Boyacá University was founded in the city of Tunja on September 22, 1979,[1] by a native Guateque scholar, Dr. Osmar Correal Cabral, and Dr. Rosita Payeras Cuervo, an economist from Bogotá.
Additional buildings on the campus are also an academic agora, a central square, and a sports area comprising two multiple courts.
This space is complemented by a Coliseum with a capacity of 1,000 people; It has a multipurpose court, gym, and aerobics room.
In 2011 the university extended its academic coverage in the department of Boyaca, adding new headquarters for the programs of Law and Political Sciences, Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Psychology Specialization in Project Management in the town of Sogamoso as well as in Chiquinquirá with the programs of Law and Political Science and Administration and International Business.
In addition, 339 cooperation agreements have been signed for joint projects, exchange, and permanent mobility of teachers, students, and researchers.