Universidad Autónoma del Caribe

Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, commonly known as Uniautónoma, is a private higher-education institution based in Barranquilla, Colombia. It was founded on 24 July 1967 by Dr. Mario Ceballos Araújo. The university offers 21 undergraduate programs, 12 specializations and 9 master's degrees, for a total of 42 academic programs. Its rector is the lawyer Silvia Gette Ponce. The institution is organized into faculties including Architecture, Art and Design; Engineering; Administrative, Economic and Accounting Sciences; Social and Human Sciences; and Jurisprudence. It also publishes three scientific journals: Encuentros, Juris and Prospectiva. The university has pursued quality accreditation, with its Mechanical Engineering program being the first to receive accreditation from the National Accreditation Council (CNA) in 2011, and it holds ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality management system. It maintains international agreements with universities in the Americas and Europe. From 2010, through the acquisition of the Atlético de la Sabana franchise, the university also competed in Colombian professional football until 2015.

Universidad Autónoma del Caribe was founded on 24 July 1967 in Barranquilla, Colombia, by Dr. Mario Ceballos Araújo. It is also known as Uniautónoma. The institution has grown to offer 21 undergraduate programs, 12 specializations and 9 master's degrees, totaling 42 academic programs. Its rector is the lawyer Silvia Gette Ponce. The university is organized into several faculties: Architecture, Art and Design; Engineering; Administrative, Economic and Accounting Sciences; Social and Human Sciences; and Jurisprudence. In 2011, its Mechanical Engineering program became the first at the university to be accredited by the National Accreditation Council (CNA) through resolution 2505 of 30 March 2011. The Industrial Engineering program is in the accreditation process, along with Social Communication and Journalism, Business Administration and Architecture. The university has also obtained ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality management system covering undergraduate and postgraduate education services, university welfare, library, and financial and credit management. In its internationalization efforts, it has agreements with 27 universities in the Americas and 13 in Europe. The university publishes three scientific journals: Encuentros (Faculty of Social and Human Sciences), Juris (Faculty of Jurisprudence) and Prospectiva (Faculty of Engineering). In 2010, the university acquired the Atlético de la Sabana franchise and competed in Colombian professional football, playing 266 matches (140 in the second division, 50 in the Cup and 76 in the first division between 2011 and 2015).

• 2015

  Last season in the first division of Colombian professional football.

• 2011

  Mechanical Engineering program accredited by CNA via resolution 2505 of 30 March.

• 2010

  Acquired the Atlético de la Sabana franchise and entered Colombian professional football.

• 1967

  Founded on 24 July in Barranquilla by Dr. Mario Ceballos Araújo.

Private university in the Colombian Caribbean region offering a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs with a focus on quality accreditation and internationalization.

• Revista Encuentros

  Scientific journal of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, focusing on communication, culture, social and technological topics.

• Revista Juris

  Scientific journal of the Faculty of Jurisprudence dedicated to legal research.

• Revista Prospectiva

  Scientific journal of the Faculty of Engineering, publishing advances and research in science and technology.

1. 1Universidad Autónoma del Caribe - Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org
2. 2Universidad Autónoma del Caribe - Wikidatawikidata.org