Kolumbien, Universidad EAFIT, Medellín

The Universidad EAFIT is a private university that was established in 1960 and is located in the city of Medellín, Colombia. Medellín is the second largest city after the capital Bogotá and in 2012 it was named the most innovative city in the world by the Wall Street Journal. In 2011 the world's longest escalator, which stretches a height of 28 stories, was opened in the city. Medellín’s nickname is the "City of Eternal Spring" given the year-round warm and sunny weather. The average annual temperature is 21.9 ° C.

Students can choose from a total of 21 Bachelor programmes and 34 Master programmes at the university. WiWi students can study at the "School of Management" and the "School of Finance and Economics".

Course offer:

  • Bachelor students can choose between english-taught courses and spanish-taught courses.
  • Master students can either choose spanish-taught block courses, which are mostly offered in the evening, or participate in the English-taught MBA programme. The MBA programme requires a certain amount of work experiencee.
  • Admission requirement is a Spanish B1 level for bachelor and master students.


University University EAFIT
City Medellín
Population ca. 2,400,000
Suitable for Economics & Business Administration (Bachelor & Master)
No. of Students ca. 11,970
Academic year

1st Semester: January - June

2nd Semester: July – November

Language of instructions

Bachelor courses: Spanish and English

Master courses: Spanisch

Required language certificate Spanish: B1 is required at the moment of application at the host university.
Places per academic year 6
Helpful Links Course descriptions

Factsheet 2022

Guide for international students

Faculties and programs

Application process

  • Apply at the Study Abroad Advisory team:
    Until the 15th of Jan for the following winter semester
    Until the 15th of June for the following summer semester
  • If your application is successful you will be nominated as a suitable candidate at the host university.
  • Please note that you must conduct the enrolment process yourself at the host university. Also take note of any additional application deadlines.
  • Some points to consider when starting your travel arrangements:

    • International travel insurance
    • Credit approval procedures
    • Possible visa application
    • Book flights
    • Etc.

Application documents

Deadlines & Application documents

Experience Reports (in German) SoSe 2021
SoSe 2020
WiSe 2019/20
SoSe 2019 I; SoSe 2019 II
WiSe 2018/19