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The Universidad de los Andes (Uniandes) is a private research university located in Colombia’s capital Bogotá. It is one of the most renowned universities in South America and is academically composed of twelve faculties and centres encompassing the fields of medicine, law, economics and social sciences, as well as the natural sciences and the humanities. Founded in 1948 as the first non-sectarian university in Colombia, Uniandes promotes pluralism, dialogue and tolerance. The university has about 19,000 students and is located directly at the foot of the Andes.
Incidentally, the university mascot is a goat named Seneca. In the 1960s, the goat chose the university as its home and received a warm welcome by students and lecturers. When the goat died in 1966, the university was not allowed to replace it. However, it has since remained its symbol.