Master’s Degree in Engineering - Bioinformatics

INSTRUCTIONS:

• If you have completed undergraduate studies at the National University of Colombia, you still have credits and are interested in obtaining the benefit to pursue postgraduate studies at the university, access this link for more information http://www.legal.unal.edu.co/rlunal/home/doc.jsp?d_i=36926

If you are a foreign student, click on the link for more information Aspirantes Extranjeros. We clarified that the certificates of admission / acceptance letters (if required) are issued only to applicants selected by the National University in the admissions process established.

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

• Pay registration fees: from 28 September to Friday 23 October 2020 until 17:00.
• Register online:" from 28 September to Friday 23 October 2020 until 23:59
• Reception of digital documents on the platform: Fill in the web application to upload the applicant's CV and support from 27 October to 30 October 2020 until 5 p.m. On 26 October, the information on how to access the web platform will be sent to the email address with which you registered in the admissions system. See recommendations below.
• Deadline for submission of an argumentative essay: 30 October 2020 until 23:59. The guidelines for submission of the essay will be sent to the email address with which you formalized your registration in the admissions system.
• Publication of summons to final tests: 13 November 2020. Notification of whether or not the applicant is continuing in the process will be sent to the email address with which he or she registered in the admissions system.
• Application of the final tests (INTERVIEW): from 17 to 27 November. The interviews will be conducted by videoconference through the Google Meet platform. Access information to the platform will be sent to the email address with which you formalized your registration in the admissions system.
• Publication of final admissions results: Friday 4 December 2020.
  

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION

Documents marked with (*) are optional. However, these supports give points within the rating of the resume, it is recommended to attach them in case of having them.

a) CURRICULUM VITAE

• Identification document..
• Professional card*
• Support for university studies:
  • Degree Certificate
  • Diploma.
  • Transcript of grades.
  • Document legalized by apostille or diplomatic delegation (in the case of certificates obtained abroad)
  • Certificate of completion of studies issued by the institution where he/she studied (for students who do not yet have an undergraduate degree)
  • Academic History Report (for undergraduate students of the National University of Colombia with choice of graduate degree)
• Academic Honors*:
  • Name of the distinction, institution that grants, date on which it was granted (please attach the supporting documentation).
• Professional Experience*:
  • Name of the institution or company, type of relationship, start and end date (or in progress), position, main function and attach support of it.
• Experience as a Professor*:
  • Name of the institution, dedication of the company, start and end date (or in progress), areas of work, information of subjects taught and intention of hours per week and attach support.
• Research Experience*:
  • Name of the research project, institution, project area, funding entity, main functions, start date of linkage and completion (or ongoing), country and attach support.
• Intellectual Production*:
  • Type of production (article in indexed journal, book, book chapter, patent, software, pilot plant, industrial design, other production), production data and attach support.
• Certifications of Language Proficiency*:
  • English is not required as a requirement in the admission process, however, attach support if you have it.
• Academic or professional references*:
  • The website will ask you for the basic contact details of two people who will register 2 academic or professional references according to the profile to which you aspire (academic references apply to the research profile, whereas academic or professional references apply to the deepening profile). The information provided by the persons you indicate is confidential and will be known only to the program directives during the admission evaluation process.

b) ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS

• Attached document in PDF format with a written description of the topic or idea to be raised or developed during the programme, maximum 2500 characters with spaces.

NOTE: Those people who enter by early admission or automatic admission (National University of Colombia) must apply for the sending of documents in order to register their resume in the program.

SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTATION

The reception of documents will be carried out by filling out a web application, in which the supports and documents mentioned in the previous section will be loaded. Each applicant will receive an email from the Academic Vice-Deanship of the Faculty with the corresponding web and instructional link.

The Faculty of Engineering of the National University of Colombia, is not responsible in case the applicant cannot enter his data and documents satisfactorily through the web application, due to the demand of simultaneous users exceeding the capacity of the system.

PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Advance the document loading process prior to the closing date.
• Verify that you have all required documents, each in PDF format (only) and that it does not exceed the size of 10MB.
• Allow sufficient time to load the documents. Loading of documents can be done in parts, closing each time you finish loading each part of the requested documentation.
• The documents related to a (*) are optional, the others are mandatory. However, these supports give points within the qualification of the resume, it is recommended to attach them in case of having them.
• To make changes to documents you have previously loaded, you must load the new document and save the changes. The new document will replace the previously loaded one.
• The application using a set of choices indicates the number of records loaded in each section and points in red to the section in which there are no loaded supports.
• Previously contact the people you will relate to as references, and make sure that you enter the recommendations within the set deadline.
• After loading the entire documentation, it will be enough to log out to save it. This information will be stored and sent automatically to the evaluators after application closure.

CV Assessment criteria

• Affinity of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
• Professional experience (including experience as professor).
• Experience in researching.
• Academic performance during undergraduate.
• Academic references.
• Academic Honors.
• ntellectual production.
• Language Proficiency.

Exams Assessment Criteria

• Introduction and conclusion
• Key points
• Writing Organization
• Cited Works
• Structure of the Document

Interview Assessment Criteria

• Commitment to the program, reasons to advance graduate studies.
• Availability of time to attend the program.
• Economic sufficiency.
• Ability to work in research groups.
• Communication skills.
• Experience in the research line or deepening in which you intend to work.

Minimum admission score

The minimum admission mark after weighting all the components of the entrance examination shall be 3.0 out of 5.0

Regulation associated with the process

AGREEMENT 028 OF 2016

AGREEMENT 035 OF 2014