Education

17 July, 2023 Cuban civil society to denounce U.S. blockade at Peoples’ Summit

Brussels, Belgium.- Cuba and its civil society will denounce the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade and its consequences at the Brussels-2023 Peoples’ Summit, economist Nicolás Valladares said here today. The president of the National Association of Economists and Accountants of Cuba (ANEC) in Havana highlighted the space that the forum held at the Free […]

10 July, 2023 Cuba congratulates Argentina on the anniversary of its independence

Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs congratulated this Sunday the people and Government of the Argentine Republic, on the occasion of the 207th anniversary of its independence. “We reaffirm our willingness to continue strengthening the existing historical ties between both nations,” the Foreign Ministry also pointed out on its Twitter profile. On May […]

6 July, 2023 Cuba remembers Raúl Roa: The Foreign Minister of Dignity

Havana, Cuba.- Today marks the 41st anniversary of the death of the eminent writer, polemicist, journalist, politician and diplomat Raúl Roa García, known as the Foreign Minister of Dignity. Roa died in Havana on July 6, 1982, after a fruitful life as a revolutionary fighter, student and later professor at the University of Havana, and […]

4 July, 2023 Carlos Lazo and Puentes de Amor visit social project in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- Professor Carlos Lazo, activist against the U.S. blockade of Cuba and creator of the “Bridges of Love Caravan,” visited the Quisicuaba social project in Havana on Monday. The promoter of solidarity with his country of birth, considered it an honor to be once again in Quisicuaba and witness the work of love that […]

21 June, 2023 ExpoCaribe International Fair begins in Santiago de Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The 18th ExpoCaribe International Fair today welcomes delegations from Cuban provinces and almost thirty countries in the region and other latitudes. According to the program, during the morning of this opening day, the presentation of the portfolio of business opportunities with foreign investment and the exportable supply of Cuban goods and services will […]

20 June, 2023 Cuba will host the Mesoamerican and Caribbean Community Congress

Havana, Cuba.- With the participation of delegates from 12 countries, the Cuban province of Matanzas will host from June 28 to July 4 the Third Mesoamerican and Caribbean Congress of Living Community Cultures. The congress will have as its main objective the exchange of experiences on the community cultures of the Mesoamerican and Caribbean region, […]

19 June, 2023 Cuban president recalls the legacy of heroine Vilma Espín

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel described as unforgettable the legacy of revolutionary Vilma Espín on the 16th anniversary of her death. On June 18, 2007, Cuba lost one of its most beloved and bravest daughters; a sweet, intelligent, and radical heroine. Clandestine fighter, daring, guerrilla fighter, wife, mother, and feminist leader,” the president wrote […]

15 June, 2023 Raul Castro and Diaz-Canel preside over gala tribute to Che

Havana, Cuba.- The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, and the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel presided over a gala on Wednesday to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the birth of Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967). At […]

14 June, 2023 University of Cuban province and Pakistan agreement signed

Havana, Cuba.- The José Martí Pérez University of the Cuban province of Sancti Spíritus and the Gujranwala Institute of Future Technologies University, of Pakistan, signed an international cooperation teaching agreement. The protocol on Cooperation in the Educational Sector and Scientific Research was signed at the conclusion of the Summer School for Initial and Continuing Vocational […]

30 May, 2023 Miguel Díaz-Canel attends inauguration of Saber-UH Convention

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel attends the inauguration of the First International Scientific Convention of the University of Havana, Saber-UH, in the context of the 295th anniversary of this center of higher studies. The forum, which will last until June 2, will be attended by national and foreign professors and researchers, specialists in Economics, […]

29 May, 2023 Cuba obtains Special Grand Prize in Neuropedagogy, in Colombia

Havana, Cuba.- The work Ánimo, a zootherapy project with children, adolescents and young people with special educational needs, in the complex National Zoological Park of Cuba, deserved the Special Grand Prize of the 4th International Congress of Neuropedagogy and Inclusion, held at the University of the Atlantic, in Barranquilla, Colombia. The research, whose main authors […]

18 May, 2023 Cuba greets Norway’s national holiday

Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs today congratulated the people and Government of the Kingdom of Norway on the occasion of its national holiday. Through Twitter, the island’s foreign ministry ratified its willingness to continue strengthening ties between the non-nations. Norway’s National Day is celebrated on May 17, commemorating the signing of the […]

18 May, 2023 Cuba reiterates its commitment to fight against all forms of discrimination

Havana, Cuba.- Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated today his country’s commitment against all forms of discrimination, in order to celebrate the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. The National Center for Sexual Education celebrates until next day 20 the 16th edition of the Days against Homophobia and Transphobia. This year the activities focus on […]

15 May, 2023 Today’s Tribute to the Martyrs of Patria Street

Havana, Cuba.- The Cuban Firefighters Corps (CBC) paid tribute today to the Martyrs of Patria Street, 55 years after counterrevolutionaries paid by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency caused a major deflagration in several of its warehouses in 1968. Iván Lugo Machado and Elías Moya Téllez lost their lives in the sabotage and an act of […]

10 May, 2023 José Martí International Colloquium begins in Havana

Havana, Cuba.- The International Colloquium Jose Martí, A man of all times begins this Wednesday the first of his three days of sessions in Havana, with face-to-face and virtual attendance of scholars of his work from Argentina, Cuba, the United States, Japan, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The deliberations will take place until next Friday at […]

4 May, 2023 Entities from China and Cuba will have a Latin-Caribbean center

Havana, Cuba.- The universities of Havana and East China Normal University agreed today to open a multidisciplinary center for studies on Latin America and the Caribbean, including Cuba, which will strengthen cooperation in the educational area. That decision was made during a meeting between Lei Qili, vice president of the Chinese academy, and Marian Hernández, […]

4 May, 2023 UN Rapporteur will participate in academic meeting in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The United Nations Special Rapporteur, Alena Douhan, will participate in Havana today in an academic event on the impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights in Cuba. At the inauguration of the meeting, organized by the University of Havana, Douhan will offer a keynote address and talk with the […]

2 May, 2023 Russia and Cuba will discuss issues of mutual cooperation in Havana

Havana, Cuba.- Ricardo Cabrisas, Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister and Head of Foreign Trade and Investment, discussed in Havana today issues of mutual cooperation with Maxim Oreshkin, Economic Advisor to the Russian Presidency. Last November, Cabrisas attended the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Commission for economic-commercial and scientific-technical collaboration, held in Moscow, in his capacity as […]

27 April, 2023 Capitular records and posters of Cuba aspire to endorsement from Unesco

Havana, Cuba.- Capitular records of the Havana City Council and Cuban film posters aspire today to be declared a Documentary Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). As published on Twitter by Yahima Esquivel, ambassador and permanent representative of Cuba before that body, the Executive Council of UNESCO must […]

25 April, 2023 16th May Day International Brigade arrives in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.- The 16th May Day International Volunteer Work Brigade began its program of activities on Monday to celebrate International Workers’ Day. The brigade’s activities will last until May 7, with more than 300 members from 29 countries. The first meeting of the contingent was at the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), where […]