Global Networks
Colombia
USF Network Colombia continues to grow each year, with more than 740 alumni and over 130 currently enrolled students. Much of this success stems from USF’s longstanding and fruitful partnership with Universidad del Norte, which has produced generations of Colombian Bulls. More than 50 faculty members have engaged in research, business, and creative endeavors in Colombia, and over 270 students have studied abroad there gaining enriching, immersive global experiences.
Join the Colombia USF Global Network on LinkedIn
Support USF Network Colombia
Support high-impact events and programs in Tampa Bay and in Colombia by contributing online.
LinkedIn Spotlights
Connect with fellow alumni in USF Network Colombia and follow their journeys on LinkedIn.
Network Colombia Stories
Read the stories of alumni from USF Network Colombia who are paving their own path.
Protecting Earth's most precious and finite resource: Water
From her early days studying civil engineering in Colombia to her current role as an Engineering Designer III Water, Katia has built a career focused on protecting one of the planet’s most essential—and finite—resources.
From Colombia to USF to Apple: One student's journey
A Colombian graduate student in computer science at the University of South Florida, Maria Zapata is spending the summer in Texas, interning with Apple as a full-stack developer focused on artificial intelligence.
Read more Global Network Stories
- Nicolas Castillo - "Living a dream: A career in finance"
- Alumna Laura Amador - "Dreaming Big in Barcelona and Merging Passions for Sustainability and Art"
- Student Yasser Amashita - "The Journey to Becoming a Globetrotter"
- Alumnus Nicolas Castillo - "Living a Dream: How USF Prepared Me for a Career in Finance
- Alumnus Julian Escallon - "The Power of Building from the Ground Up"
- Alumnus Rene Jacir - "Innovator and Entrepreneur in the Field of Civil Engineering"
- Alumnus Mark Lane-Holbert - "A New Pedagogical Framework through Fulbright"
- Partner University Universidad del Norte - "USF Celebrates 31 Years of Partnership with Universidad del Norte in Colombia"
About USF Network Colombia
USF Partnerships in Colombia
Corporación Amigos de la UNESCO
Institutional Collaboration | College of Arts and Sciences
Fundación INSIMED
Institutional Collaboration | Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, Morsani College of Medicine
Movimiento Nacional Cimarron
Institutional Collaboration | Institute for the Study of Latin America and the Caribbean, College of Arts and
Sciences
Universidad del Norte
Institutional Collaboration | USF World, College of Arts and Sciences, Muma College of Business, College of Engineering
Student Exchange | USF World
Memorandum of Understanding | USF Health, Morsani College of Medicine
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Institutional Collaboration | USF Health, Morsani College of Medicine
University CES
Institutional Collaboration | USF Health, Morsani College of Medicine
Events
Past Events
- August 8th, 2024: New Student Send-Off
- February 21, 2024: USF Network Colombia Annual online meeting
Sister City in Colombia
Engagement Brief