"The Universidad de los Andes is an autonomous institution that is independent and innovative. It encourages pluralism, tolerance, and the respect for ideas. It strives for academic excellence and gives its students a critical and ethical education that will solidify in them an awareness of their social and civil responsibilities as well as a commitment to their country.

It has students who, within an environment that promotes comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and flexible teaching are the principal agent in their own education. This allows the teaching staff, who are highly qualified, to develop an academic life project and become outstanding professionals, which means producing research that contributes to the country’s development and its international projection."

A leading Latin American university in higher education that is driven by the principle of excellence, and is inclusive, diverse, caring, innovative, and internationally-minded. It has links with the regions and contributes to society with the quality and significance of its teaching and research-creation, and it has quality professionals, is capable of leadership, and its alumni are known for their ethics.

The Universidad de los Andes is mainly committed to achieving a greater national impact, through regional presence and inclusion. Likewise, it bets on Internationalization with a strategic purpose for the institution and for the country also, interdisciplinary and collaborative work as a means to add value and innovation.