CES is an autonomous, private, non profit educational Organization, which educates undergraduate and graduate professionals in different areas of knowledge with an emphasis in health related programs who have the highest human, ethical and scientific attributes.

Since its founding on June 5, 1977, CES has permanently strived to innovate in the academic preparation of its students, the internationalization of the Institution and the development of a virtual educational proposal with the objective of achieving national and international recognition of its alumni.

CES is highly recognized by the academic community and society, and can be reflected by the accreditation of its Medical and Dental programs by the National Ministry of Education, which made it the first Institution of higher education to receive this distinction in Colombia.

As part of its academic exercises CES has developed a great variety of graduate programs according to the expectations of our alumni and the need of specialized resources in the media.

In 2007, CES received the resolution 1371 of March 22 from the Ministry of Education that recognizes it as a University. This change from institute-University to University is due by the wishes and a decision made by all of the academic community, captured in the 2000-2010 development plan.

To reach this recognition implied an improvement in all areas of the institution, following the path established by the founders, the superior council, and the schedule established by the development plan, always having as axis three basic university tasks: investigation, teaching and extension.

CES Founders  

Medics
Hernán Vélez Atehortúa
Luis Alfonso Vélez Correa
Carlos Augusto Agudelo Restrepo
Gonzalo Calle Vélez
Gerardo Cadavid Gómez

Dentists
Guillermo Cárdenas Jaramillo
Alfonso Escobar Rojas
Luis Carlos Muñoz Uribe
Gabriel Tobón Cambas

Nurse
Sister Celina Sierra Sierra

Vision

In 2010  CES, will be an autonomous, internationally recognized University, which offers undergraduate and graduate educational services on the technical-professional, technological and professional levels. It will foster the formation, the development and overall achievement of its academic community, by strengthening and consolidating its administrative and academic processes, centered on a strategic management plan which is enhanced by a University campus which is in accordance with its mission.

Mission

CES educates integral, free, autonomous, ethical, scientific and universally competent individuals.

General Principles

CES is a national, autonomous, private, non-profit, self-sustainable University which offers undergraduate and postgraduate educational programs in different areas of knowledge with emphasis in health related programs at a technical-professional, technological and professional level who have the highest human, ethical and scientific attributes and which promotes cultural, social, ideological, political and religious pluralism.

CES provides a comprehensive education to its students. In order to achieve this, it constantly renews its curricula, promotes self-training and innovation, and receives the support of a highly qualified educational staff committed to institutional development. CES also promotes its faculty and staff to develop a career project that will make it possible for them to achieve their personal, professional and institutional goals. 

The programs at CES are designed to guarantee the construction and permanent development of its institutional educational project, with high standards of quality and excellence with the objective of offering society critical, creative, innovative, and ethical graduates capable of guiding the transformation of their social and professional environment. 

Promotion of research among faculty and students is a permanent goal at CES, and in order to do so special importance is given to the development of research lines and groups.  Moreover, CES also has an important presence in the community through its different extension programs such as consulting, continuing education, and teaching-assistance program.