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College Management System in Colombia

An open-source academic and administrative stack for universidades privadas, IES, CERES, and SENA-aligned technical institutes in Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla, and beyond. Spanish UI, MEN-friendly report templates, COP billing, and self-hosting in country to align with Habeas Data.

A college management system in Colombia is software that lets universidades and instituciones de educacion superior (IES) manage admissions, matricula, programas academicos, notas, Saber 11 and Saber Pro records, financial billing in COP, and the periodic reports the Ministerio de Educacion Nacional (MEN) requires through SNIES and SACES. OpenEduCat provides this as an LGPLv3 Odoo-based ERP that registrars and rectorias can self-host on a Colombian VPS, configure in es-CO Spanish, and adapt to multi-sede, multi-programa, and SENA technical-programme realities.

es-CONative Spanish locale with Colombian terminologyLGPLv3Open-source license, free to self-host in ColombiaPSE + NequiPayment rails supported alongside card and bank transfer

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es-CO Spanish interface for staff, docentes, and estudiantes

Full Spanish UI tuned for Colombian usage: matricula, periodo academico, semestre, nota definitiva, asignatura, programa, sede, docente, decano. Staff in Bogota and field coordinators in CERES sites work in the same language as MEN documentation, which cuts onboarding for registrars and reduces translation errors in academic records.

MEN report templates for SNIES and SACES

Ships report templates that map enrollment, graduation, programa, and docente data to the fields SNIES (Sistema Nacional de Informacion de la Educacion Superior) and SACES (Sistema de Aseguramiento de la Calidad) request each cycle. Honest caveat: SNIES requires specific CSV layouts that change between resoluciones, so most IES still need one custom export adjustment per year. Templates get you to about 80 percent out of the box; the rest is a developer task or a partner engagement.

Saber 11 admission and Saber Pro outcome tracking

Capture each applicant's ICFES Saber 11 score on the admission form, set programa-specific cut-offs, and rank cohorts automatically. After graduation, record Saber Pro results per student and per programa so the calidad office can compare results against national averages for accreditation reviews and self-evaluation reports.

COP billing with PSE, Nequi, and bank transfer

Generate matricula and pension invoices in COP with IVA where applicable. Accept payment via PSE (the Colombian inter-bank online payment standard), Nequi for mobile-first students, Daviplata, or direct transfer to Bancolombia, Davivienda, and BBVA Colombia accounts. Gateway settlements reconcile against the student ledger automatically.

Multi-sede, multi-programa, multi-jornada structure

Model a university with sedes in Bogota, Medellin, Cali, and Barranquilla under one license. Each sede can run its own programas (pregrado, posgrado, especializaciones, diplomados) with separate calendars and jornadas (diurna, nocturna, sabatina, virtual). Consolidated reports roll up to the rectoria; sede coordinators only see their own data.

SENA technical-programme alignment for IES tecnicas

For institutions running SENA-articulated programas tecnicos and tecnologos, track the SENA programme code, competencia laboral, and articulation hours alongside the institucion's own credit structure. Useful for CERES sites and tecnicas that need to report dual-credit progress without maintaining a second spreadsheet.

es-CO
Native Spanish locale with Colombian terminology
LGPLv3
Open-source license, free to self-host in Colombia
PSE + Nequi
Payment rails supported alongside card and bank transfer
4 sedes+
Multi-campus tested for Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla setups

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Que tan completa es la interfaz en espanol colombiano (es-CO)?

Toda la interfaz academica y administrativa esta en espanol. Los terminos siguen el uso colombiano (matricula, periodo, asignatura, sede, programa), no espanol de Espana ni mexicano. La mayoria de los campos personalizados que crea cada IES tambien se pueden traducir desde la configuracion sin tocar codigo. Algunas notificaciones tecnicas internas (logs del servidor, mensajes de error de Odoo) siguen en ingles, pero no son visibles para usuarios finales.

Cumple con los reportes que el MEN exige por SNIES y SACES?

Parcialmente y honestamente. OpenEduCat trae plantillas que mapean matriculas, graduados, docentes, y programas a los campos de SNIES y SACES. Cubren cerca del 80 por ciento del reporte estandar. La realidad: el MEN publica resoluciones que ajustan los layouts cada ano, asi que la mayoria de las IES contrata una pequena personalizacion anual (uno a tres dias de desarrollo) para alinear el export con la resolucion vigente. Ningun software del mercado, propietario o abierto, evita ese trabajo por completo.

Como maneja los puntajes Saber 11 en admisiones y Saber Pro al egresar?

En admisiones, el formulario de aspirante captura el numero de registro ICFES y el puntaje global mas los componentes (lectura critica, matematicas, ciencias, sociales, ingles). Se pueden definir puntajes minimos por programa y rankear automaticamente. Para Saber Pro, cada estudiante egresado puede tener su resultado importado por lote desde el archivo del ICFES; la oficina de calidad ve promedios por programa, por cohorte, y por sede para los procesos de autoevaluacion y registro calificado.

Soporta PSE, Nequi, y transferencia bancaria colombiana?

Si. PSE se integra a traves de proveedores como PayU Latam, Wompi, Mercado Pago Colombia, o ePayco, los cuales conectan al modulo de pagos de Odoo. Nequi y Daviplata se aceptan a traves de los mismos agregadores o por enlace de pago. Transferencias directas a Bancolombia, Davivienda, BBVA Colombia, y Banco de Bogota se reconcilian importando el extracto bancario. Las tarifas de cada pasarela las negocia la IES directamente con el proveedor.

Donde se hospedan los datos y como afecta la Ley 1581 de 2012 (Habeas Data)?

Como es software de codigo abierto, la IES decide donde hospedarlo. Para cumplir Habeas Data (Ley 1581 de 2012) y su decreto reglamentario, la recomendacion practica es hospedar en un proveedor con datacenter en Colombia o registrar la transferencia internacional de datos ante la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio. Proveedores como AWS Sao Paulo, GCP, o nacionales como ETB, Claro, e IFX Networks ofrecen opciones. El software no exporta datos a terceros por defecto; la IES sigue siendo responsable del registro de bases de datos ante la SIC.

Sirve para IES tecnicas articuladas con SENA y programas en CERES?

Si. Para programas tecnicos y tecnologos articulados con SENA, se puede registrar el codigo del programa SENA, las competencias laborales, y las horas articuladas en paralelo al pensum institucional. Para CERES (Centros Regionales de Educacion Superior), el modelo multi-sede permite que un CERES rural opere bajo la IES principal con su propia coordinacion local pero compartiendo el catalogo de programas y los reportes consolidados al MEN. La articulacion con SENA Sofia Plus se hace por export/import de archivos, no es una integracion directa por API.

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