal status granted by Resolution No. 7786 of 15 June 1978.

• 1976

  University professors from Córdoba and Sucre considered founding a higher-education institution for the region.

Private higher-education institution serving Colombia's Caribbean region, focused on professional training, research and institutional accreditation.

• Undergraduate programs (pregrado)

• Postgraduate programs (posgrado)

• Continuing education

• Diploma courses

• Language center

• Master's programs

1. 1CECAR official websitececar.edu.co
2. 2Wikidata: Corporación Universitaria del Caribewikidata.org
3. 3Wikipedia (French): Corporación Universitaria del Caribefr.wikipedia.org