Description

The FSU Panama is located in the prestigious City of Knowledge campus, a large educational and research complex that includes various international organizations, research and teaching institutions, and international as well as local businesses. It is the cornerstone of an effort to utilize innovation, entrepreneurial culture and sustainability to fully develop Panama and Latin America. The University is among the elite international organizations, such as the United Nations, UNICEF, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Peace Corp, and the World Wildlife Federation.

The Universitys recently renovated building boasts classrooms, science laboratories, computer labs, administrative offices, and a student lounge. The FSU-Panama Library, located in an adjacent building, boasts the largest English-language collection in the country. Students are housed in shared, duplex accommodation in the same area of the City of Knowledge as the United Nations.

In addition to all the City of Knowledge offers our students, they are able to immerse themselves into Panamanian history, culture and ecology. As the Crossroads of the Americas situated as the southernmost country in North/Central America, Panama boasts the shortest distance between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. The Panama Canal, which is located literally across the street from the City of Knowledge, plays a vital part of the global marketplace, with over 15,000 ships traversing the canal annually. Students in fall and spring must take either a Spanish language or a Latin American History class.

Excursions
Panamas historic sites, dynamic business environment, and unspoiled terrain yield a wide variety of specialized excursions to extend learning beyond the classroom. With short trips, students are able to tour the engineering marvels of the Panama Canal Locks and Visitors Center; explore Colonial Panama, Old Panama, and Cosmopolitan Panama; visit the indigenous communities of the Embera Indians surrounded by freshwater rapids; and discover the San Blas Islands, home to the Kuna Indians, surrounded by the pristine waters of the Caribbean Sea. Students learn about their culture, dances, food, handicrafts, and customs. Additionally, there are opportunities to visit international prize-winning coffee plantations, participate in hikes and ecotourism, zip-line through the tropical rain forest, rappel down a waterfall, go deep sea fishing, sunbathe, snorkel, and even surf. Lush rain forests and local markets await.

Housing
Our Panama study center is now located within the City of Knowledge campus, a large educational and research complex that includes several international organizations, research and teaching institutions, and international as well as local businesses. At the new facilities, students live in furnished apartments located within walking distance from the main classroom building. Each apartment currently has three bedrooms, living-dining area, fully equipped kitchen, and at least two bathrooms. Sport facilities for basketball, baseball, tennis, soccer, football, and volleyball - plus a swimming pool and gym - are just one street away. The houses are on a university dorm street adjacent to various United Nations offices, international organizations, technological parks, and research centers. Other international universities with local and study abroad programs are represented as well, allowing for possible networking with our students.

Eligibility
This program is open to all interested students.