CUBA

It is an Island country in the Caribbean Sea. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country’s capital. 

The Cuban ethnic groups are 65.1% White, 10.1% African, 24.8% Mulatto and Mestizo.

The local climate is tropical. The most important mineral resource is nickel, of which Cuba has the world’s second largest reserves.

GOVERNMENT:

The constitution of 1946, which defined Cuba as a socialist republic, was replaced by the Constitution of 1992, which is “guided by the ideas of José Martí and the political and social ideas of Marx, Engels and Lenin. Cuba is popular democratic country.

TOURISM:

Cuba is a good destination because of its beaches and sun but it also has significant historical and cultural sites, ecological and natural landscapes. The famous landmarks are Pinar del Río, Matanzas, Isla de la Juventud, Revolution Square and other sites.

CUBAN CUISINE:

Cuban cuisine is a fusion of Spanish, African and Caribbean cuisine. Cuban recipes share spices and techniques with Spanish and African cooking, with some Caribbean influence in spice and flavor. Typical meals consist of rice and beans, cooked together or apart. When cooked together the recipe is called either “Congri” or “Moros y cristianos” (black beans and rice). Rice and beans are a culinary element found throughout Cuba, although it varies by region.

MUSIC:

Cuban music is very rich and is the most common known expression of culture. The central form of this music is Cuban Son, which has been the basis of many other musical styles like salsa, rumba and mambo and an upbeat derivation of the rumba, the cha-cha-cha.

UNIVERSITY OF HABANA:

The Univesity of Habana is a public university located in the country´s capital of Cuba.

University of Habana offer careers of Social Science. This careers as:

·         Masters:  Social Science, Constitutional and administrative law, public international law, labor law and social security, interdisciplinary studies on Latin America, Cuba and the Caribbean, political and social studies, contemporary history and international relations and sociology.

I want study in this university because I like the government of this island. Therefore I think that the opportunity of study the master in political and social studies is a good experience for my training. 

Foreign citizens permanently resident in the country can enter the higher education institutions according to the same laws approved for Cuban citizens.

Foreign citizens entering the higher education institutions as agreed in the agreements signed and ratified by the governments of their respective countries.