The Universidad Americana (Spanish for ''American University'') is a
private university
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located in
Paraguay
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.
Founded in 1994, the university has two teaching facilities in
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
, one in
Ciudad del Este and one in
Encarnación. It has 4,000 students, and more than 200 professors.
Colleges
The university has four colleges:
* College of Law and Social Sciences
* College of Economic Sciences and Business
* College of Communication, Art and Technology
* College of Health Sciences
Notable alumni
The following are alumni of the university:
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Alba Riquelme
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Ansoni Lemans
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Iván Zavala
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Leryn Franco
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Roque Santa Cruz
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Marco Trovato
Marco may refer to:
People
* Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco
* Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor
* Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin
* Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish c ...
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Lucia Sapena Lucia may refer to:
Arts and culture
* '' Lucía'', a 1968 Cuban film by Humberto Solás
* ''Lucia'' (film), a 2013 Kannada-language film
* ''Lucia & The Best Boys'', a Scottish indie rock band formerly known as ''LUCIA''
* "Lucia", a Swedish c ...
*
Sol Cartes
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Nadia Ferreira
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Annick Vaesken
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Jazmin Mernes
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Magalí Caballero
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Soledad Cardozo
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Marcia Franco
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Pablo Tomé
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Iván Arturo Torres
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*
Yeruti Garcia
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Marcelo Medina
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Primera may refer to
* Nissan Primera, a car
* Primer ...
*
Rossana Mazó Rossana may refer to:
* Rossana (given name), a feminine Italian given name
* Rossana, Piedmont, Italy
* ''Rossana'' (film), a Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Fernández
See also
* Rossana Lower and Rossana Upper, townlands of County Wic ...
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Paola Gisselle Bugs Siegel
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People In arts and entertainment
*Paola Del Medico (born 1950), Swiss singer
*Paola e Chiara, pop music duo consisting of two sisters born i ...
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Devanny Cáceres
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Lia Ashmore
Lia Aymara "Leah" Duarte Ashmore (born 5 April 1995) is a Paraguayan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Paraguay 2022. As Miss Universe Paraguay, Ashmore represented Paraguay at Miss Universe 2022.
She was previo ...
References
External links
Official website
1994 establishments in Paraguay
Educational institutions established in 1994
Buildings and structures in Asunción
Education in Asunción
Universidad Americana (Paraguay)
Ciudad del Este
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