Columbus University is an institution of higher education, established on October 12, 1992. It is authorized by the Panamanian Ministry of Education. It is recognized as a private university, by the Panamanian State, through Executive Decree (in Spanish, Decreto Ejecutivo) No. 112, dated February 25, 1994 and published in the Official Gazette (in Spanish, Gaceta Official) No. 22-492 of March 11, 1994.
