Since its founding in 1991, Autonomous University of Asuncion has been known for its innovative and institutional values. The university welcomes students from all over the world, and is an inclusive university which celebrates diversity, multiculturalism and believes that everyone has the right to quality education.

With a wide variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses on offer, covering a range of subjects, including science and technology, political and communication sciences, and health sciences, the university is accredited by both national and international Accreditation and Evaluation Agencies. Autonomous University of Asuncion is also the only private university in Paraguay to have been officially accredited by the ACBSP – an official American Accreditation Agency of great prestige.

Autonomous University of Asuncion has joint academic and scientific project agreements with countries from Latin America, the United States, Asia and Europe, and prides itself on its scientific and academic research unit, project unit and scientific journals.

The university is also fully aware that its academic success is grounded in the recruitment of national and international professors, researchers and collaborators from countries including Argentina, Paraguay, Spain, Korea, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Uruguay, Chile, Ukraine and Poland.

Although teaching is mainly conducted in Spanish, most of the professors at the university are also qualified to teach in other languages, such as English, Portuguese, French and German.