Facultad de Artes y Humanidades | Universidad de los Andes | Colombia

What Facultad de Artes y Humanidades | Universidad de los Andes | Colombia does

The Facultad de Artes y Humanidades (operating under the trade name ArteHum) is an academic faculty of Universidad de los Andes, a private Colombian university founded in 1948 and headquartered in Bogotá. The faculty delivers arts and humanities education across three structural levels: five undergraduate (pregrado) programs in Arte, Historia del Arte, Literatura, Música, and Narrativas Digitales; nine graduate (posgrado) programs including a doctoral program in Literature plus eight master's degrees spanning classical studies, digital humanities, plastic arts, art history, music, cultural heritage, and journalism; and a continuing-education (educación continua) vertical comprising open courses, in-situ training, extension programs, and specialized micro-credentials. Faculty and program operations are housed on the main Uniandes campus at Calle 19A #1 - 37 Este, Bloque K in Bogotá, across departmental buildings (Bloque K for administration and graduate school, Bloque T-115 for Arte, Bloque TM-204 for Literatura, Bloque V-115 for Música).

The faculty's revenue model is tuition-driven and embedded within the parent university's private-institution financial structure; tuition fees for pregrado, posgrado, and educaci\u00f3n continua are not publicly disclosed, and prospective students are directed to financial-support talks and individual consultations. The go-to-market motion is sales-led via university-wide admissions, with targeted outreach through regional events such as 'Destino Uniandes Cali', financial-support talks, and an active multi-channel presence (website, Instagram, YouTube, X/Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn). Technology adoption is primarily pedagogical rather than product-facing: the faculty integrates digital humanities methodologies across programs, offers workshops in AI applied to Adobe creative-suite workflows, and positions Narrativas Digitales and Humanidades Digitales as signature digital-curriculum verticals. The faculty is not an independent corporate entity and has no subsidiaries, M&A history, or external ownership structure; it operates as an internal academic division of Universidad de los Andes, which itself holds a 10-year high-quality institutional accreditation from the Colombian Ministry of Education (Resolution 000194, January 16, 2025).

Name

Facultad de Artes y Humanidades | Universidad de los Andes | Colombia

Legal name

Universidad de los Andes

Website

https://facartes.uniandes.edu.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Facultad de Artes y Humanidades (ArteHum) is an academic faculty of the private Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, delivering undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and continuing-education programs across art, literature, music, digital narratives, and humanities to prospective and enrolled students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Fine Arts Schools (61161)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Arts Colleges (Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking) (EDAHAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Music Conservatories & Music Colleges (EDAHAJAC), Performing Arts Colleges (Theatre, Dance, Musical Theatre) (EDAHAJAD)

Keywords

• Arts education
• Humanities programs
• Digital humanities
• Higher education
• Cultural heritage

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: Revenue generated from student tuition for undergraduate (pregrado), graduate (posgrado), and continuing education (educación continua) programs. The institution is part of Universidad de los Andes, a private university in Colombia.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Facultad de Artes y Humanidades at Universidad de los Andes delivers higher education programs in arts and humanities disciplines through three educational tracks: 5 undergraduate programs (Arte, Historia del Arte, Literatura, Música, Narrativas Digitales), 9 graduate programs including 1 doctoral and 8 master's degrees (covering Humanidades Digitales, Periodismo, Patrimonio Cultural, among others), and 4 continuing education formats (open courses, in-situ courses, extension courses, specialized programs and micro-credentials).

Product overview

The Facultad de Artes y Humanidades at Universidad de los Andes offers a comprehensive academic portfolio organized across three main educational levels: Pregrado (undergraduate) programs in five disciplines (Arte, Historia del Arte, Literatura, Música, Narrativas Digitales), Posgrado (graduate) programs including one doctoral program and eight master's programs covering specialized fields such as Humanidades Digitales, Artes Plásticas Electrónicas y del Tiempo, and Periodismo, and Educación Continua (continuing education) providing open courses, in-situ training, extension programs, and specialized micro-credentials. The faculty functions as a multi-disciplinary academic unit rather than a technology product company, with its offerings comprising traditional educational programs and continuous learning opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pregrado en Arte Undergraduate program in Visual Arts offering comprehensive training in artistic creation, techniques, and contemporary art practices for prospective bachelor's students.
• Pregrado en Historia del Arte Undergraduate program focused on the study of art history, covering diverse periods, movements, and critical analysis of visual culture for prospective bachelor's students.
• Pregrado en Literatura Undergraduate program in Literature emphasizing literary analysis, creative writing, and engagement with textual traditions for prospective bachelor's students.
• Pregrado en Música Undergraduate program in Music offering training in performance, composition, music theory, and practical musical skills for prospective bachelor's students.
• Pregrado en Narrativas Digitales Undergraduate program focused on digital storytelling, combining narrative arts with technology, multimedia production, and interactive media for prospective bachelor's students.
• Doctorado en Literatura Doctoral program in Literature offering advanced research opportunities in literary studies, textual analysis, and scholarly contributions to the field for doctoral candidates.
• Maestría en Artes Plásticas, Electrónicas y del Tiempo Master's program exploring contemporary plastic arts integrating electronic media and time-based artistic expressions for graduate students.
• Maestría en Estudios Clásicos Master's program focused on classical studies, covering ancient texts, history, philosophy, and classical cultural heritage for graduate students.
• Maestría en Historia del Arte Master's program in Art History providing advanced study in art historical methodology, curatorial practices, and visual culture research for graduate students.
• Maestría en Humanidades Digitales Master's program combining humanities scholarship with digital methodologies, including text analysis, data visualization, and digital archives for graduate students.
• Maestría en Literatura Master's program in Literature offering advanced literary analysis, critical theory, and research methodologies for graduate students.
• Maestría en Música Master's program in Music offering advanced studies in musical composition, performance, and musicological research for graduate students.
• Maestría en Patrimonio Cultural Master's program focused on cultural heritage preservation, management, and conservation of tangible and intangible cultural assets for graduate students.
• Maestría en Periodismo Master's program in Journalism offering advanced training in investigative journalism, data-driven reporting, and media innovation for graduate students.
• Educación Continua - Cursos Abiertos al Público Open courses available to the general public covering various arts and humanities topics for professional development and personal enrichment.
• Educación Continua - Cursos In Situ In-person courses offered at university facilities for hands-on learning experiences in arts and humanities disciplines.
• Educación Continua - Cursos Libres y de Extensión Open enrollment courses and university extension programs for community engagement and lifelong learning.
• Educación Continua - Programas Especializados y Microcredenciales Specialized programs and micro-credentials offering targeted professional development with industry-relevant skills recognition.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students winning competitive national awards such as Banco de la República's Convocatoria Jóvenes Intérpretes
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Orquesta Filarmónica de Mujeres de BogotácoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2026Collaborative partnership for the closing ceremony of the First Iberoamerican Congress of Film Music Composers, featuring a cine-concert with the Orchestra Filarmónica de Mujeres de Bogotá at Universidad de los Andes.
• Orquesta Colombo SuizacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 July 2026Musical collaboration combining talent from Colombia and Switzerland for the didactic concert 'Entre el Viejo y el Nuevo Mundo' at the Universidad de los Andes auditorium.
• Banco de la RepúblicacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Prestigious award granted to Santiago Mugnier Zuluaga, a Music student at Universidad de los Andes, winning the Convocatoria Jóvenes Intérpretes 2027 competition organized by the Banco de la República.
• Hotel InterContinental CaliminorOthers · 1 January 2026Venue partner for the 'Destino Uniandes Cali' graduate program recruitment event, hosted at Hotel InterContinental Cali on July 14, 2026.
• Museo de Arte de Pudong (Shanghái)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026International exhibition partnership featuring 'Salute of the Whales' artwork at the Museo de Arte de Pudong in Shanghai, showcasing work by Universidad de los Andes community.
• ACH 2026 (Associated Colleges of the Honnold Library)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026María José Afanador, director of Narrativas Digitales at Universidad de los Andes, participated as a speaker at ACH 2026 conference.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• School of Visual Arts (SVA): A private arts college in New York specializing in visual and applied arts. Comparable in focus on digital and creative disciplines, though smaller and more specialized than broader comprehensive arts faculties.

Broad incumbents

• Berklee College of Music: A globally recognized private music college in the United States. Directly comparable to the Uniandes pregrado and maestría in Música, but with a far stronger international brand, larger scale, and specialization in contemporary/popular music alongside classical.
• Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas - UNAM: Mexico's National School of Plastic Arts within the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the largest university in Latin America. Offers visual arts and related programs within a much broader institutional portfolio, with strong brand recognition across the Spanish-speaking world.
• Parsons School of Design - The New School: A leading design school within a private university in New York. Comparable to Uniandes' Narrativas Digitales and visual arts programs in blending traditional creative training with digital and emerging media, and operates within a similarly prestigious parent institution.
• Tisch School of the Arts - NYU: A large arts school within New York University, offering programs in film, music, design, and digital arts. Comparable in being a specialized arts unit within a comprehensive private research university, with strong international brand recognition.

Direct peers

• Facultad de Artes - Universidad de Buenos Aires: A leading public university in Argentina with a comprehensive arts faculty, serving as a regional peer in Latin American arts and humanities education. Comparable in academic scope and graduate program breadth but operating in a different national market.
• Facultad de Artes - Universidad Nacional de Colombia: The largest public university in Colombia, with a Faculty of Arts offering undergraduate and graduate programs in visual arts, music, literature, and related fields. Directly competes with ArteHum in the same Bogotá student market but at a lower price point.
• Facultad de Artes - Universidad de Chile: Chile's flagship public university with a Faculty of Arts offering programs in visual arts, music, literature, and theory. Comparable in academic breadth and graduate offerings, providing a strong regional benchmark for Latin American arts faculties.
• Facultad de Artes - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: Another prestigious private Colombian university with a Faculty of Arts operating in the same premium tier as Universidad de los Andes. Competes for top arts and humanities students in Bogotá with similar program breadth and continuing education offerings.

Regional players

• Facultad de Artes - Universidad de Antioquia: A major Colombian public university with a well-established Faculty of Arts based in Medellín. Comparable in offering arts and humanities programs across multiple disciplines, but primarily serves a different regional market within Colombia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/artehumUniandes
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@artehum
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/facartes
• Instagraminstagram.com/artehum.uniandes
• TikToktiktok.com/@artehum.uniandes

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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