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The main objective of this text is to present the results of a study on the transformations that in the last two decades has undergone the Colombian University, in the perspective of showing a broader historical context which goes beyond purely cyclical transformations. This text explores four aspects: firstly, some characteristics of the educational neoliberalism are addressed and the way how it is linked with capitalism in Colombia; secondly, it examines how neoliberalism has operated in the Colombian University in the last two decades, relating as a starting point the military spending and the education spending; subsequently, the Bill No. 112 is analyzed; and, finally, some aspects of the movement of protest against this project are identified.

In the second half of the 20th century, the Colombian state was concerned with containing the guerrilla insurgency, promoting internal peace and restructuring its power. The weakening of the state, maximized by drug trafficking led by guerrilla and paramilitary groups, sparked discussions about the establishment of a security plan involving the United States and Colombia, entitled Plan Colombia in 1999. Bill Clinton's US policy, inserted in a conjuncture of war on illicit activities, aimed at interrupting the institutionalization of violence in the Colombian State, as well as containing the impacts of drug sales in adjacent territories. The majority of investments came from the US government, which would remain maximized due to the episodes of 2001 – when the "war on terrorism" converted the plan into a fight against narcoterrorism. This article aims to analyze Plan Colombia in the dynamics of International Relations between the US and Latin America. ; En la segunda mitad del siglo XX, el Estado colombiano se preocupó por contener la insurgencia guerrillera, promover la paz interna y reestructurar su poder. El debilitamiento del Estado, maximizado por el narcotráfico liderado por la guerrilla y los grupos paramilitares, provocó discusiones sobre el establecimiento de un plan de seguridad entre Estados Unidos y Colombia, denominado Plan Colombia en 1999. La política estadounidense de Bill Clinton, insertada en una coyuntura de guerra sobre actividades ilícitas, encaminadas a interrumpir la institucionalización de la violencia en el Estado colombiano, así como a contener los impactos de la venta de drogas en territorios colindantes. La mayoría de las inversiones provinieron del gobierno de Estados Unidos, que se mantendría maximizado debido a los episodios de 2001, cuando la "guerra contra el terrorismo" convirtió el plan en una lucha contra el narcoterrorismo. Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar el Plan Colombia en la dinámica de las Relaciones Internacionales entre Estados Unidos y América Latina. ; Na ...