

What Essential Costa Rica?
A country brand is a strategy to position and capitalize on the image of a country on the international market. The aim is to boost the country’s reputation through tourism, investment, or the acquisition of products through exports.
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OUR COMPETITIVENESS IS GOVERNED BY 5 VALUES:
SUSTAINABILITY
A responsibility to meet current needs, without compromising the environmental security of future generations. This balance ensures proper environmental, social, and financial management.
EXCELLENCE
Added value offered by a product or service, which makes is special and unique. We define excellence through traits such as creativity, talent, and specialization of human resources.
INNOVATION
Continual transformation for the sake of improving the service or resource offered to customers. In today’s demanding and changing market, inventing new solutions is not enough; we need to incorporate added value that guarantees that a need is satisfied
COSTA RICAN ORIGIN
The product or service should be fully developed, patented, and improved within the country.
SOCIAL PROGRESS
The employees who work in a company that uses the country brand seal ensure their personal and professional growth, guaranteeing that they will reach their maximum potential and develop all of their abilities while helping the company evolve.
Why Universidad Santa Paula?
All our undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs are committed to human development and social responsibility as we focus our efforts and academic strategies to mold independent, innovative, productive and solidary professionals. We are regionally renowned, in Central America and the Caribbean, as a pioneer, specialized and leading university in the most needed areas of health sciences.
Undergraduate
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Audiology
- Pre-hospital Medical Emergency and Rescue
Graduate
- Health Promotion
- Emergencies and Rescue Management
- Physical Therapy with a concentration in Sports Rehabilitation
- Physical Therapy with a concentration in Neurological Rehabilitation
- Physical Therapy with a concentration in Functional Rehabilitation of Senior Citizens
- Early Childhood Stimulation/Intervention
- Palliative Care and Assistance
- Audiology
- Gerontology with emphasis in project management
- Psycho-oncology