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University of Atlántico
Universidad del Atlántico
Former names
Institute of Technology of Atlántico (1941–1946)
TypePublic
Established1941
RectorDanilo Hernández
Academic staff
656[1]
Students24,113
Location
Barranquilla
,
Atlántico
,
Colombia
CampusNorth, 150,000 m2 (37 acres)
Fine Arts, 12,920 m2 (3.19 acres)
Downtown, 12,557 m2 (3.103 acres)
Urban
Sabanalarga, Suán
Rural
NicknameUniatlántico
AffiliationsASCUN
Websitehttp://www.uniatlantico.edu.co/

The University of Atlántico (Template:Lang-es), also called Uniatlántico, is a public, departmental, coeducational, research university based in the city of Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia. It is the largest higher education institution by student population in the Colombian Caribbean region with 24,113 students, and a faculty of 656 full-time equivalent professors. The university was established by the ordinance No. 24 of 1941 as the Institute of Technology of Atlántico (Template:Lang-es), under the tutelage of philosopher Julio Enrique Blanco. Then, it changed its name to the present by Ordinance No. 42 of June 15, 1946.

Campus

Downtown Site, University of Atlántico
School of Fine Arts, University of Atlántico

The university has three campuses in the department of Atlántico. Its flagship campus in Barranquilla is divided into three locations. Its main one is known as the North Site and is located on the city's northern outskirts, where Barranquilla has experienced massive growth since the 2000s. Additionally, there are two other locations: the oldest one is the Downtown Site, a complex of historic buildings centrally located on 20 de Julio Avenue, and another is the School of Fine Arts, located in the historic El Prado neighborhood, a part of the city that stood as a model of Latin American urbanization in the 1950s.

In addition to its flagship campus in Barranquilla, the university has two satellite campuses throughout the department: one in the centrally located town of Sabanalarga and another in the rural locality of Suán, toward the southern end of the department.

Organization

The university offers education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including a diverse range of engineering programs, as well as business management, law, education, fine arts, and several other areas of study.


See also

Notes

  1. ^ "apolo.uniatlantico.edu.co" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-03-23.




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