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Baja Cauca, Escuela Normal Superior de


image by Ivan Sache, 23 October 2014

Escuela Normal Superior de Baja Cauca (Lower Cauca) was established in Caucasia (Antioquia Department) by Departmental Resolution No. 1,782 of 22 September 1998.
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided orange-white-orange. Orange is the school's colour, representing joy, vigour and harmony with the natural environment. White represents peace, purity, and transparency.
Source: http://www.normalsuperiordelbajocauca.edu.co/Simbolos_Bamdera_Institucionales.html - Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 23 October 2014


Bella Suiza, Liceo


image by Ivan Sache, 28 July 2014

Liceo Bella Suiza is located in the Bella Suiza housing estate, part of the municipality of Cali (Valle del Cauca Department).
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided wine red-white-golden yellow with the institute's emblem in the middle of the white stripe. Wine red is a symbol of leadership, love, and passion. White is a symbol of honesty, transparency, sincerity, and peace. Golden yellow is a symbol of spiritual resources, joy, strength, and organization of the youth.
The emblem of the institute has the same colours as the flag. The two concentric, red wine disks and the border symbolize knowledge, the institutional values, and harmony. The inner disk is charged with the institute's mascot - a bee- and the white writing "EXCELENCIA - VALORES" (Excellence - Values). The outer disk is inscribed with the institute's name written in white letters.
The mascot of the institute is a bee, a symbol of perseverance and commitment to work, required for continuous improvement and the achievement of our goals.
Source: http://unogroupusa.com/liceobellasuiza/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=67 - Institute's website
Photos (Gallery "Izada de Bandera 30 / Septiembre de 2013)
[On the flag in actual use, the emblem does not overlap the coloured stripe as shown on the drawing of the flag on the institute's website.]
Ivan Sache, 28 July 2014


Bello, Instituto Preuniversitario de


image by Zoltan Horvath, 25 November 2014


image by Zoltan Horvath, 25 November 2014

On October 22 I passed by the offices of the IPB (Instituto Preuniversitario de Bello) (Pre University Institution of Bello), located in Bello.
It was established in 1988.
Source: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__Gl94gb-azI/SXfI6MHu9WI/AAAAAAAAAQU/lpQgyMWyRJU/s1600-h/989205_G.jpg
Its flag is located here. However, the flag I saw seems to be the flag with the logo in the middle.
Image of flag.
I think (since I saw the flag folded, I didn't have a chance to see it all) it is this version, since there are no colors faded in the picture, nor I recall having seen like that, so it's just plain colors with the logo and the name of the institution below, as drawn.
For additional information go to: IPB (Instituto Preuniversitario de Bello) 
Esteban Rivera, 25 November 2014


Benedictino de Santa María, Colegio


image by Ivan Sache, 5 July 2014

Colegio Benedictino de Santa María was established on 17 February 1958 in Envigado (Antioquia Department).

The flag of the institute is horizontally divided blue-white-yellow, merging the Marian and Papal banners. The flag to be used during special events is charged with the institute's emblem in the middle of the white stripe.

Blue is the colour of the Blessed Virgin, as a source of life and a symbol of water, and of infinite space and unstained heavens. White is the fusion of all colours, therefore a symbol of unity, family, and peace. Yellow is a symbol of light, energy, spirit, joy, strong-mindedness; it is the colour of God and of the sun.
http://www.colegiobenedictino.edu.co/index.php/bandera


image by Ivan Sache, 5 July 2014

The emblem of the institute is made of three parts. The yellow crown outlined in black recalls the Virgin of Montserrat, the patron saint of Catalonia and of the Montserrat monastery, founder of the Santa María de la Asunción monastery in Envigado. The blue shield is charged with a white flying dove holding in the beak a branch of olive, a symbol of peace. The dove recalls Christopher Columbus, Colombia's namesake; "columba" means "a dove" in Latin. The two waves in the base of the shield represent the two most important rivers in Colombia, Magdalena and Cauca, which were the very first means of transportation and spread of culture. The yellow scroll placed beneath the shield is inscribed with the Latin motto of the institute, "FIDES QUARENS INTELLECTUM", "Faith in Search of Understanding", a motto coined by St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109).
http://www.colegiobenedictino.edu.co/index.php/escudo - Institute's website


Bernardo Uribe Londoño, Institución Educativa


image by Ivan Sache, 10 September 2014

Institución Educativa Bernardo Uribe Londoño was established in La Ceja (Antioquia Department) by Ordinance No. 24 of 30 November 1966, as Liceo Agropecuario Bernardo Uribe Londoño. Colegio Bernardo Uribe Londoño was established by Municipal Resolution No. 25 of 5 February 2000 as the merger of Liceo Bernardo Uribe Londoño and of Escuela Urbana Integrada Los Leones. Institución Educativa Bernardo Uribe Londoño was eventually established by Departmental Resolution No. 528 of 23 January 2003, as the merger of Colegio Bernardo Uribe Londoño, Escuela Urbana Justo Pastor Mejia, and Escuela Urbana Obreros de Cristo. The institute is named for Dr. Bernardo Uribe Londoño, a noted doctor.
Source: http://www.iebul.edu.co/ - Institute's website
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided white-dark blue with the institute's emblem in the middle. The white stripe is a symbol of transparency and peace. The lower stripe is a symbol of immensity, deepness, and tranquillity that leads to knowledge in a tolerant, harmonious and respectful environment.
Source: http://www.iebul.edu.co/test/bandera - Institute's website
The emblem of the institute features a shield vertically divided white-dark blue, recalling the colours of the flag and of the student's uniform. The rings with the colour of the flag of La Ceja (yellow, red, and  green) represent integrity and unity, while their diagonal display  represents activity and the dynamism of the parents, educationalists, and students. The words written inside the rings ["SABER3, To Know; [SERVIR], To Serve; [PROGRESAR], To Progress] express each aspect of the institute's mission and vision.
Source: http://www.iebul.edu.co/test/escudo - Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 10 September 2014


Bet-El, Liceo


image by Ivan Sache, 30 July 2014

Liceo Bet-El was established in 2005 in Suba (Bogotá) by the Baptist Church. The institute is named for Hebrew words meaning "House of God".
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided orange-blue with the institute's emblem in the middle. Blue represents the Celestial Town. Orange is the combination of yellow, representing science and knowledge of God, and red, representing blood and love of Christ.
The emblem of the college is made of an open book charged with a fire and a globe, and "DIOS" (God) in yellow letters. Beneath the book is a scroll inscribed with the institute's name in black letters. The front side of the book is inscribed with "AMOR" (Love) and "SABIDURIA" (Knowledge).
Source: http://simbolosbetel.blogspot.fr/ - Unofficial institute's blog
Ivan Sache, 30 July 2014


Bethlemitas, Colegio


image by Ivan Sache, 25 December 2002

Colegio Bethlemitas is located in Medellin. It was founded on 10 February 1947, as Colegio del Sagrade Corazo'n de Jesu's (School of the Sacred Heart of Jesus), and renamed Colegio Bethlemitas in 1972. The flag has a white field with two red triangles placed in upper hoist and lower fly, respectively, and the shield of the school placed in the middle of the flag. Red stands for the Sacred Heart, symbol of love, and dynamism and creativity. White stands for peace, purity and candor.
The shield is tierced per bend. Its upper part, in chief, is yellow with the red Sacred-Heart crowned with  spines. Yellow symbolizes the sun, the fire, nobleness and charity. Its lower part, in point, is blue with a yellow lamp, which symbolizes the scientific thought. Blue symbolizes justice, gentleness, innocence and devotion. The bend bears the Latin motto Virtus et Sapientia (Virtue and Wisdom), in blue capital letters. Bethlemitas and Medellin are written above and below the shield respectively, in blue capital letters. The whole is inscribed on a grey coat.
Source: <www.bethlemitas.edu.co> located by Dov Gutterman .
Ivan Sache, 25 December 2002


Beth Shalom Gimnasio Campestre


image by Ivan Sache, 14 November 2010

Colegio Bilingüe Beth Shalom was established in 2000 in Bucaramanga by Pastors Carlos Orlando Anaya and Emperatriz Arenas de Anaya, founding members in 1986 of the Iglesia Comunidad Cristiana de Fe y Restauración. In 2010, the institute set up a "strategic partnership" with Beth Shalom Gimnasio Campestre de Bogotá and was renamed Beth Shalom Gimnasio Campestre. "Beth Shalom" means "The House of Peace" in Hebrew.
The flag of the institute is white with the institute's emblem in the middle. White is a symbol of purity, holiness and transparency.
The emblem of the institute is circular, the circle being the perfect geometric shape. It features a dove, representing peace and the Holy Ghost, and ending as a house charged in the middle with a yellow square. This element represents the people's heart and the house's windows, which allow looking at the outside word, as well as light supplied by the Holy Ghost. The institute's name is written in gray letters beneath the emblem. Blue is a symbol of depth, knowledge and intelligence, seriousness, safety, trust, harmony, and friendship. These elements are supplied by God. Yellow is a symbol of felicity, strength, power, and light. These elements are supplied by the Holy Ghost. Gray is a symbol of generosity, management and humanitarian skills, and independence. These elements are required to accomplish the missions assigned by God.
Source: http://www.bethshalom.edu.co/subsecciones.asp?id_subseccion=3 - Institute website
Ivan Sache, 31 July 2014

Colegio Bilingüe Beth Shalom


image by Ivan Sache, 14 November 2010

"Colegio Bilingüe Beth Shalom" was founded in 2000 in Bucaramanga by Pastors Carlos Orlando Anaya and Emperatriz Arenas de Anaya, founding members of the "Iglesia Comunidad Cristiana de Fe y Restauración" in 1986. The name of the institute, "Beth Shalom", means "The House of Peace" in Hebrew.
The flag of the institute, as shown graphically and described on the website of the institute, is vertically divided blue-red-blue, with thin white stripes separating the fields, and the emblem of the institute in canton.
Blue represents depth, knowledge and intelligence, as well as seriousness, safety, confidence, harmony and friendship. It is the colour of God.
Red represents love and passion, as well as vitality, joy and dynamism. It is the colour of the sacrified blood of Jesus.
White represents purity, health and transparency. It is the colour of the Holy Spirit.
The emblem of the institute is made of a white shield charged with five curved stripes of four different colours representing the values of the institute, love (red), service (blue), truth (green), justice and transparency (yellow). The colours also recall the flags of Colombia and Bucaramanga. Upon the lower right part of the shield is placed the circular emblem of the "Iglesia Comunidad Cristiana de Fe y Restauración", patron of the institute. Upon the upper left part of the shield is placed another circular emblem, white with a schematic, red representation of a student and an open book.
Ivan Sache, 10 January 2009


Betulia, Institución Educativa


image by Ivan Sache, 08 September 2014

Institución Educativa Betulia is located in the village of Betulia, part of the municipality of Momil (Córdoba Department)
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided blue-yellow-green.
Source: http://ce-betulia.wikispaces.com/SIMBOLOS+DE+NUESTRO+CENTRO+EDUCATIVO - Institute's blog
Ivan Sache, 08 September 2014


Bogotá, Colegio Teresiano de


image by Ivan Sache, 14 November 2010

I recently wrote that the Colombian Theresian educational institutes could share a common flag, horizontally divided white-blue. My assumption, based on two samples, was erroneous.
Colegio Teresiano de Bogotá is one of the seven Colombian institutes chaired by the Community of St. Therese of the Child Jesus. It was founded on 12 February 1962 and officially registered on 9 September 1963.
The flag of Colegio Teresiano de Bogotá is presented on the institute's website as horizontally divided light blue-white-coffee brown. Coffee brown represents the Earth and the soil. Light blue represents transcendency of the infinite, the mystery of cosmos, the metaphysical dimension of reality. White, placed between the two other colors, represent the Earth and Heavens, the finite and infinite, the immanent and the transcendent.
Source: http://www.teresianobogota.edu.co/quienes.htm
Ivan Sache, 14 November 2010


Bolivariana, Universidad Pontificia


image by Ivan Sache, 28 December 2008

Flag of UPB is based on <www.upb.edu.co>.
Dov Gutterman, 3 June 2001

"Universidad Pontificiana Bolivariana" (UPB) is a Roman Catholic institute, recognized "ab homine" by the Archbishop of Medellín Tiberio de J. Salazar y Herrera on 15 September 1936, and subsequently recognized by the Government of Colombia on 22 February 1937 (Decree No. 48). The university was upgraded to a "Pontificia" by the Holy Congregation of Seminaries and Universities on 16 August 1945. UPB has its main seat in Medellín and secondary seats in Bucaramanga, Montería and Palmira.
The flag of UPB, as shown graphically and described on the UPB website, is horizontally divided red-black with the emblem of UPB in the middle.
Red represents charity while black represents science and modesty. The flagstaff shall have a flame-shaped finial, with the same meaning as the shield.
The flag shall be used in all the official and academic events.
The shield of UPB, designed by Enrique Cerezao, is made of a black shield with a yellow border, charged with the Greek capital letters "Alpha" and "Omega", a flame, the letters "UPB", all in yellow, placed on a red and yellow "Cross of the Knights of Portugal", indeed a Cross of Christ.
"Alpha" and "Omega", as the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, represent God as the beginning and the end of anything. The flame is the Christian symbol of science. Yellow represents faith, purity and constancy. The meaning of red and black is the same as on the flag.
"Manual de Imagen Corporativa UPB", released in 2005, gives a very detailed construction sheet of the shield (p. 26) and recommends the following shades (pp. 21 and 59):
Red: CMYK 0 100 100 0 - RGB 255 0 0 - Pantone 1795c
Gold: CMYK 0 20 100 0 - RGB 255 204 0 - Pantone 116c
Black: CMYK 0 0 0 100 - RGB 0 0 0 - Pantone Process black.
Ivan Sache, 28 December 2008

The UPB (Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Papal Bolivarian University) is a University founded in 1936 in Medellín. It is a catholic university honoring Simón Bolívar (who liberated many South American nations). The flag can be seen here: http://www.elcolombiano.com/BancoMedios/Imagenes/up-320x145-12042012.jpg
Source: El Colombiano newspaper online article.
The flag is a horizontal flag, red (standing for charity) over black (modesty and science) in equal stripes, with the CoA ( http://www.upb.edu.co/pls/portal/docs/1/4220046.JPG ) in the middle, and it's located in the official website here.
Source
: http://www.upb.edu.co/portal/page?_pageid=954,31558767&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
There is the full corporate image manual regarding graphical identification.
For additional information go to: UPB (official website)
Esteban Rivera, 12 April 2012

Former, probably unofficial, flag of UPB


image by Ivan Sache, 3 June 2001


Bosque, Universidad del


image by Carlos Thompson, 28 May 2003

Translated from Universidad del Bosque (Bogota) website at <www.unbosque.edu.co>:
"Using several schemas used for sumarizing a few of the program ideas, the flag was designed.  A rectangle which two oblique lines divide in three triangles: the upper and the lower are rectangle (triangles) and in the middle another triangles that is openning till it reache the bass and continues to the infinity meaning the raising complexity of our studies, the progressive increment of our knowledge that never ends.  The upper in orange color, the color of medicine, the lower in green color symbol of hope, and the central white, sign of clean and purity and in it the symbol".
Carlos Thompson, 28 May 2003

"Escuela Colombiana de Medicina" was recognized by the Ministry of National Education on 4 August 1978 (Decree No. 11153) on the grounds of "Clínica El Bosque".
The institute was upgraded to a university by the Ministry of National Education on 5 February 1997 (Decree No. 327).  
The symbol of the university, shown on the right part of the flag, was adopted in 1982. It is based on a Muisca artefact kept in the Gold Museum of the National Bank as item No. 1990. Found in Soacha and 15- cm high, the item represents a mace and two snakes, probably belonging to a lord or a shaman. The artefact is shown in the book by Antonio Grass, "Diseño precolombino colombiano" (Bogotá, 1972).
Ivan Sache, 30 December 2008


Boyacá, Colegio de


image by Ivan Sache, 27 June 2014

Colegio de Boyacá (Colboy) was established in Tunja (Boyacá Department) by National Decree No. 55, signed on 17 May 1822 by General Francisco de Paula Santander, the Vice President of the Republic, in charge of the Executive. This Decree initiated state education in Colombia.
The institute was officially inaugurated on 20 October 1822 in the St. Augustine convent, built from 1578 to 1659 and closed in 1821. The sermon initiating teaching was given by the Franciscan friar Francisco Florido, parish priest of Ramiriquí. The event was reported by the assessor Francisco Soto in an article published on 17 November 1822 on the frontpage of the Gaceta de Colombia, No. 57. The predicator of the convent, Friar José Antonio Cháves (1787-1856) was appointed the first director of the institute, which he ran from 1822 to 1823 and from 1826 to 1827. He was appointed Professor of Religious Fundaments, Theology, Apologetic Religious Studies, Holy Book and Moral and Dogmatic Theological Institutions at the Boyacá University by a Decree signed on 5 January 1828 by Simón Bolívar. The Chair of Civil Law, the first in the country, was established on
21 May 1825 at Colegio de Boyacá. The Boyacá University was established by National Decree of 30 May 1827, signed by General Francisco de Paula Santander; according to the Decree signed on 5 January 1828 by Simón Bolívar, the University and the Colegio would have the same Director and Deputy Director.
Ruled by the Augustine Fathers from 1830 to 1831, Colegio de Boyacá was re-established as a state institute by the Provincial Decree of 22 October 1832. The University and the Colegio were relocated in 1835 to the old Jesuit convent, established in the first half o the 17th century. Transformed in 1880 into an Agriculture Institute, Colegio de Boyacá was re-established in 1886. Renamed Colegio Ricaurte in 1896, the institute eventually re-adopted its original name in 1903. Among the alumni of the Colegio de Boyacá are several governors, ministers, bishops and the Presidents of the Republic Mariano Ospina Rodríguez (1857-1861), Santos Gutiérrez (1863; 1868-1870), Clímaco Calderón Reyes (21-22 December 1882), Rafael Reyes (1904-1909) and Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1953-1957).
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided green-red-white. The flag is derived of the flag of Boyacá, but with three, equal stripes instead of four, unequal. Green is a symbol of faith, sincere friendship, commitment to service, respect and hope in better days. Green represents also the fertility of the fields and the underground rich in emeralds.White is a symbol of territorial attachment, deep thoughts, dedication to intelligence and territorial unity. Red is a symbol of the heroes who fought for independence and freedom during the 1819 Liberation Campaign. They fecundated with their generous blood the greatness of Colombia and made of it an everlasting free republic.
Source: http://www.colboy.edu.co/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=54 - Institute's website
Photos: http://www.colboy.edu.co/images/rsgallery/watermarked/ae1f5e75a12a5586b1f59035c62a6f4e.jpg 
http://www.colboy.edu.co/images/rsgallery/watermarked/2555eb7f52fdb7d039bdf3e68fe54cfd.jpg 
http://www.colboy.edu.co/images/rsgallery/watermarked/0066658e156aae7f2b1f844441972136.jpg
Ivan Sache, 27 June 2014


Boyacá, Institución Educativa


image by Ivan Sache, 20 November 2014

Escuela San Miguel, established on 16 February 1904 in Pereira (Risaralda Department), was renamed Escuela Boyacá in 1938.
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided white-green. White is a symbol of purity of the soul. Green is a symbol of the natural environment, of hope, generosity and justice.
Source: http://institucioneducativaboyaca.wordpress.com/nuestra-historia/ - Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 20 November 2014


Boyacá, Fundación Universitaria de


image by Dov Gutterman, 21 July 2002

Image based on <www.uniboyaca.edu.co>.
Dov Gutterman, 21 July 2002

The flag of Uniboyacá, as shown graphically and described on the university's website, is horizontally divided white-red-white. White represents the spiritual world, including research, science, education and all kinds of intellectual work. It represents also the youth.
Red represents life in its permanent evolution and improvement, the vital sap of our history and the symbol of our liberty.
The colours of the flag of Uniboyacá are the core of the flag of the Department of Boyacá.
Ivan Sache, 27 December 2008


Britalia, Centro Educativo Distrital


image by Ivan Sache, 18 January 2009

"Centro Educativo Distrital Britalia" is located in the borough of Britalia, Bogotá.
The flag of the institute, as shown graphically on the website of the institute, is blue with a thin yellow stripe in the middle and a green triangle charged with a white star placed along the hoist.
Ivan Sache, 18 January 2009


Bucaramanga, Escuela Normal Superior de


image by Ivan Sache, 27 October 2014

Escuela Normal Superior de Bucaramanga (Santander Department) was established in 1975.
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided blue-white-golden yellow with the institute's emblem in the middle.
Source: https://sites.google.com/site/escuelanormalbucaramanga/ - Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 27 October 2014


Buga, Instituto Técnico Agrícola


image by Ivan Sache, 01 December 2014

Instituto Técnico Agrícola Buga is located in Gudalajara de Buga (Valle Department).
The flag of the institute is horizontally divided white-green with the institute's emblem in the middle. White is a symbol of rectitude, empowerment and good faith. Green is a symbol of agriculture, cattle-breeding and of natural environment; it is also the symbol of aspiration to a better future. The emblem of the institute is symmetrical, emphasizing the different trends and dimensions of education. Letter "P" stands for "Profesionales". Letter "T" stands for Technology; the style of the "T" expresses the power of the academic programs.
Source: http://www.ita.edu.co/index.php/institucion/simbolos - Institute's website
Ivan Sache, 01 December 2014