The institution Casa de las Americas convenes in Cuba the VI International Colloquium of Studies on Native Cultures of the Americas, to be held from October 15 to 18, 2024.
The forum will be dedicated to the theme Counter-hegemonic Alternatives from the sciences and native knowledge, according to the institution.
The III International Scientific University-Society Congress (Unisoc2024) starts today in the Cuban province of Matanzas and will last until March 28 with the aim of promoting knowledge towards sustainable development.
With more than 700 participants from eight countries, Unisoc will be held at the Plaza America Convention Center in Varadero and the University of Matanzas (UM) and under the slogan For a society of learning towards sustainable development, the event brings together prestigious Cuban and foreign scientists and academics, with Honduras as guest of honor.
Cuba evokes today the legacy of student leader Julio Antonio Mella, considered one of the emblematic figures of the revolutionary process in the first half of the 20th century, on the 121st anniversary of his birth.
Born in Havana, Mella developed in his short life a political activity that turned him into a leader of international stature.
In 1923 he organized and directed the First National Congress of Students and inaugurated the José Martí Popular University, with the purpose of providing political and academic instruction to workers.
Cuban scientist Agustín Lage denounced here today at the forum "Inclusive Human Development and Equitable Access to Health Products" the obstacle that the U.S. blockade represents for the island's biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.
Speaking on the second day of the high-level event of the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean, the advisor to the BioCubaFarma Presidency considered that the economic, commercial and financial siege imposed by Washington more than six decades ago is a serious challenge for a key industry in human health.
The convergence today of state-owned, private and foreign companies at the 19th Informática 2024 Fair being held in this capital, constitutes a fundamental space to move faster towards the digitalization of Cuban society.
This was reaffirmed by the executive director of the exhibition event, Ariadne Plascencia, who, in an exclusive conversation with Prensa Latina, stressed the importance of uniting in this event all the economic actors related to ICTs on the island, "not only as exhibitors, but also as sponsors".