Press Releases

29 Jan 2023

WEFLA – SECAN 2023 Deadlines Extended

January 29, 2023 — La Universidad de Holguín announced that it has extended the deadlines for the 17th International Congress on Foreign Languages, Communication, and Culture and the 17th Canadian Studies Seminar. Participants have until March...

27 Apr 2021

WEFLA-SECAN 2021 Begins / UHo Signs with ETS

HOLGUIN, CUBA — In case you missed it, the 10th International Scientific Conference of Holguin kicked off on Monday, April 26th. This is the first real-time virtual academic conference in Cuba since the COVID-19 pandemic forced...

29 Sep 2017

Statement on Cuba Travel Warning

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Friday, September 29, the US State Department updated its travel warning to Cuba citing the specific attacks on US Embassy employees in Havana[1]. It has drawn down its embassy staff and services...

16 Jun 2017

Civitas GES Continues to Build Ties Between US and Cuba

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2017 Contact: Dairo Moreno (Los Angeles, California) Today, the Trump administration unveiled its new policy toward Cuba. While the President promises to be more restrictive, his remarks confirm that the opportunities...

11 Nov 2016

Our Mission Continues

Dear friends and colleagues, Many people have been asking us about the impacts on travel and educational partnerships with Cuba after the recent US presidential election. Since December 17, 2014, the United States and Cuba have...

08 Sep 2016

Cienfuegos Takes Initiative at NAFSA

A delegation of Cuba Scholars from La Universidad de Cienfuegos made a big impact at the NAFSA Annual Conference this year. The four-person delegation, headed by UCf Rector, Dr. Juan B. Cogollos presented at several sessions...

25 May 2016

Cubans to Participate at NAFSA Annual Conference

We’re are excited to announce that a delegation from the University of Cienfuegos, Cuba (UCf) will attend this year’s NAFSA Annual Conference in Denver. The delegation includes, Dr. Juan Bautista Cogollos, Rector (President), Professor Dictinio Diaz...

16 Dec 2015

Mark Your Calendars for TIES 2016: October 24, 2016

You are invited to be a part of The Second Workshop of Strategic Alliances for the Internationalization of Higher Education (TIES 2016) organized by La Universidad de Cienfuegos Office of International Relations and Civitas Global Educational...