Type Private Rector Dr. Stanley Muschett Founded 7 May 1991 | Established May 7, 1991 Website www.ulacit.ac.pa | |
Students Approx. 2000, including Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees Location Vía España and Calle 74 E, Carrasquilla, Panama City Motto Sol Lucet Omnibus ("The sun shines for everyone") Similar Universidad Latinoamericana de Cienci, University of Panama, Latin University of Panama, Universidad Católica Santa Ma, Universidad del Istmo | ||
The Latin American University of Science and Technology-Laureate International Universities (in Spanish: Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología) (ULACIT-LIU) is a private university located in Panama City, Panama.
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Through Resuelto (Legal Order) N°3 del 7 de mayo de 1991, the Ministry of Education of Panama, under supervision of the University of Panama, 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
It 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 Laureate International Universities, 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.