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University 2010 Winds up in Havana with Excellent Results

CUBA, February 12, 2010. Cuban Higher Education Minister Miguel Diaz-Canel described the University 2010 International Congress that wound up on Friday in this capital as an opportunity for open and democratic debate and frank exchange on the current tendencies of teaching.

Diaz-Canel, who is also a Politburo member of the Cuban Communist Party, pointed out that the main topics of the event were analyzed in depth: the training of upright professionals, the processes of accreditation, assessment and universalizing, and the pertinence of postgraduate courses.

In a press conference, Diaz-Canel underlined that the Congress showed the existence of a common awareness on the role of Higher Education as a public asset with state support.

Universities, under current conditions, have to multiply their social mission in the search for that better world we all believe is possible, he said sententiously.

In addition, he also made reference to the need of boosting integration between the peoples, and highlighted the work of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas as the regional bloc that –in a consistent and fast way- has obtained concrete results.

The meeting, he added, went beyond all expectations, due to the richness of debates in the 156 plenary sessions and 13 related workshops.

From February 8 through the 12, Havana’s Convention Center welcomed to University 2010 delegates from around 70 nations, including some 20 education ministers, 12 deputy ministers, 213 rectors and 16 representatives from international organizations.

(Cubaminrex- ACN)

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