▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁of ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁acc red itation ▁was ▁for ▁eight ▁years , ▁making ▁the ▁university ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁to ▁be ▁acc red ited ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁duration . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁premier ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁usually ▁exc els ▁in ▁its ▁Health ▁and ▁Engineering ▁programs . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁and ▁early ▁years ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁creating ▁a ▁university ▁in ▁C ali ▁had ▁been ▁an ▁amb ition ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Valle ▁del ▁C au ca ▁Department , ▁and ▁was ▁continu ously ▁discussed ▁and ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁only ▁further ▁education ▁degrees ▁awarded ▁in ▁the ▁department ▁were ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Santa ▁L ibr ada ▁College ▁in ▁C ali ▁and ▁the ▁Academ ic ▁College ▁of ▁B uga , ▁which ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁liberal ▁arts . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁the ▁necessity ▁for ▁qualified ▁profession als ▁that ▁could ▁supply ▁the ▁demand ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁industrial ▁sector ▁of ▁Valle ▁del ▁C au ca ▁made ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁an ▁institution ▁foc using ▁on ▁scientific ▁and ▁techn ological ▁education ▁was ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁importance ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁its ▁creation ▁being ▁met ▁with ▁some ▁ske ptic ism , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Valle ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁ordin ance ▁number ▁