The University of the North (Spanish: Universidad del Norte), also known as Uninorte, is a private university in Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia. It was founded in 1966 by a business group led by American entrepreneur Karl C. Parrish. It started academic operation on July 11, 1966, with 58 students and 10 teachers in courses of business administration and engineering.
According to a recent ranking by Colombian consulting firm BOT SAS, Universidad del Norte is listed among the five best universities in the country.
The university has ten academic divisions, including Engineering, Administrative Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Legal Sciences, and Basic Sciences. It offers degrees in industrial, mechanical, systems, civil, electrical and electronic engineering. Other degrees include medicine, business administration, law, psychology, international relations, international business, Math, Industrial design, graphic design and architecture. In total, Uninorte offers 29 undergraduate programs, 62 professional specialization programs, 50 master's programs, and 15 doctoral programs. The university also offers some specialization programs in the nearby ports of Santa Marta and Cartagena.
All engineering programs are accredited by the ABET, which is one of the most important international accreditation agencies, located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Uninorte is one of the most important cultural and technological centers in the Caribbean region of Colombia.
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History
On December 15, 1965, the provisional board of directors of the University of the Caribbean Foundation (Fundación Universidad del Caribe) was established. A month later, it was decided that it would be named Fundación Universidad del Norte (University of the North Foundation). However, the institution was officially established on January 24, 1966, with the signing of its founding charter by Karl C. Parrish Jr. and a group of businessmen from Barranquilla, belonging to the National Association of Industrialists (ANDI), the Colombian Institute of Administration (Incolda), and the Barranquilla Foundation, now known as the Mario Santo Domingo Foundation. The institution obtained its legal status through Resolution No. 149 of February 14, 1966, granted by the Governor of the Department of Atlántico.
The educational activities of Universidad del Norte began in the El Prado neighborhood (Carrera 53 No. 82-135) on July 11, 1966, with Julio Muvdi Abufhele (1966-1970), an engineer from Barranquilla, serving as its first rector. At that time, the University consisted of 58 students and ten professors teaching the basic courses in Business Administration and Engineering.
In 1970, the Colombian Institute for the Evaluation of Education (ICFES) approved the opening of the Psychology program, one of the first in Colombia.
During the presidency of Misael Pastrana (1970-1974), on November 20, 1971, the cornerstone was laid at the site where the University campus is currently located in the municipality of Puerto Colombia. At that time, the institution had 1,027 students, and the rector was the economist José Tcherassi Guzmán (1970-1973).
That same year, the Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering programs were approved by ICFES. Following the donation of six hectares by Cementos del Caribe, now Argos, and the involvement of several other companies as donors, the university campus was inaugurated with the construction of the first three buildings on January 25, 1973.
Universidad del Norte received official recognition from the Presidency of the Republic of Colombia and the Ministry of National Education through Resolution 263 of February 22, 1973.
Principals
Julio Muvdi Abufhele (1966-1970)
José Tcherassi Guzmán (1970-1973)
Boris Rosanía Salive (1974-1980)
Jesús Ferro Bayona (1980-2018)
Adolfo Meisel Roca (2018-)
Undergraduate programs
Undergraduate programs
School of Architecture, Urban planning and Design
Undergraduate Programs in Architecture
Undergraduate Programs in Graphic Design
Undergraduate Programs in Industrial Design
Basic Sciences
Undergraduate in Mathematics
Undergraduate in Geology
Undergraduate in Data Science
Health Sciences
Undergraduate Program in Nursing
Undergraduate Program in Medicine
Undergraduate Program in Dentistry
Law, Political Science, and International Relations
Undergraduate Degree in Political Science and Government
Undergraduate Degree in Law
Undergraduate Degree in International Relations
Institute of Educational Studies
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education
Business School
Undergraduate Programs in International Business
Undergraduate Programs in Business Administration
Organization
María Cristina Martínez, Division of Basic Sciences.
Silvana Insignares, Division of Law, Political Science, and International Relations.
María del Pilar Garavito, Division of Health Sciences.
Nancy Gómez Arrieta, Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Julián Arellana, Division of Engineering.
María Clemencia Sierra, School of Business.
Alexandra Bolaño, Office of Specializations.
José Aparicio, Institute of Educational Studies.
Mauricio Andrés García, School of Architecture, Urbanism, and Design.
Lourdes Rey, Institute of Languages.
Notable alumni
Alejandro Char Chaljub, civil engineer, Mayor of Barranquilla.
Eduardo Verano de la Rosa, business administration, Minister of the Environment, Governor of Atlántico.
Natalia Cruz, communications specialist and journalist, television presenter on Univision.
Jessica de la Peña, communications specialist and journalist, television presenter on Canal RCN.
Daniella Álvarez, communications specialist and journalist, Miss Colombia 2012.
Marcela Pérez, communications specialist and journalist, television presenter on Univision, winner of four Emmy Awards.
Karen Abudinen, former Minister of Information and Communications Technologies.