Corporación Universitaria Reformada

Corporación Universitaria Reformada (UniReformada) is a private higher-education institution located in Barranquilla, Colombia. It was founded in the mid-2000s by the Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia (Presbyterian Church of Colombia), initially carrying out social and cultural functions, and it received its legal personality through Resolution 1021 of 14 May 2002, approved by the Ministry of National Education. It is one of the few Protestant universities in South America and is affiliated with the Asociación Colombiana de Universidades (Colombian Association of Universities). The institution offers eleven undergraduate (pregrado) programs as well as postgraduate (posgrado) offerings, virtual education, and continuing education. Its academic and administrative life is supported by portals for students, finance, employees, and purchasing, along with resources such as the SIA/CUR system, an academic calendar, a library, and pecuniary-rights information. UniReformada also publishes its own journal, Realitas, which features reflective, theoretical, and research articles. UniReformada describes its mission around offering educational, cultural, and social services grounded in Law 30 of 1992, Colombia's framework law for higher education. It maintains agreements with other religiously affiliated higher-education institutions and has documented the collective, social, and historical memory of faith communities in Colombia. The university is known for its Christian identity and for community-oriented activities, including its Alvin Schutmaat School of Music (EMAS) and seasonal events such as the Novenas Navideñas. As a private, non-profit-style higher-education corporation rather than a listed company, UniReformada operates under Colombian higher-education regulation and reports to the Ministry of National Education. Its public communications emphasize open admissions cycles (for example, inscriptions for 2026-2), educational credit and financing options, and a range of academic programs spanning undergraduate, postgraduate, virtual, and continuing education.

Corporación Universitaria Reformada was founded by the Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia (Presbyterian Church of Colombia) in the mid-2000s, initially carrying out social and cultural functions. It obtained legal personality through Resolution 1021 of 14 May 2002, approved by the Ministry of National Education of Colombia. The institution is located in Barranquilla, Colombia, and is one of the few Protestant universities in South America. From its origins, the institution aimed to offer educational, cultural, and social services grounded in Law 30 of 1992, Colombia's higher-education framework law. It has maintained agreements with other religiously affiliated higher-education institutions and has documented the collective, social, and historical memory of faith communities in Colombia. It is affiliated with the Asociación Colombiana de Universidades (Colombian Association of Universities). Over time, UniReformada expanded its academic offerings to include eleven undergraduate programs, postgraduate programs, virtual education, and continuing education. It publishes its own journal, Realitas, featuring reflective, theoretical, and research articles. The institution also operates the Alvin Schutmaat School of Music (EMAS) and hosts community and seasonal events such as the Novenas Navideñas. Its public communications emphasize open admissions cycles, educational credit and financing, and a range of academic and administrative portals for students, finance, employees, and purchasing.

• Founded by the Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia in the mid-2000s, initially carrying out social and cultural functions.

• Received legal personality through Resolution 1021, approved by the Ministry of National Education.

• Affiliated with the Asociación Colombiana de Universidades.

• Offers eleven undergraduate programs, postgraduate programs, virtual education, and continuing education.

• Publishes its own journal, Realitas.

• Opened the 2025 Christmas Novenas.

Private Protestant higher-education institution in Barranquilla offering undergraduate, postgraduate, virtual, and continuing education grounded in Christian values and Colombian higher-education law.

• Undergraduate (pregrado) programs

  Eleven undergraduate programs offered by the institution.

• Postgraduate (posgrado) programs

  Postgraduate offerings listed on the official website.

• UniReformada Virtual

  Virtual education modality.

• Continuing education

  Continuing education programs.

• Realitas journal

  Institutional journal presenting reflective, theoretical, and research articles.

• Alvin Schutmaat School of Music (EMAS)

  Music school of the institution.

1. 1Corporación Universitaria Reformada, Pregrados y Posgradosunireformada.edu.co
2. 2Corporación Universitaria Reformadawikidata.org
3. 3Corporación Universitaria Reformadaes.wikipedia.org