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"Colegio COFREM" was founded by "Caja de
Compensación Familiar Regional del Meta" (COFREM) in
Villavicencio, Department of Meta, for the education of adults.
Classes started in 1974; the current name of the institute was
approved by the Municipality of Villavicencio on 25 November 2004
(Decree No. 792).
The flag of the
institute, as shown graphically and described on the website of
the institute, is yellow with two thin horizontal green
stripes near the bottom and the emblem of COFREM in canton.
Yellow represents the resources and services provided by COFREM.
Green represents the aspiration to provide workers with better
life conditions through services and education
The emblem of COFREM, designed in 1985, is inscribed in an
hexagone, with all angles equal, and in a circle, whose radius
equals the hexagone's radius, representing COFREM as a trustable
entity. The emblem includes green arrows, pointing inwards, and
yellow arrows, pointing outwards, representing inputs and
outputs, respectively. Inputs are represented in green to
symbolize hope and easy communication, safety of inputs and trust
in the results. Outputs are represented in yellow to symbolize
vitality, warmth, and the good results of the programs set up by
COFREM.
Ivan Sache, 10 January 2009
image by Ivan Sache, 16 December 2008
The "Colegio Odontológico Colombiano" was founded
in 1974 by odontologists who had graduated in the University of
Buenos Aires (Argentina) and in the National University
(Colombia), led by Pr. Dr. Jorge René Arango Tamayo. The
original "Fundación Colegio Odontológico Colombiano",
officially recognized by the Ministry of Justice on 9 May 1974
(Decree No. 2087), was quickly transformed into a University
Institute, recognized by the Ministry of National Education on 1
April 1975 (Decree No. 1384). Classes started on 28 July 1975.
Following the reform of the Ministry of National Education, the
institute was renamed "Institución Universitaria
Colegios de Colombia UNICOC" on 6 November 2007 (Decree No.
6753); the scope of the institute was increased beyond odontology
and related matters with the addition of two programs in social
sciences (law and political sciences) and economic sciences
(international trade and health administration).
The flag of UNICOC is shown graphically on the institute's
website as horizontally divided white-red.
Ivan Sache, 16 December 2008
image by Ivan Sache, 28 January 2009
"Colegio Colombo Inglés" was founded in 1972 in
Valledupar, Department of Cesar, by the Watson Briceño family.
Classes started on 20 January 1973.
The flag of the institution, as shown graphically and described
on the website
of the institution, is horizontally divided white-green.
White symbolizes purity, peace, innocence and tranquillity of our
children, the nobleness and transparency of the education
provided in the institute, and the light guiding the whole
community with honesty and beauty.
Green symbolizes hopes, childrens' touch, friendship and
sociability, as well as balance and tranquillity.
Ivan Sache, 28 January 2009
image by Ivan Sache, 17 January 2009
"Escuela Nacional de Comercio" is located in the
borough of Candeleria, part of the Federal District of Bogotá.
The flag of the institute, as shown graphically on the website
of the institute, is horizontally divided white-green-white.
Ivan Sache, 17 January 2009
"Instituto Técnico Nacional de Comercio"
(Instelnaco) was founded on 6 May 1953 by Eustaquio Medina at
Cúcuta, Department of Norte del Santander.
The flag of Instelnaco is described on the institute's
forum as horizontally divided yellow-white-green.
The upper stripe refers to the main task of the institute, the
commercial teaching andthe preparation to jobs in commerce.
The central stripe, narrower than the two others, represents
beauty, honesty and transparency that shall obtain all the
students.
The lower stripe represents hope and the future of the
educationalist community.
Ivan Sache, 12 January 2009
image by Ivan Sache, 5 January 2009
"Colegio Hispanoamericano Conde Ansúrez" was
founded in 1959 in Bogotá by three Spanish educators, Mateo
Matamala Mateo, José Manuel Macias Payo and Prudencio Gonzalez
Tejerina. The institute is named after Count (in Spanish,
"Conde") Pedro Ansúrez (d. 1117), believed to be the
founder and first lord of Valladolid, recalling that the founders
of the institute were born in Valladolid.
The flag of the institute is shown on photos
taken during sports events in 2008 as blue with a red ascending
diagonal stripe.
The symbols'
page of the website of the institute shows the flag with the
badge of the website applied in the middle, but this does not
seem to match the real flag. The flag represents the integration
of colours of the Spanish (red) and Colombian (blue) flags. Blue
represents the ocean the founders of the institute have crossed
through their new homeland.
Ivan Sache, 5 January 2009
image by Ivan Sache, 16 December 2008
FITECDECOM ("Fundación Instituto Technologico
Cooperativo de COOMULTRASAN") was created on 31
March 1990 in Bucaramanga by the Assembly of the Delegates of the
Multitask Workers' Cooperative of Santander (COOMULTRASAN) and
recognized by the Ministry of National Education on 2 January
1992 (Decree No. 005). Its four original programs were Technology
and Systems, Entrepreneurial Administration, International Trade,
and Office Management, to which were added, in 1997, Technology
in Finance Management, Advertising, and Food Industry. The name
of the institute was changed in 1997 to "Tecnologica
FITEC".
The flag of FITEC is shown graphically on the FITEC
website. The flag is blue with a white right-angle triangle
bordered in red, placed along the hoist and charged with the left
part of the logo of FITEC, and a horizontal red stripe outlined
in white placed near the bottom of the flag.
Ivan Sache, 20 December 2008
image by Carlos Thompson, 23 March 2003
Image based on <www.unicordoba.edu.co>.
Dov Gutterman, 21 July 2002
In the site they say that the flag is green and brown.
Carlos Thompson, 23 March 2003
"Colegio Modelo de la Costa" was founded in 1993 in
Cartagena de Indias, Department of Bólivar. Classes started on 5
February 1994.
The flag of the institute,
as shown graphically on the website of the
institute, is divided yellow-blue by a SW-NE diagonal with a
black letter "M" in the middle.
Ivan Sache, 14 January 2009
"Colegio 'Cristóbal Colón'" was founded 23 years
ago in Bogotá.
The flag of the institute,
as shown graphically on the website
of the institute, is horizontally divided green-white-blue
with, in the middle of the white stripe, a yellow star surrounded
by four red curved arrows. On the emblem of the institute, the
four arrows link "science and culture",
"knowledge", "technology" and
"benefits" to "love" and "peace".
Ivan Sache, 15 January 2009
image by Ivan Sache, 16 Febuary 2004
The Colegio Mayor de Cultura Femenina de Cundinamarca was
established by law #45 in 1945. It became an Universitary
institution in 1981 and was granted its current name by law #91
in 1993.
The flag of the institution was prescribed by 'acuerdo' #027 in
1985. It seesm to be horizontally divided green-white-red. The
image on the source quoted below shows the upper strip partially
white, but this must be a mistake. Once again, confirmation of
the true flag design is required.
Source: <www.unicolmayor.edu.co>,
located by Dov Gutterman.
Ivan Sache, 16 Febuary 2004
image by Ivan Sache, 27 December 2008
At <www.unicundi.edu.co>
there is the official Coat of Arms of the Universidad de
Cundinamarca (Cundinamarca University) and an
isotype. I think that the flag of the UDEC (acronym of
the University) is the same flag as the Cundinamarca
Department, but with the UDEC Coat of Arms in the center.
Jairo Alonso Méndez Méndez, 7 October 2005
"Universidad de Cundinamarca" (UDEC) was recognized
on 30 December 1992 by the Ministry of National Education (Decree
No. 19530), succeeding, as a university, "Instituto
Universitaria de Cundinamarca" (ITUC), recognized on 19
December 1969 by the Ministry of National Education (Decree No.
045).
The flag of UDEC, as shown graphically and described on the UDEC
website, is white with the shield of UDEC in the middle.
White represents the light that enlightens and guide us, as
presented in the motto of UDEC, "Ex umbra in solem" (in
Latin, "From darkness to light"). White also represents
the purity of thought, ethics, equity, loyalty, integrity,
obedience, dignity, eloquence and triumph, characteristics of the
UDEC community.
The shield of UDEC, placed in the middle of the flag represents
the commitment to permanently unite in the academic and
scientific development the cultural tradition, inclusion, social
projection and transparent governance to the service of the
community.
The flag is one of the most representative symbols of UDEC, used
in graduation ceremonies, inauguration of academic events and
commemorations.
The graduates of UDEC shall take the oath on the flag. The flag
shall be half-staffed after the death of students, professors or
administrators of UDEC, and may cover their coffin.
The shield of UDEC is oval, with, on a golden background, a sun,
symbol of life and source of all kind of existence, surrounded by
15 points representing the 15 provinces forming the Department of
Cundinamarca. as a symbol of cultural tradition, inclusion,
social projection and transparent governance to the service of
the community, contrasting with the green disk forming the center
of the shield and the green border framing it.
Gold represents wealth, strength, nobleness, faith, constancy,
the sun and fire.
Green represents life strength, the natural environment, work,
growth, serenity, abundance, victory and immortality. It is the
colour of permanent production.
The sun is a symbol of life, eternity, greatness, with the green
center meaning growth and future. Its location in the middle of
the shield recalls us the commitment to achieve our dreams and
reach our objectives. In the center of the sun is a stylized map
of the department, outlined with the colours of the flag of the
department (blue, yellow and red), recalling the origin of the
UDEC. The green border represents our field protected by
discipline, inflexibility and scientific knowledge.
A scroll placed under the shield bears the motto "Ex umbra
in solem", in Latin, "From darkness to light",
which can be philosophically extended to "From ignorance to
knowledge".
Ivan Sache, 27 December 2008
Previous Symbols
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Coat of Arms
image from <www.unicundi.edu.co>
At <www.unicundi.edu.co>
there is the official Coat of Arms of the Universidad de
Cundinamarca (Cundinamarca University) and an
isotype. I think that the flag of the UDEC (acronym of
the University) is the same flag as the Cundinamarca
Department, but with the UDEC Coat of Arms in the center.
Jairo Alonso Méndez Méndez, 7 October 2005
This is the former emblem of UDEC, possibly placed on a flag,
but both the emblem and flag have clearly been superseded by the
current symbols.
Ivan Sache, 27 December 2008
