Undergraduate:
• Icesi: 5.738
• GSBE: 1.342 (23%)
Gilinski School of Business and Economics
Global, Innovative and Sustainable Leadership
Universidad Icesi, is a private, nonprofit university in Cali, Colombia, founded in 1979 by regional business leaders who still support the University in many ways, including financially.
Icesi’s campus sits on 35 acres of prime real estate in Cali, a vibrant hub of industries and universities, with a mix of cultures and access to the Pacific basin markets. Construction of the campus began in 1989; today, it consists of 23 state-of-the-art buildings with cutting-edge technology. Universidad Icesi was created through the generous donations of leading companies involved in the institution’s governing bodies through their representatives on the Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors. The participation of these business leaders in our governing bodies guarantees engagement, innovation, and impact in our major strategic decisions.
Universidad Icesi offers 33 Undergraduate programs, 42 Master’s programs, 31 Medical specialties, and 2 Doctoral programs, as well as a diverse portfolio of Executive Education programs that meet the needs of professionals with various academic backgrounds.
Our students represent the academic elite in Colombia. Our admission criteria are highly selective, and the undergraduate programs consistently rank in the top ten in the SABER PRO standardized national test.
Global Standards
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Accreditated from the AACSB for the first time in 2014 and then was reaccredited in 2019 and 2024
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Accreditated for the first time from AMBA in 2010 and reaccreditaded in 2014, 2019 and 2024
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Since 2017, the Gilinski School of Business and Economics has been a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society (BGS), an international society that recognizes business students from universities and schools accredited by the AACSB.
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Member since 2013.
Undergraduate Programs:
- Business Administration
- International Marketing and Advertising
- Economics and International Business
- Finance
- Business, Strategy and Technology
Graduate programs:
- MBA
- Master in Marketing
- Master in Finance Management
- Master in Health Management
- Master in Management
- Master in Digital Business Strategy
Research and Doctoral Programs:
- Master in Economics
- Master in Administrative Sciences
- Master in Quantitative Finance
- PhD in Economics and Administrative Sciences
Academic Centers
The Gilinski School of Business and Economics academic centers are an important way for students and faculty to engage with the community, and they play a key role in facilitating interaction and collaboration between the institution and the local community.
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Business Development Center-HUB
The Business Development Hub of Icesi University brings together the capabilities of the Center for the Development of the Entrepreneurial Spirit (CDEE), ICECOMEX, Marketing Zone, and Start-Upcafé, with the purpose of fostering the creation, consolidation, and expansion of entrepreneurial initiatives within the university environment. We are a platform that connects talent, experience, and knowledge to support the development of impactful businesses. We facilitate the acquisition of key competencies and promote lifelong knowledge transfer, thereby strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem from an academic perspective.Through the HUB, we promote an entrepreneurial culture with global, innovative, and sustainable leadership, committed to the economic and social development of the region.
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Research Center in Economics and Finance – CIENFI
This center was created in 2006 to contribute through economic and financial studies to local and national discussions on economic development, business environment, and public and private finances.
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Public Policy Observatory – POLIS
It is an academic and coordination unit of the University Icesi, created in 2014, to monitor and evaluate political events and decisions and public policies of general interest or considered strategic for the development of Valle del Cauca.
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Center for Studies in Social Protection and Health Economics- PROESA (Faculty of Health Sciences)
Conducts high-quality research and generates relevant evidence to inform public policymaking in social protection and health economics, at both the national and international levels.
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Centro de Liderazgo y Coaching
This Center is dedicated to guiding individuals and organizations in their transformation towards conscious and transcendental leadership. These management traits are developed by generating awareness and learning through training, research, coaching, and consulting. The center’s three dimensions of results are personal, interpersonal, and impersonal.
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CITRADI – Centro Interdisciplinario para la Transformación Digital
CITRADI is a multidisciplinary team committed to building societies and institutions that are more respectful, fairer and better prepared to face the accelerated processes of digital transformation. CITRADI initially focuses its work on three thematic lines: Smart Agriculture, Smart and Sustainable Cities and Territories, and Education and Digital Transformation. The center offers a diverse portfolio of publications and consulting services on digital transformation and Industry 4.0 in institutions, communities, and territories in local, regional, national and Latin American contexts.
Observatories and Laboratories
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Financial Laboratory
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Observatory for Corporate Sustainability – KAIRÓS
Created in 2017, is an academic unit for observing and analyzing business practices in corporate sustainability. The main objective is to contribute to the generation of knowledge in corporate responsibility and sustainability through the analysis of the methods and strategies of Colombian companies with a multidisciplinary approach.