Universidad de los Andes has nine schools: Business Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Science, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering, and Medicine. It also has two centers that offer postgraduate programs: the Center for Research and Development in Education (CIFE) and an Interdisciplinary Center for Studies on Development (CIDER). Likewise, Universidad de los Andes has the first private school for public affairs, The Alberto Lleras Camargo School of Government, a tribute to a former president of Colombia, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), and also a former president of our university.
State security agents violently quashed protests following the 2020 arrest of musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine.
La mairesse de Bogotá, Claudia López, que l'on voit ici lors de sa cérémonie d'investiture le 1er janvier 2020, a alimenté les discours haineux envers les migrants vénézuéliens par ses déclarations récentes.
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En Colombie comme ailleurs, l’utilisation des minorités comme bouclier politique afin de contrer les perceptions citoyennes sur la détérioration de l’efficacité gouvernementale est monnaie courante.
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, addresses supporters in Uganda’s capital Kampala.
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Opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyangulanyi has repeatedly been underestimated by government supporters and critics since he first ran for parliament.
Julius Nyerere’s ideas and legacy remain objects of debate in contemporary politics, especially in an election year.
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For all of the shortcomings of Nyerere’s regime, his ideas continue to inspire Tanzanians fighting for a more equal and democratic future, over 20 years after his death.
Las Humanidades digitales se forman en el diálogo entre las disciplinas de las humanidades, las ciencias sociales, los medios digitales y la computación. Prometen nuevas formas de acceder, estudiar y divulgar el pasado, la lengua y la cultura humana. Pero el desarrollo del campo implica variados retos en contextos de brechas digitales profundas como es el caso de América Latina.
African students at the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1964 protesting against being called “savages” in parliament.
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Colombian researchers hope to revive an endangered species by rehabilitating monkeys confiscated from smugglers. The captive animals’ struggles show that survival is not guaranteed.
Homeless residents of El Bronx embrace after a May 2016 raid that displaced thousands, sending some to shelters and others to streets elsewhere in the city.
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Bogota’s mayor wants to make the city ‘better for all,’ but repeated police crackdowns have displaced thousands of homeless Colombians. Are clean streets really more important than human rights?
Women transitioning from the front lines to civilian life are bringing with them some pretty high expectations of equality.
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Colombia’s FARC guerrillas have officially laid down their weapons. How will these former fighters fare in the group’s transition from Marxist rebellion to political party?
On October 2, the Colombian people will decide the future of their country.
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As Colombians head to the polls for the October 2 referendum to permanently end the country’s civil war, everything from grief and hope to partisan politics will factor into their decision.
FARC members passing time, waiting for the peace negociations in a camp in Colombia.
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Women’s involvement in armed conflict in Peru and Colombia has a deep impact on societies. But peace processes and political aftermath rarely recognise their role.