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University of Atlántico
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The University of Atlántico (Spanish: Universidad del Atlántico), 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 (Spanish: Instituto de Tecnología del Atlántico), under the tutelage of philosopher Julio Enrique Blanco. Then, it changed its name to the present by Ordinance No. 42 of June 15, 1946.
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Former names | Institute of Technology of Atlántico (1941–1946) |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1941 |
Rector | Danilo Hernández |
Academic staff | 656[1] |
Students | 24,113 |
Location | , , |
Campus | North, 150,000 m2 (37 acres) Fine Arts, 12,920 m2 (3.19 acres) Downtown, 12,557 m2 (3.103 acres) Urban Sabanalarga, Suán Rural |
Nickname | Uniatlántico |
Affiliations | ASCUN |
Website | http://www.uniatlantico.edu.co/ |
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