Universidad Autónoma de Asunción (university)

The Universidad Autónoma de Asunción (lit.'Autonomous University of Asunción') is a private university in Asunción, Paraguay. It was founded in 1978 (1978) as the Escuela Superior de Administración de Empresas (Superior School of Business Administration); it obtained its title of university in 1991 (1991). As of 2006, it has 5000 students (undergraduate and graduate) and 350 professors.

The university comprises five colleges:

  • College of Economic Sciences and Administration
  • College of Health Sciences
  • College of Humanistic Sciences and Communication
  • College of Law, Political and Social Sciences
  • College of Science and Technology