{"id":36509,"date":"2025-04-22T17:12:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T22:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fulbright.edu.co\/our-history\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:14:58","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fulbright.edu.co\/en\/about-us\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8hju5pb-34ec0bf3786a560db7971d902d9fa20d\">\n.avia-section.av-m8hju5pb-34ec0bf3786a560db7971d902d9fa20d{\nbackground-color:#0078c8;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/fulbright.edu.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2.-Quienes-Somos-HORIZONTAL.webp);\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-m8hju5pb-34ec0bf3786a560db7971d902d9fa20d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  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av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>Throughout our history, we have been<br \/>\ncommitted to global education from the very beginning.<\/p>\n<p>And today, more than ever, that commitment continues.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-36509'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-1bdphqv-92832775f2e4255189623c6d8f5ce04f sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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av-mok87094-57f1537e9da129ca7e9836f8c5b649f8 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1946' ><strong>1946<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: The beginning of a dream\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>The beginning of a dream<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>After completing his higher education at the University of Arkansas, Senator J. William Fulbright received a Rhoads Scholarship to study for three years at Oxford University and spend an additional six months in Vienna. It was this visit to another continent that awakened in the senator the belief to promote academic mobility and exchange between the United States and the rest of the world as an effective mechanism for cooperation and peace among nations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-mok88ce2-5528885a1781f86295b05758f764c8f8 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-even'><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: Classrooms that inspire\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Classrooms that inspire<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>After World War II in 1946, Senator J. William Fulbright created the program with the aim of contributing to global peace and the creation of cooperative relationships between nations through education, culture, and science. Today, it serves as a model of international cooperation that is present in 160 countries and has benefited more than 400,000 people worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1946' ><strong>1946<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-mok89sqt-d6b17c0531e615a751d1ab21ecd175b1 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1957' ><strong>1957<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: A New Academic Era for Colombia\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>A New Academic Era for Colombia<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>Initially, in the postwar period, the Fulbright program was located in 27 countries, predominantly in Europe and Asia. Following the program&#8217;s success in its first decade of existence, the US Congress approved the creation of 15 new commissions, eight of which were in Latin America, including the commission in Colombia. On January 9, 1957, the Fulbright Commission in Colombia was established as an international organization through the 1957 constitutive treaty.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-mok8bct9-b6b02285d6bd35329c0d0c09175d4741 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-even'><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: Building peace for the future\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Building peace for the future<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>Over 69 years of cooperation between the governments of Colombia and the United States of America, nearly 5,000 people have benefited from the program to pursue graduate studies and advanced research fellowships in both countries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1957-said' ><strong>1957 \u2013 Said<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-mok8bct9-4-23d9e9d1e519a7e4e92248cf57c05e02 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-2007' ><strong>2007<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: An award that celebrates the Fulbright spirit\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>An award that celebrates the Fulbright spirit<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>In 2007, the Fulbright Colombia Excellence Award was created to recognize the work of Colombian Fulbrighters for their career achievements, excellence in their fields of knowledge, high professional performance, and their efforts in creating academic and professional networks in our country. Over the last five years, this prize has been awarded to Adriana Pulido (2021), Fulbright Saldarriaga Concha Scholarship 2011; Clemente Forero Pineda (2020), J. William Fulbright Scholarship 1968; Andr\u00e9s Jaramillo Botero (2019), Fulbright 1988; Brigitte Baptiste (2018), Fulbright Laspau Scholarship 1991, inter alia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-mok8bct9-3-5d282b3cd9380d6baef656112dc37e26 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-even'><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: Development and outreach grounded in academic excellence\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Development and outreach grounded in academic excellence<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>In Colombia, the commission has contributed to English language teaching in the country through its scholarships for US citizens. In the last five years, more than a hundred Americans have visited Colombian institutions to develop specialized projects and support English language teaching.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-recent-years' ><strong>Recent years<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-mok8bct9-2-685fc3c684f50509cb788ead8294b4de av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-now' ><strong>Now<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: Driving Change in Education\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Driving Change in Education<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>The map of Fulbright&#8217;s impact in the country has been changing. This phenomenon has direct implications for the quality of our higher education institutions and the inter-institutional relationships that are generated with each visit by a student or professor from the United States. . <\/p>\n<p>The acquisition of new resources has also enabled the creation and consolidation of more scholarship programs aimed at vulnerable populations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-mok8bct9-1-5c89ab08a280294b69d204ddbfdb762a av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-valign-baseline av-milestone-even'><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: 69 years of transforming realities\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>69 years of transforming realities<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p class=\"p1\">In 2022, Fulbright Colombia celebrates its 65th anniversary, having witnessed nearly 5,000 people who have joined the institution with the ability to bring about change, to become a conduit for communication between cultures, to humanize their nations, and to engage in dialogue with one another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon milestone-icon-hasborder'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-2022' ><strong>2022<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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