Latin American University of Science and Technology

The Latin American University of science and Technology-Laureate International Universities (in Spanish: Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología) (ULACIT-LIU) was a private university located in Panama City, Panama.

ULACIT
Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología
MottoSol Lucet Omnibus ("The sun shines for everyone")
TypePrivate
EstablishedMay 7, 1991
RectorDr. Stanley Muschett
StudentsApprox. 2000, including Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees
Address
Vía España and Calle 74 E, Carrasquilla
,
Panama City
,
Panama

9.0037°N 79.5120°W / 9.0037; -79.5120
Websitewww.ulacit.ac.pa

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.[1]

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).[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.[3] 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.[4]

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 to purchase both universities (ULACIT and Universidad Interamericana).[5]

In 2019, Laureate Education sold the remaining assets of both universities for a combined 86 Million USD. [6]

Faculties
  • Administrative Sciences
  • Health Sciences
  • Law and Political Sciences
  • Engineerings

References
  1. "Educación" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  2. "La ULACIT anuncia matrícula abierta para este cuatrimestre" (in Spanish). Editora Panamá América. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  3. Hermes Sucre Serrano. "Compran la ULACIT". Corporación La Prensa. Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  4. José Hilario Gómez. "ULACIT inaugura hospital de simulación" (in Spanish). uni>ersia. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  5. "Meduca ratifica absorción de la Ulacit". 14 May 2014.
  6. "Laureate Education, Universal Knowledge Systems Inc. And Global Education Services Inc. Enter into Agreement for Sale of Universidad Interamericana de Panamá". 26 July 2019.
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