At the event dedicated to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and the 65th anniversary of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Moscow and Havana, the young people received diplomas of recognition and read the graduates’ oath.

The Cuban ambassador in Moscow, Julio Garmendía, said that 274 young people are currently studying in Russia, distributed among 25 universities, of which 163 are in Moscow, 61 in St. Petersburg, three in Kazan, 32 in Ufa, four in Yekaterinburg, 10 in Kaliningrad, and one in Samara.

Garmendía pointed out that the specialties of those who graduated today correspond to the priorities of the country’s Economic and Social Development Program until 2030 in strategic sectors such as energy, oil, rail transport, the environment, tourism, and agriculture.

He also recalled that since its founding in 2014, 1,051 students have taken part in the scholarship program in Russia, and in general, the academic results have been favorable, with young people being trained to high standards of quality and scientific and technical rigor.

In exclusive statements to Prensa Latina, Cuba’s First Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Modesto Ricardo Gómez, highlighted that it was a very emotional graduation ceremony that will prove that all the actions being carried out between Moscow and Havana in the field of education are very necessary.

They also set a strategic precedent because they enable the training of human resources to face the great challenges that lie ahead for the country and contribute through science and innovation, Gómez added.

The deputy minister noted that the graduation ceremony, dedicated to Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro and two distinguished Cuban figures, Antonio Maceo and Ernesto Che Guevara, whose birthdays are commemorated on June 14, expresses the intention to preserve history.

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