Universidad del Magdalena Employee Directory
Higher EducationMagdalena, Colombia1001-5000 Employees
Universidad del Magdalena is a public higher education institution located in the Magdalena region of Colombia. It was established in 1958 by ordinance as an autonomous entity with a special regime, endowed with its own governance, finances, and patrimony. Its legal personality was granted by the Government of the Magdalena Department in 1974. The university operates within the national education framework, maintaining a link to the Ministry of National Education for policy and planning in the sector and abiding by the Constitution and Law 30 of 1992 and related provisions. Its core role is to provide public higher education services to the regional community, operating with autonomous governance and its own financial and budgetary framework. This positioning places the university within Colombia's public higher education sector, fulfilling policy goals set by national authorities while adapting to its special regime.