Universidad Autónoma de Asunción (university)

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

The university comprises five colleges:
 * College of Law, Political and Social Sciences
 * College of Science and Technology
 * College of Economic Sciences and Administration
 * College of Humanistic Sciences and Communication
 * College of Health Sciences