Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
Campus language
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C
- CEU
- Consejo Estudiantil Universitario; the primary student government body representing all faculties.
- CYAD
- Centro de Tecnologías para la Academia; the department managing digital learning tools and Virtual Sabana.
D
- DRE
- Dirección de Relaciones Externas; the office handling international exchanges and external partnerships.
E
- El Puente
- The food court and commercial area located near the campus bridge, popular for lunch and socializing.
L
- La Central
- The main campus cafeteria (Cafetería Central) located in the heart of the campus.
- La Sabana
- The common shorthand name used by students to refer to the university.
P
- Punto de Café
- Small coffee kiosks distributed across various buildings for quick snacks and caffeine.
S
- Sabanero
- A term used to refer to a student, professor, or alumnus of Universidad de La Sabana.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Ad Portas
- The iconic main building housing the central library, administrative offices, and the rectory.
- banderitas
- Banderitas
- Carné
- The student ID card required for passing through campus turnstiles and accessing library services.
- Circular
- The internal shuttle bus that moves students between different points of the expansive campus.
- cl_nica_universidad_de_la_sabana
- Clínica Universidad de La Sabana
- Edificio K
- The primary facility for the Faculty of Engineering.
- Edificio L
- The building primarily used by the Faculty of Communication and the Faculty of Law and Political Science.
- embarcadero
- Embarcadero
- Intermunicipal
- The public bus system students use to commute between Bogotá (usually from Portal Norte) and the Chía campus.
- kioskos_parrilla
- Kioskos Parrilla
- punto_crepes
- Punto Crepes
- punto_wok
- Punto Wok
- restaurante_escuela
- Restaurante Escuela
- SIGA
- Sistema de Gestión Académica; the essential portal for checking grades, registering classes, and financial records.
- Studium
- The specialized building dedicated to independent study, featuring resource centers and group study rooms.
- terraza_living
- Terraza Living
- Virtual Sabana
- The Moodle-based Learning Management System (LMS) where students access course materials and submit assignments.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 8 approved campus terms and 17 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.