The Technological University of Pereira (UTP) is a Colombian public (state) university, subject to inspection and surveillance through Law 1740 of 2014 and Law 30 of 1992 of the Ministry of Education of Colombia. It has (according to the electronic bulletin of indicators published in 2014) with 17,613 students in undergraduate programs and 1,265 in postgraduate programs, studying during the day, at night and during special hours. The U.T.P.

It is located in the village “La Julita” located in the southeast of the city of Pereira, within the Metropolitan Area of Central West, with a population of 710,000 inhabitants, it is located in a privileged location in the city, and with a very pleasant climate. between 16° and 25°, since it is located in a very humid area surrounded by primary and secondary forests at an altitude of 1560 m above sea level. n. m.

The Technological University of Pereira has High Quality Accreditation according to Resolution No. 2550 June 30, 2005 through which this distinction is granted to the first University in the region to be recognized for its excellence; which makes it one of the 10 best universities in the country, one of the 100 best in Latin America. Bureau Veritas awarded the certificates in quality management ISO9001: 2000 and in public management NTC GP 1000: 2000 in the administrative processes that support teaching, research and extension. The Superintendency of Industry and Commerce of Colombia granted this university an accreditation to the product certification body of this university, which allows it to issue a quality seal for products and batches of products.