The University of Ciego de Ávila "Máximo Gómez Báez" ( es, Universidad de Ciego de Ávila "Máximo Gómez Báez", UNICA) is a
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university
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located in
Ciego de Ávila
Ciego de Ávila City () is a city in the central part of Cuba and the capital of Ciego de Ávila Province. The city has a population of about 497.000, in a municipality of 756,373.
Geography
Ciego de Ávila lies on the Carretera Central highway ...
,
Cuba
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. It was founded in 1978 and is organized in 7 Faculties.
Organization
These are the 5 faculties in which the university is divided into:
* Faculty of
Engineering
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* Faculty of
Economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
* Faculty of
Informatics
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* Faculty of
Agriculture
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* Faculty of
Social Sciences
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and
Humanities
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See also
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Education in Cuba
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List of universities in Cuba
The following is an incomplete list of colleges and universities in Cuba:
Provincial Colleges
* Agrarian University of Havana "Fructuoso Rodríguez", Mayabeque (UNAH* University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas, Central University of Las Villas ...
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Ciego de Ávila
Ciego de Ávila City () is a city in the central part of Cuba and the capital of Ciego de Ávila Province. The city has a population of about 497.000, in a municipality of 756,373.
Geography
Ciego de Ávila lies on the Carretera Central highway ...
External links
University of Ciego de Ávila Website
Ciego de Avila
Educational institutions established in 1978
Buildings and structures in Ciego de Ávila
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