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The main goal of the university’s internationalization processes is to contribute to academic quality and excellence, through the strengthening of the strategies of international projection and management in the fields of science, technology, innovation, and culture.

Team

The International Affairs Office offers the university community all the services related to international activities, projects, and processes. Likewise, it works for integrating and positioning Universidad de Antioquia abroad.

Director’s Office

Paula Andrea Echeverri Sucerquia
International Affairs Office Director
E-mail: direccioninter@udea.edu.co 
Telephone number: +57 604 219 5210 
 

Juan Fernando Rivera Gómez
International Affairs Office Advisor
E-mail: cooperacioninter@udea.edu.co 
Telephone number: + 57 604 219 8211

Academic Cooperation

• Management of inward and outward international student mobility.

• Agreements and relationships with international partners.

• Personalized advisory service on international academic matters.

• Support for foreign students and professors.

• Spreading of information on agreements and student mobility.

• Management of financial aid to international exchanges.

• Reporting of foreigners to migration authorities.

Laura García Restrepo
Academic Cooperation Coordinator
E-mail: academicointer@udea.edu.co
Telephone number: +57 604 219 8210
 

María Vanegas Vanegas
Academic Cooperation Advisor
E-mail: movilidadinter@udea.edu.co - movilidadnacional@udea.edu.co
Telephone number: +57 604 219 5212

Federico Vergara Gómez
Leader in Management Information
E-mail: sistemasinter@udea.edu.co
Telephone number: +57 604 2198209

Scientific Cooperation

• International collaboration agreements

• Advice to research groups

• Strategic alliances

• Networking opportunities

• Support for the development of double degree programs

• Research internationalization fund

Juan Camilo Gaviria García 
Scientific Cooperation Advisor
E-mail: investigacioninter@udea.edu.co
Telephone number: +57 604 219 8212

Cristian Camilo Rodríguez Quinchía
Postgraduate Mobility Advisor
E-mail: movilidadposgradosinter@udea.edu.co
Telephone number: +57 604 2198211

Administrative and Support Services

• Letters of institutional endorsement to apply for international calls and scholarships

• Cover letters for visa applications

• Mediation with ICETEX’s Fellows Colombia program

• Assistance in logistics of international visits and events held by the International Affairs Office

• Participation in the preparation, implementation, and follow-up of the International Affairs Office action plan

• Administrative, financial, budget, and contractual processes

• Support for the International Affairs Office in its participation in the university management committees

Keyla Lopera
Administrative and Support Services
E-mail: administracioninter@udea.edu.co
Teléfono: +57 6042198207

Maryory Zapata
Secretary
E-mail: enid.zapata@udea.edu.co
Telephone number: +57 6042195210

Communications and Cultural Cooperation

Hours

The International Affairs Office staff is available from Monday to Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until noon and from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 7:00 a.m. until noon and from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

The advisory hours for undergraduate students are on Mondays from 1:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Tuesdays from 2:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. and Thursdays. from 10:00 a.m. to until 12:00 m. And for graduate students on Thursdays from 2:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Undergraduate students in other locations may send an e-mail to movilidadinter@udea.edu.co requesting a virtual advising through Skype (user name: relacionesinternacionalesudea) and graguate students to movilidadposgradosinter@udea.edu.co