# Universidad de San Buenaventura

> University in Bogota, Medellín, Cali y Cartagena Colombia

**Wikidata**: [Q6156813](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6156813)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/universidad-de-san-buenaventura

## Summary
Universidad de San Buenaventura is a Colombian university and open-access publisher with campuses located in Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, and Cartagena. Founded in 1708, it operates primarily in Spanish and maintains multiple international institutional identifiers (ISNI, ROR, GRID, VIAF).

## Key Facts
- Universidad de San Buenaventura is an institution of higher education and an open-access publisher based in Colombia.
- Founded (inception) in 1708.
- Campuses / locations: Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena.
- Primary language used: Spanish.
- Official websites: http://www.usb.edu.co/ and https://www.usbbog.edu.co/.
- Identifiers: ISNI 0000000122847091; ROR 04sqpjb51; GRID grid.442164.1; VIAF 122335292; CANTIC/University of Barcelona authority id 981058522615606706.
- Coordinates (provided): latitude 4.75123, longitude -74.03002.
- Member of AmeliCA (membership start 2018), ORCID, Inc. (point-in-time listed 2023-10), and the Association of Colombian Universities.
- Aliases: USB, La SanBuena.
- Ringgold identifiers: 27996 (preferred, Universidad de San Buenaventura) and 27997 (Universidad de San Buenaventura–Medellín).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Universidad de San Buenaventura?
A: It is a Colombian university that also functions as an open-access publisher, with campuses in Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, and Cartagena.

### Q: When was Universidad de San Buenaventura founded?
A: The institution's inception date is recorded as 1708.

### Q: What language is primarily used at Universidad de San Buenaventura?
A: The primary language used is Spanish.

### Q: Where can I find the university online?
A: Official websites listed are http://www.usb.edu.co/ and https://www.usbbog.edu.co/.

## Why It Matters
Universidad de San Buenaventura is significant for its long institutional history (inception recorded as 1708) and its multi-city presence across Colombia, which enables it to serve students and academic communities in Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, and Cartagena. Its dual role as both an academic institution and an open-access publisher positions it within contemporary scholarly communication efforts, and membership in networks such as AmeliCA and ORCID highlights its engagement with open-access and researcher identification infrastructures. The university’s multiple international identifiers (ISNI, ROR, GRID, VIAF, Ringgold) facilitate discoverability and integration into global bibliographic, institutional, and research-service systems. Operating primarily in Spanish, it forms part of Colombia’s higher-education ecosystem and is cataloged across major national and international authority files, supporting academic collaboration, archiving, and resource sharing.

## Notable For
- Multi-city footprint across four major Colombian cities: Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, and Cartagena.
- Long institutional history with an inception date of 1708.
- Formal membership in open-access and research infrastructure networks (AmeliCA since 2018; listed with ORCID in 2023).
- Recognized across multiple international authority and discovery systems (ISNI, ROR, GRID, VIAF, Ringgold).
- Identified as an academic publisher with open-access orientation in addition to being a university.

## Body

### Identity and Classification
- Instance of: university; additionally classified as an open-access publisher.
- Aliases: USB; La SanBuena.
- Wikipedia language editions reported: Spanish (es) and Polish (pl).
- Wikimedia Commons category: "Universidad de San Buenaventura" (applies_to_part: Order of Friars Minor).

### Founding and History
- Inception year recorded as 1708.

### Locations and Coordinates
- Located in: Bogotá; Medellín; Cali; Cartagena (Colombia).
- Coordinates provided: latitude 4.75123, longitude -74.03002.

### Memberships and Affiliations
- Member of AmeliCA (membership start: 2018).
- Member/listed with ORCID, Inc. (point-in-time: October 2023).
- Member of the Association of Colombian Universities.

### Digital Presence
- Official websites: http://www.usb.edu.co/ and https://www.usbbog.edu.co/.
- Web feed URL: https://usb.edu.co/feed/.
- Times Higher Education World University identifier: universidad-de-san-buenaventura.

### Identifiers and Authority Records
- ISNI: 0000000122847091.
- ROR ID: 04sqpjb51.
- GRID ID: grid.442164.1.
- VIAF ID: 122335292.
- CANTIC / University of Barcelona authority id: 981058522615606706.
- Library of Congress authority id: n78074571.
- National Library of Israel ID: 987007299965605171.
- Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID: 80669.
- Ringgold IDs: 27996 (preferred; qualifier P1810: Universidad de San Buenaventura) and 27997 (qualifier P1810: Universidad de San Buenaventura–Medellín).

### Language and Audience
- Language used: Spanish.

### Visual and Media
- Image file (logo) URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/USB_Logo.svg (qualifier: P276 = Cali).

### Categories and Related Topics
- Topic's main category: Category:Universidad de San Buenaventura.
- Category for alumni: Category:Alumni of Universidad de San Buenaventura.

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## References

1. Directory of Open Access Journals
2. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20210819060826/http://amelica.org/index.php/estructura-organica/)
3. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20231020113811/https://orcid.org/members)
4. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20191222091657/https://www.ascun.org.co/organizacion/index/universidades-asociadas)
5. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
6. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File