The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, participated Monday in the opening of the XIV International Congress on Higher Education, University 2024, which will be held until February 9th at Havana Convention Center.
The forum, organized by the Cuban Ministry of Higher Education (MES), will be attended by more than 2,000 personalities and experts from 40 countries.
The president of the National Assembly of People’s Power (Parliament) Esteban Lazo Hernández and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, also attended the event.
“The Congress will provide the opportunity to conclude alliances, agreements and cooperation links,” Cuban Vice Minister of Higher Education Reynaldo Velázquez recently told the press.
More than 2,000 personalities and experts from 40 countries will address issues related to Higher Education in Cuba starting today, in the context of the 14th edition of the International University Congress 2024.
The conclave will provide an opportunity to establish alliances, agreements and cooperation links, Cuban Vice Minister of Higher Education, Reynaldo Velázquez, recently told the press.
At a press conference, the official explained that the Congress will continue the path of contributions from knowledge to take on the global challenges contained in the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations for Sustainable Development.
He stressed that, in the context of the multidimensional planetary crisis and international conflicts in various regions of the world, it is relevant to defend higher education as a public good, human right, and responsibility of states.
Parallel to the meeting, several events will be held, such as an international meeting on Agreements and the homologation of degrees among universities, which will allow Cuba’s access to new networks of world academic exchanges.
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