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Our approach to faculty-led programs and short-term study abroad is in our name: custom. Like a fingerprint, each faculty-led custom program is unique, and our capabilities across 110+ countries are unmatched. By incorporating your curriculum goals, we source one-of-a-kind experiences that better prepare your students for future careers by exposing them to international culture, businesses, and academic engagements. From selecting your destination to identifying interactive engagements that bring your curriculum to life, our thematic approach ensures that your program is finetuned to the learning outcomes and unique needs of you and your students.
Once your program is developed, you’ll work directly with an account manager who will be your champion, working directly with our large team of logistical experts, curriculum specialists, and on-the-ground partners. Our long-time university partners see their account managers as an integral part of their own university teams, ensuring that your program is uniquely yours each and every year.
To begin customizing your program, give us a call at 1-800-422-2368.
Jennifer Fisher leads our WorldStrides Custom Programs team, working directly with university partners to globalize their curriculum through short-term, faculty-led cultural immersions. Jen brings a passion for customized curriculum solutions to this role after more than 25 years working with institutions of higher learning.
Panama has invested heavily in its infrastructural strength in recent years. See how recent programs to build the country’s first metro and oceanside highway, as well as the project to upgrade the Panama Canal, have utilized the countries construction sector and acted to modernize Panama City.
Natural Resources
Panamanians regard their country’s location and narrow geography as its most valuable asset. Other natural resources include arable land, grazing lands, forests, the world’s 9th-largest reserves of copper ore and working gold mines. Consider the economic and trade effects of these rich natural resources and how the port city manages their exports.
The capital markets of Panama are highly internationalized, both in terms of capital flows and the institutions involved, with the financial stability of the dollar helping to attract global firms expanding into Latin America. Consider how the regulatory environment and free market economy have encouraged the banking sector’s growth and prestige, with 76 local and international banks operating in the country.
There is considerable reason to believe in a sustained growth for Panama. Its dollar-based economy is dominated by a well-developed services sector that accounts for more than 75% of GDP, with services ranging from operating the Panama Canal and banking to insurance and tourism. Other key sectors for the country include construction, chemicals, and agriculture. Panama’s unique geographic advantage has been the bedrock of its economy since the early 16th century.
