Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua (USMA) is a private university in Panama City, Panama, founded in 1965.
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Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua (USMA) is a private Catholic university in Panama City, founded in 1965. It was the first private university in Panama and is named after Santa María la Antigua del Darién, one of the first European settlements on the American mainland.
USMA's faculties cover business and economics, law and political science, engineering and technology, architecture and design, health sciences, social sciences (including psychology and communication), humanities and religious sciences. It also has regional campuses in other Panamanian cities.
Teaching is in Spanish. The university offers scholarships and financial assistance.
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Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua (USMA) was founded in 1965.
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