The aim of this paper is to examine the perception of university students of the “Institucion Universitaria Escolme” on telework in order to formulate appropriate strategies for greater assistance from the public and private sector to increase its implementation in the business sector of Medellin city. The methodology is quantitative, through the collection of primary data by means of surveys of 120 college students between the eighth and tenth semester in the areas of Administrative Sciences at “Institucion Universitaria Escolme” city of Medellin. Among the results obtained show that 89 % of respondents expressed positive affinity towards telework, the main reasons for this perception are: saving time, saving money, time flexibility and increased labor productivity; however, it is noted that in the case of Medellin, few respondents have experience in this type of work, noting that the main factors behind this development are the little government support for the implementation of telework in firms and ignorance of the business sector about the advantages of this form of work.