▁the ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Buen av ent ura , ▁B uga , ▁Ca iced onia , ▁Cart ago , ▁Pal mi ra , ▁T ulu á , ▁Y um bo , ▁and ▁Z arz al , ▁and ▁one ▁campus ▁in ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁C au ca ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sant ander ▁de ▁Qu il ich ao . ▁The ▁university ▁offers ▁education ▁at ▁techn ological , ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁post grad uate ▁levels , ▁with ▁ 2 5 8 ▁academic ▁programs , ▁which ▁includes ▁ 6 5 ▁master ▁and ▁medical ▁special ties , ▁and ▁ 8 ▁doctor ates . ▁ ▁Also , ▁it ▁hosts ▁an ▁excell ence ▁research ▁center , ▁six ▁research ▁cent ers , ▁three ▁research ▁instit utes , ▁and ▁ 2 0 4 ▁research ▁groups . ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁is ▁member ▁of ▁several ▁university ▁organizations ▁including ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Colomb ian ▁Univers ities ▁( ASC UN ), ▁the ▁I bero amer ican ▁Association ▁of ▁Post grad uate ▁Univers ities ▁( A UI P ), ▁and ▁the ▁I bero amer ican ▁University ▁Network ▁Univers ia . ▁The ▁Valle , ▁National ▁and ▁Ant io quia ▁univers ities ▁form ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Golden ▁Tri angle ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁in ▁Colombia , ▁being ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁select ive ▁and ▁compet itive ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁have ▁received ▁a ▁high ▁quality ▁institution al ▁acc red itation ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education , ▁through ▁resolution