The Universidad de los Andes (Spanish: Universidad de los Andes), is a coeducational, nonsectarian private university located in downtown Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948, the University has 9 faculties: Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering and Medicine, which offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs; and the Center for Research and Training in Education (CIFE), and the Interdisciplinary Center for Development Studies (CIDER), for postgraduate programs. In addition, the University includes the first private school for public affairs - the Alberto Lleras Camargo Government School, which is named after a former President of the Republic and Rector of the University. Furthermore, the international summer school program offers its students the opportunity to expand their international perspective by taking advanced courses in specialized areas. A great percentage of professors have gone to the most prestigious universities around the world and the country. Representing a high quality education and an elite institution, it is ranked as a top tier university in Latin America.