We are Ciudad del Saber
Driving change through knowledge and collaboration
What is Ciudad del Saber?
Located in front of the Panama Canal, Ciudad del Saber is an innovative community that imagines, researches, learns, teaches, experiments, invents, creates and inspires, proving that another version of Panama as well as another world are possible. Fundación Ciudad del Saber a the Panamanian, private, non-profit organization in charge of leading this local project with global impact.
A look at the campus
Our campus groups companies, NGOs, international organizations, training and research centers and programs, science and technology professionals, entrepreneurs and artists, who collaborate to develop initiatives that drive innovation for social change, with the shared vision of a creating a better world and a better Panama.
play_arrowOUR PURPOSE
Mission
We are an innovative community that drives social change through humanism, science and business.
OUR PATH
Vision
We are working towards a more prosperous, inclusive, democratic and sustainable future for Panama and the world.
We transform soldiers into students, barracks into classrooms and weapons into books.
Know the history
La Herradura area (1920)
The construction of its first buildings was carried out on the Miraflores landfills.
La Herradura area (2023)
Reforested, restored and built according to our Urban Planning Master Plan.
Base commander's residence during construction (1922)
Commander's Residence converted into Ciudad del Saber Interpretation Center (2023)
Soldier ́s field and the main barracks (1933).
Soldier ́s field (2023)
Converted into Ciudad del Saber's central quadrangle and transformed barracks building 104 headquarters of the Fundación Ciudad del Saber.
New Post Barracks (1940)
Barracks converted into restored buildings at Parque de Los Lagos (2023)
We generate global impact
We are a platform for research, learning, innovation and creativity, from where innovative solutions to global problems are generated, making a lasting contribution to the development of Panama and the world.
81
High-tech companies.
39
International organizations and NGOs.
150
Academic Programs.
18
United Nations agencies and programs.
+150
Companies incubated from the Innovation Center.
70M
Invested in research, design and innovation (R&D&I).
The world we want to build starts from within
Our values are a reflection of our culture
Sustainable
We are committed to leaving a legacy that makes us proud.
Innovative
We constantly challenge ourselves to create new solutions.
Flexible
We know how to adapt without compromising our essence.
Passionate
We are intensely driven by what we do.
Diverse
We do not label and no one is left out.
Our principles are our decision-making compass
We measure impact
We make sure to validate that our efforts are achieving what we set out to do.
We have a drone view
We take the big picture into account to broaden our reach.
We honor our commitments
We take care of our credibility, making good on our word.
We serve and inspire
We serve with authenticity and a genuine interest in making an impact.
We work together
We produce exceptional results by adding and developing our strengths.
Our integrity is non-negotiable
Under no circumstances do we compromise the physical space we inherited.