University of Camagüey Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz

The Universidad de Camagüey "Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz" (UC) is a public higher education institution based in Camagüey, Cuba. It was founded on 6 November 1967, making it the first university created after the Cuban Revolution. Initially, it offered studies in agronomy and pedagogy, which were later moved to the Finca San Isidro on the outskirts of Camagüey. In 1975, it was officially declared a university by Law 1294 of the Council of Ministers. The institution was renamed "Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz" on 8 June 2010, honoring the Camagüey patriot Ignacio Agramonte. In June 2014, the Council of Ministers approved the integration of the existing Universidad de Camagüey with the Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas "José Martí" and the Universidad de Ciencias de la Cultura Física y el Deporte "Comandante Manuel Fajardo", forming the new UC. The integrated university comprises 10 faculties, offers 52 degree programs, and had an enrollment of more than 15,000 students in the 2020-2021 academic year. It is attached to the Ministry of Higher Education (MES). The university has three campuses in the city of Camagüey and municipal university centers in all 13 municipalities of the province. It publishes seven scientific journals, including Revista de Producción Animal, Retos de la Dirección, Transformación, Agrisost, Monteverdia, Arcada, and Ciencia y Deporte. The UC also operates a digital repository and Ediciones Universidad de Camagüey, its own publishing house. Cultural groups such as Conjunto Artístico Maraguán and Conjunto Musical Vocación are associated with the university, and it hosts the traditional Juegos Interfacultades "Taínos" and has been a venue for national Universiades.

The Universidad de Camagüey "Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz" was founded on 6 November 1967, becoming the first university established after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution. Its initial studies were in agronomic engineering at the Instituto de la Caña "Alvaro Barba Machado" and pedagogy at the Instituto Ferroviario "Cándido González"; both specialties were later moved to the Finca San Isidro on the outskirts of Camagüey. In 1972, it was constituted as a university center, and by 1974 these programs were operating at the current main campus, then under construction. In 1975, it was officially declared a university by Law 1294 of the Council of Ministers. During the 1970s and 1980s, other universities emerged from the Universidad de Camagüey, including the Universidad Médica Carlos J. Finlay, the Universidad Pedagógica José Martí, the Universidad de Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Báez, and the Universidad de Las Tunas "Vladimir Ilich Lenin". The 1980s marked material and human development for the academic community. In the 1990s, despite national difficulties, the UC maintained its teaching, research, and production activities. At the beginning of the 21st century, the UC joined the universalization of higher education promoted by the Revolution, creating university branches in the 13 municipalities of the province, now known as Municipal University Centers (CUM). On 8 June 2010, the university was named "Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz" in honor of the Camagüey patriot Ignacio Agramonte, the most important hero of the province in the struggle for independence from Spanish rule. In 2012, the university celebrated its 45th anniversary. In June 2014, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba approved the integration of the existing Universidad de Camagüey "Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz" with the Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas "José Martí" and the Universidad de Ciencias de la Cultura Física y el Deporte "Comandante Manuel Fajardo" of Camagüey province. The new university comprises 10 faculties, 52 degree programs, and an enrollment of more than 15,000 students in the 2020-2021 academic year. It is attached to the Ministry of Higher Education (MES). The university has three campuses in the city of Camagüey and municipal university centers in all 13 municipalities. It publishes seven scientific journals: Revista de Producción Animal (founded 1985), Retos de la Dirección (founded 2007), Transformación, Agrisost (founded 1995), Monteverdia, Arcada, and Ciencia y Deporte. It also maintains a digital repository and Ediciones Universidad de Camagüey. Cultural groups Conjunto Artístico Maraguán (founded 1981) and Conjunto Musical Vocación (founded 2005) are associated with the university. The Juegos Interfacultades "Taínos" have been held since the 1970s, and the UC has hosted national Universiades.

• University founded, the first created after the Cuban Revolution.

• Constituted as a university center.

• Officially declared a university by Law 1294 of the Council of Ministers.

• Conjunto Artístico Maraguán founded.

• Revista de Producción Animal founded.

• Agrisost journal founded.

• Conjunto Musical Vocación founded.

• Retos de la Dirección journal founded.

• University named "Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz".

• Celebrated 45th anniversary.

• Council of Ministers approved integration with other provincial higher education institutions.

Public higher education institution in Camagüey province, Cuba, attached to the Ministry of Higher Education.

• Revista de Producción Animal

  Scientific journal founded in 1985 by the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences.

• Retos de la Dirección

  Scientific journal founded in 2007 by the Faculty of Economic and Legal Sciences.

• Transformación

  Journal edited by the Department of Scientific Information.

• Agrisost

  Journal founded in 1995, publishes on sustainable agriculture and its teaching.

• Monteverdia

  Journal dedicated to environmental studies.

• Arcada

  Electronic journal edited by the Faculty of Construction.

• Ciencia y Deporte

  Journal of the Faculty of Physical Culture.

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2. 2Imparten Taller de superación sobre publicación y visibilización de la Cienciareduc.edu.cu
3. 3Universidad de Camagüey - Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4Universidad de Camagüey - Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org