A private, non-affiliated institution, the University of the North ( es, Universidad del Norte), also nicknamed Uninorte, is the main academic center for higher education in northern Colombia. It is located in Barranquilla, Atlántico, the largest city and second largest port in the country's Caribbean region. 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 core courses of business administration and
engineering
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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
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* Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry
* Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems
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,
mechanical
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Machine
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civil
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* Civil affairs
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*Civil disobedience
*Civil engineering
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electrical
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and
electronic
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engineering. Other degrees include
medicine
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law
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,
psychology
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,
international relations
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architecture
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. In total, Uninorte offers 28 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.Universidad del Norte de Barranquilla llega a Cartagena El Universal, 2014
All engineering programs are accredited by the ABET, which is one of the most important international accreditation agencies, located in
Baltimore
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, Maryland, United States.
Uninorte is one of the most important cultural and technological centers in the