Identity

Forest City School founded, oriented and directed by the Brothers of the Christian Schools; From a training project, it offers academic programs of higher education, conducts research with relevance and social impact, and is socially projected with the objective of promoting the dignity and integral development of the person, the transformation of society, the promotion of culture and the search for the sense of truth.

Mission

The mission of the Forest City School is to educate holistically and generate knowledge that contributes to the social and productive transformation of the country. For this reason, it actively participates in the construction of a just and peaceful society through the training of professionals who, due to their knowledge, their values, their capacity for collegial work, their social sensitivity and their sense of belonging, contribute to the search for equity, of the defense of life and integral and sustainable human development.

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The University will be distinguished by:

  • The training of professionals with sensitivity and social responsibility.
  • The contribution to integral and sustainable human development.
  • The commitment to the democratization of knowledge.
  • The generation of knowledge that transforms the structures of Colombian society.


The social thought of the Church

  • The Forest City School welcomes the social thought of the Church and recognizes in it the source of meaning, principles, judgments and criteria of action for the achievement of the common good.
  • Reflection on university, culture, science and technology
  • The University is committed to a rigorous reflection on itself, on science, on philosophy and on all higher forms of culture.
  • Lasallian educational reflection
  • It focuses primarily on a particular pedagogical relationship characterized by accompaniment, integral formation and teaching of Christian values.
  • The integral and sustainable human development
  • The integral and sustainable human development implies that the respect and defense of the dignity of the person is the center of the processes of social, scientific and cultural development.
  • The democratization of knowledge
  • The University enables quality education preferably to the socially impoverished sectors. Similarly, it emphasizes the importance of education and public understanding of science and technology for society as a whole.
  • The regulations and public policies
  • It proposes development models that combine public policies, especially those related to science, technology and innovation, with the responsible exercise of their own autonomy. Likewise, it articulates its actions in accordance with the rules of the internal Organic Statute and with the reflection processes of the academic community.

The values ​​that are privileged

  • The sense of truth and respect for the autonomy of knowledge.
  • Solidarity and fraternity.
  • Honesty and social responsibility.
  • Respect and tolerance


Articulating processes of university praxis

  • Teaching with relevance.
  • Research and innovation with social impact.
  • Dynamic knowledge management.
  • Integral training for human development.
  • Commitment to a more democratic and fair society.


Strategies for implementation

  • The following university processes will contribute to the implementation of the Lasallian University Educational Project:
  • The formulation of the Institutional Development Plan 2007: 2015-2020.
  • The permanent curriculum resizing.
  • The definition of the lines and institutional research fields and the generation of the model for its management.
  • The formulation and implementation of the educational projects of the academic units.
  • The construction and execution of the strategic plans of the academic units.