Universidad de Oriente
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| motto | Ciencia y Conciencia ("Science and Conscience") |
| founding | October 10, 1947 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Santiago de Cuba |
| country | Cuba |
| Rector | Martha del Carmen Mesa Valenciano |
| Students | 10,247 (2012) |
| Employee | 1,336 lecturers |
| Website | www.uo.edu.cu |
The Universidad de Oriente ( Spanish for University of the East ) is a Cuban university in Santiago de Cuba .
history
The historical background of the university goes back to the year 1722, when the priestly college of San Basilio el Magno was founded in Santiago de Cuba . The city was one of the first seven settlements founded between 1514 and 1515 by the conqueror Diego Velázquez .
From 1819 there was approval for the establishment of a university in the eastern region of Cuba. The socio-cultural and colonial obstacles as well as the North American influence thwarted such a project. After the establishment of the republic in 1902, a new attempt was made to put this resolution into practice, which ultimately only took place on October 10, 1947, when the second institution of higher public education in the country was formed. In 1951, Law No. 13 of December 23, 1951 established that the University of the East was a public, democratic and autonomous center. This is how the second oldest university in Cuba was founded.
Courses
The UO provides courses in first as well as postgraduate courses in the form of training and further education, specialization and awards degrees as diplomas , masters or doctorates .
The university consists of three campuses for academic teaching and scientific work:
- The faculties of social sciences, law, economics, natural sciences, mathematics, computer science and distance learning are concentrated in the “Antonio Maceo” headquarters.
- The “Julio Antonio Mella” extension houses the technical faculties, such as mechanics, electrical engineering, chemistry and construction.
- The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and the Center for Software Development are housed in the “Frank País García” branch.
The UO maintains branch offices, the so-called Centros Universitarios Municipales, in eight municipalities in the province of Santiago de Cuba .
research
Research is the foundation of the university. Particularly noteworthy are the centers for medical biophysics and applied electromagnetism, the centers for research for industrial biotechnology, information technology, energy technology, economics and the sugar industry.
The UO maintains international cooperations with universities from Canada , Mexico , Colombia , Ecuador , Brazil , Nicaragua , Spain , Germany , France and Italy .
Web links
- Universidad de Oriente Official website of the university (Spanish)
- Santiago de Cuba's Oriente University , Havana Times
- Photos from the Universidad de Oriente
Individual evidence
- ↑ Estadísticas fundamentales, ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. official website of the UO, accessed on February 16, 2015 (Spanish)
