New academic year brings change and challenges in higher education
A slight increase in enrollment, noted in this year's registration of close to 246,000 students, and the implementation of new study plans in 60% of the university system's 91 major areas of study, are among the novelties of the 2017-2018 academic year in Cuba, set to begin this coming Monday, September 5.
The current Pueblo Nuevo de Pinares Town
Maybe when it was decided to build the settlement over three decades ago, the name of Pueblo Nuevo town was then perfect for this eye-catching site where its red soil and almost constant mud and the high green forests are its main features, however, these works get older after thirty years.
Cuba joins the Central American Bank for Economic Integration
On Monday, August 18, the Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) became the newest member of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) after representatives from both institutions signed the CABEI’s Constitutive Agreement in Havana.
Activists from the 24th Latin American and Caribbean Working and Solidarity Brigade to Celebrate 91st Anniversary of Birth of Fidel
HAVANA, Cuba,Activists from the 24th Latin American and Caribbean Voluntary Working and Solidarity with Cuba Brigade remembered on Friday the life of the leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro on occasion of the 91st anniversary of his birth on August 13th.
Cuba Slams UN Security Council´s Lack of Openness
United Nations - Cuba has today called for a more transparent and democratic Security Council fulfills the mandate of the UN Charter to represent all member states in peacekeeping matters.
Cuba Fifth in Regional Air Traffic Control
Cuba is in fifth Place in air control operations in the area of the Caribbean Central and South America only surpassed by large countries like Argentina and Brazil.
Culture
Havana - Cuba is a nation with a wealth of culture, stated the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay, at the inauguration of the 41st International Festival of New Latin American Cinema on Thursday, running through December 15 in this capital.
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With the question of What can young people do about climate change?, representatives from 19 Caribbean countries are meeting today at the Havana´s Nacional Hotel as part of UNESCO's 2nd International School of Sciences.
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Audrey Azoulay, Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), will make an official visit to Cuba from next December 4.
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