Young professors from the Institute of Information Technologies of RTU MIREA visited the University of Information Sciences in the Republic of Cuba

On October 20, Sergei Romanovich Ermakov and Andrei Konstantinovich Rybnikov, professors of the Institute of Information Technologies, visited the University of Information Sciences (Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas, UCI) in Havana, the capital of the Republic of Cuba.

UCI is located in the Vahai district of Havana. The university was founded in 2002 at the proposal of the leader of the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro. At the undergraduate level, UCI offers majors in information science engineering, bioinformatics, cybersecurity, and a short-term program in network management and information security. In addition, at the master's level, the university organizes various courses and programs in full-time, part-time and distance learning forms, the purpose of which is to complement, deepen or update students' professional education. Master's programs include master's programs in IT project management, software quality and advanced computer science, as well as a doctoral program in computer science.

At the beginning of the visit of the delegation from RTU MIREA, a welcoming meeting was held with the participation of Sergei Ermakov and Andrey Rybnikov. Also, the scholars and researchers listed below took part in the event:

• Dr. Jose Ortiz Rojas, Director of Undergraduate Education 

• Dr. Hector Raul Gonzalez Diez, Director of Science, Technology and Innovation, 

• Beatriz Aragon Fernandez, Head of Projects and Events Department 

• Marta Rosell Puente, Specialist of the Directorate for International Relations 

• Alexander Anatolyevich Korendyasev, Deputy Representative of Rossotrudnichestvo in the Republic of Cuba 

At the meeting, the prospects for partnership in science and research between representatives of UCI and RTU MIREA, the exchange of scientific practices and real, practical projects were discussed.

At the end of the meeting, professors from RTU MIREA, together with the colleagues from UCI and Rossotrudnichestvo, took a tour of the university campus. The campus includes many residential buildings and educational, scientific, household, sports and other objects and facilities on an area of 268 hectares.

The UCI administration expressed its readiness to cooperate with RTU MIREA.

MIREA – Russian Technological University is grateful to the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in the Republic of Cuba for the assistance in preparing the meeting.