From left, SUNY Potsdam Interim Provost Dr. Alan Hersker and Universidad de Cienfuegos Vice Rectora Dr. Adianez Fernandez Bermudez sign a memorandum of agreement between the two institutions in a ceremony at the Cuban university. Submitted Photo.
Representatives from The State University of New York at Potsdam and La Universidad de Cienfuegos recently signed a memorandum of agreement formalizing their educational partnership in a ceremony at the Cuban university campus.
SUNY Potsdam was one of the first American universities to establish a relationship with the University of Cienfuegos since U.S.-Cuba relations were normalized in 2014. Potsdam has run two faculty delegations, participated in six editions of Cuba TIES, has run four short-term faculty-led courses with the University of Cienfuegos, and signed one of the first MOUs.
“This collaboration will be based on friendship, academic excellence, respect for diverse perspectives, and an understanding that there is strength in inclusion,” said SUNY Potsdam Interim Provost Dr. Alan Hersker.
The partnership will expand this year, with the launch of the 2023 Cienfuegos Summer Session, the most extensive and diverse summer study abroad session ever offered at a Cuban university. All actively enrolled undergraduates studying the U.S. are welcome to apply. Applications are being accepted now on a rolling basis.
Students will be able to choose two courses from a range of topics and earn college credit from SUNY Potsdam, while spending six weeks exploring Cuba and taking part in experiential learning activities along the way. There is no Spanish language requirement to participate, and all classes will be taught in English or in Spanish with translation.
Known as “La Perla Del Sur (The Pearl of the South),” Cienfuegos is located on the southern coast on a bay off the Caribbean Sea. Its historic city center in the French neoclassical style is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Students will stay with host…
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