Academic calendar
Período Académico 2026-2 runs Aug 18, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Período Académico 2026-2Relevant now
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
A
- AGEUN
- Asociación de Grupos Estudiantiles de la Universidad Nacional, representing student interest groups.
C
- Cangrejiar
- Slang for failing a subject and having to take it again (moving backward like a crab).
- Caspiro
- Short for Caspiruleta, a traditional hot, sweet egg-based drink popular among students in the cold Bogotá climate.
- Comedor Central
- The primary student cafeteria offering subsidized lunches.
E
- El Comedor
- General term for the university-run cafeterias where students use their ID cards for meal plans.
M
- MODEP
- Movimiento por la Defensa de los Derechos del Pueblo, a frequent political student organization on campus.
O
- OCU
- Observatorio Cultural Universidad Nacional, which coordinates cultural events on campus.
P
- PAPA
- Promedio Académico Ponderado Acumulado; the student's cumulative GPA.
- Papa bomba
- Improvised explosive devices used during protests or 'tropeles'.
- Parchar
- To hang out or socialize with friends in open areas like the campus lawns.
- Primíparo
- A first-semester student or freshman, often the subject of lighthearted jokes or orientation activities.
R
- Residencias
- The historical on-campus student housing buildings, many of which are now repurposed or serve specific scholarship programs.
T
- Tropel
- The term for clashes or riots between students and police (ESMAD) on campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- comedor_central
- Comedor Central
- comedor_de_ciencias_agrarias
- Comedor de Ciencias Agrarias
- comedor_de_geociencias
- Comedor de Geociencias
- comedor_de_matem_ticas
- Comedor de Matemáticas
- Edificio 101
- The Faculty of Law and Political Science building, often used as a reference point for the entrance at Calle 26.
- El 401
- The Engineering Building, one of the most frequented and largest academic buildings on campus.
- El Che
- The central plaza (officially Plaza Francisco de Paula Santander), famous for the mural of Che Guevara on the auditorium wall.
- El CyT
- The Science and Technology Building (Edificio de Ciencia y Tecnología), a modern facility often used for studying.
- Fraccionamiento
- The administrative process of splitting a tuition payment or managing course credits.
- La Circular
- The free internal shuttle bus system that transports students around the extensive Bogotá campus.
- La Perola
- The nickname for the Engineering Building 401, derived from its distinctive round architectural features.
- León de Greiff
- The university's main auditorium and concert hall, a major architectural landmark.
- Matrícula
- The official registration process each semester which is heavily tied to the student's socioeconomic 'PBM' score.
- SIA
- Sistema de Información Académica; the web portal used for course registration, grades, and administrative tasks.
- TUI
- Tarjeta Universitaria Integrada; the official smart ID card used for building access and library services.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Período Académico 2026-2 runs Aug 18, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 15 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.