▁award . ▁The ▁acc red itation ▁was ▁for ▁eight ▁years , ▁a ▁period ▁sur pass ed ▁only ▁by ▁those ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Ant io quia ▁and ▁And es ▁univers ities . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 8 3 6 ▁ten ured ▁full - time ▁profess ors , ▁ 3 2 . 9 % ▁female ▁and ▁ 6 7 . 1 % ▁male , ▁and ▁ 4 1 1 ▁full - time ▁equivalent ▁non - ten ured ▁profess ors . ▁The ▁highest ▁academic ▁degree ▁att ained ▁by ▁each ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁broke ▁down ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁doctor ate : ▁ 2 5 % ▁ ▁master s : ▁ 3 9 % ▁ ▁special ist : ▁ 1 9 % ▁ ▁under grad uate : ▁ 1 6 % ▁ ▁The ▁average ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁was ▁ 4 9 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁with ▁ 3 9 . 9 % ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 4 6 ▁and ▁ 5 5 , ▁and ▁ 2 9 % ▁between ▁ 3 6 ▁and ▁ 4 5 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁has ▁signed ▁ 8 6 ▁co operation ▁agre ements ▁with ▁educ ative ▁and ▁government al ▁institutions ▁around ▁the ▁glo be , ▁including ▁ 2 4 ▁agre ements ▁with ▁Spanish ▁institutions ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁with ▁American ▁institutions . ▁ ▁The ▁agre ements ▁include ▁documentation ▁exchange , ▁double ▁degree ▁programs , ▁joint ▁research ▁projects , ▁and ▁mob ility ▁programs ▁for ▁professor ,