Formación de competencias y cultura para la paz en la educación superior en Colombia

The culture of violence that is developing in Colombian society questions education and its missionary commitment to contribute to the consolidation of peace. This situation motivated the investigation, considering that the professional must have the training of other skills in his graduation profile, which contributes to this national collective need. The study was framed in a qualitative paradigm with a hermeneutic approach to understand educational action in relation to peace and answered the core question of the investigation: Is higher education in Colombia focused on forming competencies and culture for peace?, through of documentary analysis; The results were then presented along with the discussion and it was concluded that higher education requires a fundamental restructuring to respond relevantly to the construction of a new society characterized by the culture of peace.