Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Psicología

What Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Psicología does

Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Psicología (ASCOFAPSI) is a private non-profit professional association of psychology faculties at Colombian universities, headquartered in Bogotá. The organization was founded to ensure quality in the scientific and professional training of psychologists in Colombia, with roots tracing to the November 20, 1947 creation of the Instituto de Psicología Aplicada at Universidad Nacional de Colombia by Mercedes Rodrigo Bellido. ASCOFAPSI coordinates the activities of its member faculties and provides a suite of services including a virtual campus platform (Campus Virtual) for online continuing education and certificate distribution, the Observatorio de la Calidad (a quality observatory that collects and disseminates information on psychology training institutions), Editorial Ascofapsi (a publishing house for academic books and periodic publications), the Cátedra Mercedes Rodrigo (an academic chair honoring the pioneer of Colombian psychology), and a certificate download service for event participants.

The association operates on a member-driven governance model, with a 2022-2024 Board of Directors composed of representatives from Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Universidad del Valle, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and Fundación Universitaria María Cano. Revenue derives from event and congress fees (including speaker certification fees of approximately 40,000 COP for the 2025 International Congress), member contributions, and pay-as-you-go pricing for various educational programs. ASCOFAPSI also runs specialized academic nodes (e.g., Nodo POT for occupational and organizational psychology), maintains an international partnership with the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), and has executed cooperation agreements with USAID, OIM, and Colpsic for psychosocial support to conflict-affected communities.

Name

Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Psicología

Legal name

Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Psicología

Website

https://ascofapsi.org.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Psicología (ASCOFAPSI) is a Bogotá-based non-profit professional association of Colombian psychology faculties that coordinates quality assurance, continuing education, academic publishing, and congress programming for member universities and psychology professionals across Colombia.

Ownership category

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Product category

Professional Association Services for Psychology Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADACAH

Accreditation Coordination, Recognition & Meta-Accreditation Bodies

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Accreditation Bodies (Institutional & Programmatic)

SECONDARYEDADACAF

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Accreditation Bodies (Institutional & Programmatic)

SECONDARYEDADACAK

Online/Distance Education Quality & Accreditation Bodies

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Accreditation Bodies (Institutional & Programmatic)

SECONDARYEDAIAGAL

Service Learning Program Design, Accreditation & Evaluation

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/International Service Learning, Volunteering & Gap Year Programs

Keywords

• Psychology education quality
• Professional association services
• Continuing professional education
• Psychology curriculum standards
• Academic publishing services

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Psicología (ASCOFAPSI) operates as a national professional association that coordinates psychology faculties at Colombian universities, delivering quality assurance in psychology education. It provides a virtual campus for online courses and certificates, a quality observatory for monitoring psychology training institutions, an editorial publishing house for academic books and periodicals, an academic chair (Cátedra Mercedes Rodrigo), periodic bulletins, and organizes academic congresses and seminars for the psychology community.

Product overview

Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Psicología (ASCOFAPSI) is a professional association that serves as a coordinating body for psychology faculties in Colombia. The organization operates a suite of digital and educational services including a virtual campus for online education, a quality observatory for tracking psychology training institutions, an editorial publishing house for academic publications, and an academic chair dedicated to Mercedes Rodrigo Bellido. ASCOFAPSI also provides certificate management services for events and courses, publishes periodic newsletters and bulletins, and organizes academic congresses and seminars. The association focuses on quality assurance in psychology education and scientific, professional, ethical, and social development of psychology in Colombia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASCOFAPSI: Professional association of psychology faculties in Colombian universities working for quality in psychologist formation

Products and services

• Campus Virtual Virtual campus platform providing online education and training services for psychology professionals and students in Colombia.
• Observatorio de la Calidad Quality observatory unit dedicated to collecting, organizing, and disseminating reliable information about psychology training processes and institutions in Colombia.
• Editorial Ascofapsi Publishing house offering books and periodic publications produced by Ascofapsi or in association with member institutions.
• Cátedra Mercedes Rodrigo Academic chair honoring Mercedes Rodrigo Bellido, pioneer of psychology in Colombia, established on November 20, 1947, at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
• Descarga de Certificados Certificate download service for participants of Ascofapsi events and courses.
• Eventos y Congresos Organization and promotion of academic events including international congresses, seminars, and workshops on psychology topics.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• USAID, OIM and 'Hilando Vidas y Esperanças' with Universidad del CaucacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 March 2023Alliance for social experiences of peace building from territories, focused on mental health and psychosocial well-being of survivors of conflict and communities affected by violence
• USAID (United States Agency for International Development)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2022ASCOFAPSI partnered with USAID, OIM (International Organization for Migration), and the 'Hilando Vidas y Esperanças' program to develop projects oriented toward generating actions that promote and strengthen processes of formation and scientific research for the quality of life and well-being of conflict survivors and communities affected by violence.
• OIM (Organización Internacional para las Migraciones)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2022In alliance with USAID and the 'Hilando Vidas y Esperanças' program, working on mental health and psychosocial well-being of conflict survivors and affected communities
• Colegio Colombiano de Psicólogos (Colpsic)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2022Collaborative partnership with Colpsic (Colombian Psychology Association) for the 'Hilando Vidas y Esperanças' initiative supporting conflict survivors and communities affected by violence
• International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)minorOthersInternational professional association that grants awards to Colombian psychologists; IAAP awarded Dr. Rubén Ardila the 2022 prize for Distinguished Professional Contributions

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• British Psychological Society (BPS): UK chartered psychology body with comparable member-services, publication, and continuing education functions — comparable model though operating under a different regulatory regime.
• Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de España: Spanish professional psychology body — comparable continuing education, publication, and membership-services model, though operating in a different national regulatory context.

Direct peers

• Sociedad Interamericana de Psicología (SIP): Inter-American Psychology Society — comparable professional/scientific body that coordinates psychology across the Americas and serves overlapping faculty and researcher audiences.
• Asociación Latinoamericana de Escuelas de Psicología (ALFEPSI): Latin American federation of psychology schools — directly analogous structure to ASCOFAPSI at a regional level, making it a natural peer for cross-border coordination and benchmarking of curricular standards.
• Colegio Colombiano de Psicólogos (Colpsic): Colombian professional licensing and ethics body for individual psychologists — the closest peer in country, with overlapping scope in continuing education and professional advocacy, and a documented alliance partner on the USAID 'Hilando Vidas y Esperanzas' project.
• Asociación Mexicana de Facultades y Escuelas de Psicología: Mexican counterpart — directly comparable national federation of psychology faculties, useful peer for regional benchmarking and potentially collaborative programming.

Broad incumbents

• European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA): Federation of European national psychology associations — analogous umbrella structure to what ASCOFAPSI plays in Colombia, useful reference for governance and cross-border accreditation models.
• American Psychological Association (APA): Largest professional psychology association in the U.S. — broadly comparable in mission (standards, publications, accreditation support) but at vastly greater scale and with formal accreditation authority ASCOFAPSI lacks.
• International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP): Global umbrella association of which ASCOFAPSI is a national counterpart — comparable function at international scale and an active partner that has awarded Colombian psychologists through ASCOFAPSI's nomination.

Others

• Consejo Nacional de Psicología (Colombia): Colombian regulatory and policy body for psychology practice — adjacent ecosystem participant that shapes the regulatory environment in which ASCOFAPSI's faculty members operate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ASCOFAPSI
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ASCOFAPSIColombia
• Facebookfacebook.com/Ascofapsi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ascofapsi
• Instagraminstagram.com/ascofapsi/?hl=es

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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