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The concept of state and public university in the country, began to take shape shortly after the independence of our country.

Santander administration, from the Vice President of Gran Colombia, organized the Central University (based in Bogota, Caracas and Quito) first legal-institutional expression of the public university in Colombia. By 1830 this began to work with teachers and students who kept alive the experience of the Botanical Expedition.

Then governments Federalists and radicals under the argument that the universities were monopolies teaching and working as impeding individual liberty university closes Central until 1864, José María Samper, former radical, introduced a bill to Congress than called University of the United States of Colombia. The September 22, 1867, by Law 66 issued by Congress is officially founded as such.

In that year the university had six faculties: Law, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Arts and Crafts, Literature and Philosophy. It also annexed the Astronomical Observatory, the National Museum, the National Chemical Laboratory, the National Library, the Charity Hospital and the Military.

Between 1903 and 1940 at the University were created more than 20 races, among which are: Architecture, Nursing, Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry and Chemistry. In the late 60's was given impetus to the master's programs at the National University and country. The first programs, master's level were created between 1967 and 1973 and opened its doors in 1986 the first doctoral programs in the country in areas such as physics and mathematics.