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ICFES
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<p>ICFES is an <a href="/facts/Acronym/nlHK7aRt">acronym</a> for <i>Instituto Colombiano para el Fomento de la Educación Superior</i> ("Colombian Institute for the Promotion of Higher Education"). It is a Colombian organization that manages and evaluates the education and Institutes (Schools and Facilities) in <a href="/facts/Colombia/nl7r8Q2u">Colombia</a>. It has the legal power to shut down schools that do not meet educational standards and it manages and provides the national evaluation test for entering <a href="/facts/Higher_education/6GjdtJap">higher education</a> institutions (Colleges and Universities). The institute's mission is the improving of quality of education in Colombia. </p>