universities

Argentina: Faculty members from 66 public universities on strike

Published on: November 12, 2025
09:43

Buenos Aires, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) About 200,000 faculty members from Argentina's 66 public universities began a 72-hour strike to demand that the government implement the University Funding Law passed by Congress, the application of which it has suspended.

Argentine profs, students prepare actions against presidential veto

Published on: September 11, 2025
10:49

Buenos Aires, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) The University Union Front, which brings together teaching and non-teaching workers' unions, announced a national strike to reject the presidential veto of the legislation on funding for public universities in Argentina.

More than 500 schools and universities destroyed or damaged in Gaza

Published on: September 4, 2025
10:57

Ramallah, Sept 4 (Prensa Latina) More than 500 schools and universities were destroyed or damaged in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli attacks, which began 23 months ago, Al Jazeera television reported.

Schools and universities close due to transportation strike in Peru

Published on: April 10, 2025
10:50

Lima, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) Schools and university classes in the Peruvian capital will be held today by videoconference, as part of the previsions before the 24-hour strike of public transport, in demand of security against organized crime.

Cuban and Brazilian universities sign work agreement

Published on: February 15, 2025
00:15

Matanzas, Cuba, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) and the University of Matanzas (UM) signed a work agreement on Friday to promote joint research projects.

Spanish universities validate intermittent fasting

Published on: January 8, 2025
09:36

Madrid, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) The last intake at 5:00 p.m. and the next one the next morning, involve intermittent fasting, an effective formula for weight loss, and improving cardiovascular health.

Cuban education develops at the pace of pedagogical sciences

Published on: November 22, 2024
00:30

Santiago de Cuba, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) More than 200 teachers, four universities and various organizations are linked to the Latin American Center for Studies in Pedagogical Epistemology (CESPE), Luis Díaz-Granado, president of the academic network in Cuba, told Prensa Latina on Thursday.

Cuban universities outline cooperation in France

Published on: June 19, 2024
13:26

Paris, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) A delegation of universities attached to Cuba's Ministry of Higher Education (MES) began today in this capital a broad program of activities to consolidate cooperation with French institutions and identify new opportunities.

Cuba values academic ties with France and its potentialities

Published on: June 19, 2024
11:57

Paris, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Ambassador to France Otto Vaillant on Wednesday praised the academic ties between the two countries and their contribution to the development of society, at the opening of a bilateral meeting here on the internationalization of universities.

Universities of Cuba and Russia strengthen academic ties

Published on: June 14, 2024
11:26

Camagüey, Cuba, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) In keeping with the strengthening of ties between Cuba and Russia, the University of Camagüey (UC) recalls the links with the recent visit by officials from its Pyatigorsk counterpart.

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