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HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

  • 1965

    1965

    Environmental engineering begins at Notre Dame
  • 1970

    1970

    Environmental engineering is introduced to the Universidad de los Andes and to Colombia.
  • 1971

    1971

    First National Environmental Forum in Colombia
  • 1982

    1982

    In the Andes, research was strengthened by acquiring new laboratories, which in the environmental area included sophisticated equipment for measuring and analyzing research.
  • 1989

    1989

    The Boyacá University Foundation includes the environmental engineering program in its academic offerings.
    An independent approach is given both in undergraduate as well as in diploma and specialization programs in environmental engineering.
  • 1993

    1993

    The Ministry of the Environment and the National Environmental System (SINA) is created.
  • 1995

    1995

    Development of the first specialization program in environmental engineering of the Universidad de los Andes in integrated environmental management.
  • 1996

    1996

    To date, the Environmental Engineering program is included in five universities in the country.
  • 1999

    1999

    The Andes, passed the undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering.
  • 2006

    2006

    The School of Environmental Engineering, Bogotá office, begins activities.
  • 2012

    2012

    The Villavicencio (Meta) campus, Aguas Claras, began operations in the University Santo Tomás.
  • 2014

    2014

    Work begins at Bucaramanga site in the University Santo Tomás.
  • 2015

    2015

    Work begins at the Tunja site in the University Santo Tomás.
  • 2019

    2019

    The Master's Degree in Environmental Management and Sustainability was created at Universidad Santo Tomás, Tunja.
  • 2020

    2020

    The Postgraduate Program: Master's Degree in Clean Technologies, endorsed by resolution 000356 of January 18, 2019 of the Ministry of National Education.
  • 2020

    2020

    The Program: Environmental Engineering, has high quality accreditation, endorsed by resolution 003254 of March 5, 2020 of the Ministry of National Education.
  • Currently the objective of environmental engineering is to protect the environment from further degradation and plays an important role in the development of projects, subject to environmental impact assessment processes.

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