The University of Holguín "Oscar Lucero Moya" (
Spanish
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: ''Universidad de Holguín "Oscar Lucero Moya"'', UHO) is a
public university
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located in
Holguín
Holguín (, ) is a municipality-city in Cuba. After Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey, it is the List of cities in Cuba, fourth largest city in Cuba.
History
Before Christopher Columbus, Columbus, the Taino people settled in huts made fro ...
,
Cuba
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. It was founded in 1973.
Organization
The university is divided into eight faculties:
* Faculty of
Informatics
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Mathematics
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Website* Faculty of
Economics
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Website* Faculty of
Industrial Engineering
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and
Tourism
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Website* Faculty of
Engineering
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Website* Faculty of
Agricultural Sciences
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Website* Faculty of
Humanities
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Website* Faculty of
Law
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* Faculty of
Social Sciences
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See also
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Education in Cuba
Education in Cuba has been a highly ranked system for many years. The University of Havana was founded in 1727 and there are a number of other well-established colleges and universities. Following the 1959 revolution, the Castro government nat ...
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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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Holguín
Holguín (, ) is a municipality-city in Cuba. After Havana, Santiago de Cuba, and Camagüey, it is the List of cities in Cuba, fourth largest city in Cuba.
History
Before Christopher Columbus, Columbus, the Taino people settled in huts made fro ...
References
External links
University of Holguín Website
Master on Applied Mathematics and Informatics for Management Website
Holguin
Buildings and structures in Holguín
Universities and colleges established in 1973
Buildings and structures in Holguín Province
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