The Latin American University of science and Technology-
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(in Spanish: ''Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología'') (ULACIT-LIU) was a private university located in
Panama City,
Panama.
Through Resuelto (Legal Order) N°3 del 7 de mayo de 1991, the
Ministry of Education of Panama
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, under supervision of the
University of Panama
The University of Panama ( es, Universidad de Panamá) was founded on October 7, 1935. Initially, it had 175 students learning education, commerce, natural sciences, pharmacy, pre-engineering or law. , it had 74,059 students distributed in 228 b ...
, approved the foundation of ULACIT.
Characteristics
The Latin American University of Science and Technology is a private college. It has all the levels of higher education, from undergraduate degrees (25), to graduate and postgraduate degrees (16), and doctorates (2).
History
ULACIT was founded on May 7, 1991. From 1999, ULACIT started to apply periods of study of four months, an academic innovation at the time.
From October, 2004, ULACIT is member of
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, the world's largest network of private colleges.
In 2006, ULACIT opened its Health Sciences Faculty, with the career of Dental Surgeon (Dentistry). Later, the Faculty opened also the careers of Medicine (2008), Nursing (2009), and, Nutrition and Dietetics (2009).
In February 2010, ULACIT opened the first and only simulated hospital of Panama.
In 2014, the Ministry of Education of Panama approved the fusion of ULACIT with the Universidad Interamericana, with the latter absorbing the students and brands of ULACIT. The deal was part of the 2012 agreement with
Laureate International Universities
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The company is publicly traded on the Nasdaq.
Corporate history ...
to purchase both universities (ULACIT and Universidad Interamericana).
In 2019,
Laureate Education
Laureate Education, Inc. is a corporation based in Miami, Florida, United States. The firm owns and operates Laureate International Universities, with campuses in Mexico and Peru.
The company is publicly traded on the Nasdaq.
Corporate history ...
sold the remaining assets of both universities for a combined 86 Million USD.
Faculties
*Administrative Sciences
*Health Sciences
*Law and Political Sciences
*Engineerings
References
External links
ULACIT
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Universities in Panama
Buildings and structures in Panama City
Education in Panama City