North University (Spanish: Universidad del Norte), also called Uninorte, is the main academic center for higher education in northern Colombia, located in Barranquilla, Atlántico. It was founded in 1966 by a business group led by 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.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidad del Norte, Colombia