The Universidad del Istmo Panamá is located in Panama. It was founded in 1987 and has eight campuses in David, La Chorrera, Los Pueblos, Santiago, Colon, Chitré and its central campus being located in Panama City.
The university offers face-to-face learning to distance and online programmes. The university has faculties in health sciences, administrative and financial sciences, education and social sciences, engineering and technology and law and political science.
The university has made undertaking an internship as a primary requirement across all disciplines.