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Universidad de Panamá | |
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| Motto | Hacia la luz (lit. Towards the light) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | October 7, 1935 |
| Rector | Eduardo Flores Castro |
| Location | Vía Simón Bolivar, Panama City , |
| Website | http://www.up.ac.pa |
The University of Panama (Spanish: Universidad de Panamá) is a public university in Panama City, Panama. It was founded on October 7, 1935. Initially, it had 175 students learning education, commerce, natural sciences, pharmacy, pre-engineering or law. As of 2008[update], it had 74,059 students distributed in 228 buildings across the country.
The University of Panama was founded by Octavio Méndez Pereira, who also served as the university's first president.