The Specialized University of the Americas or La Universidad Especializada de las Américas (UDELAS) is a Panamanian institution of higher education, of State origin, founded in 1997, with the aim of offering innovative careers and, at the same time, training professionals who help solve the real needs of the productive sectors of the country.

UDELAS, celebrating 24 years since its foundation, has developed a university model linked to special education and health sciences that has already achieved estimable levels of educational excellence. The accumulated experience, the academic institutional development, constitute a university asset that is transferred in the quality of its teaching and transmission of knowledge to the university student.

The Specialized University of the Americas, distinguishing itself for Education with Excellence and Social Commitment, follows the guidelines and trends of international organizations, to improve the living conditions of Panamanian citizens, in order to guarantee scientific, technological, humanistic development, economic, cultural and environmental for the Country. The demand for education at a higher level in the original and difficult-to-reach peoples of our country, leads UDELAS to approve through Academic Agreement No. 019-2009 of July 10, 2009, the conditions for the creation of University Extensions and Coordination of Academic Programs.

Mission

The Specialized University of the Americas is an Official Institution of Higher Education, with social projection, innovative in teaching, research, extension and management; created to train competent professionals, entrepreneurs, with scientific knowledge and human quality, committed to the development of the country.

Vision

Being a University of professional excellence and social sense, and attention to diversity, with national and international recognition; leader in the training of specialized human resources and in the generation of knowledge and technological innovations, with the ability to intervene proactively in solving the social problems of the country and the Latin American Region.

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it