The Universidad del Quindío is a Colombian public institution located in Armenia, Quindío. Founded in 1960, it holds 7 faculties in several study fields, and a national accreditation. The engineering faculty is organized into four undergrad programs on civil engineering, electronics engineering, systems and computer engineering, and geomatic engineering, and two graduate programs, a master in engineering and a master in disaster risk management.
Armenia City is the capital of the department of Quindío, in the Colombian region known as the coffee triangle. Since 2011, this region has been recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage due to its exceptional landscapes mixing natural beauty with the cultural traditions around the coffee culture. The department of Quindío is also the home of the Colombian national tree, the Quindío’s wax palm, a unique palm that grows in the Cocora Valley. Different outdoor activities and theme parks related to cultural and agricultural traditions are nearby Armenia, which turns out this event is an opportunity not only for academic exchange but also for knowing and enjoying the traditions around the coffee culture.