Tecnológico de Antioquia facts for kids
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Tecnológico de Antioquia
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| Motto | Education without borders |
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| Type | Public, National |
| Established | 1983 |
| Rector | Leonardo García Botero |
| Location | , , |
| Nickname | TdeA |
| Website | http://www.tdea.edu.co/ |
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The Tecnológico de Antioquia (TdeA) is a special school in Colombia. It's also known as the Antioquia Institute of Technology. This school helps students get a higher education in technical fields, technology, and other professional areas. You can find its main campus in Medellín, a big city in the Antioquia region.
On March 14, 2023, the Tecnológico de Antioquia celebrated a big birthday! It turned 40 years old as a place for higher learning.
Exploring the Campus
The school campus is very large, covering about 38,000 square meters. It has lots of comfortable spaces for students. More than 13,000 square meters are beautiful green areas.
You'll find many useful places on campus. There are classrooms for learning, offices for staff, a library for studying, and computer labs. For sports, there's a covered arena, a gym, a swimming pool, and a soccer field. There are also cafes and parks to relax in.
What Can You Study?
The Tecnológico de Antioquia offers many different programs. There are 40 programs in total! You can study for technical degrees, technology degrees, or professional university degrees. These include both undergraduate (first degrees) and graduate (advanced degrees).
All these programs are officially recognized. One program, preschool education, even has a special "high quality" award! The school has five main departments, called faculties:
- Education and Social Sciences
- Forensic and Health
- Informatics (computers!)
- Management (business)
- Earth Sciences and Environment
Fulbright Scholars
Over the years, the Tecnológico de Antioquia has welcomed many special guests. These include scholars and visiting professors from the Fulbright Program. This program helps people from different countries study and teach around the world.
See also
In Spanish: Tecnológico de Antioquia para niños
