University of the Andes (Venezuela)

University of the Andes
Universidad de Los Andes
MottoInitium Sapientiae timor domini
TypePublic
Established1810 (1810) (Real Universidad de San Buenaventura de Mérida de los Caballeros)
RectorMario Bonucci Rossini
Students54,000 students (2006)
Location,
ColorsBlue and White
   
Websitewww.ula.ve
www.saber.ula.ve

The University of the Andes (Spanish: Universidad de Los Andes, ULA) is the second-oldest university in Venezuela, whose main campus is located in the city of Mérida, Venezuela. ULA is the largest public university in the Venezuelan Andes, having one of the largest student bodies in the country.