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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2003  > August  >
Chemistry for Everyone
Becoming a Chemist in Cuba
Hessy L. Taft
Department of Chemistry, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY 11439
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August 2003
Vol. 80 No. 8
p. 889
Abstract
Education in Cuba is a national priority. Overall, the population is skilled and motivated to use all available resources; furthermore teachers are dedicated and focused on their mission. This paper reports on information obtained as a result of visits to several secondary schools and three premier institutions of higher learning: the University of Havana, the Higher Polytechnic Institute "Jose Antonio Echevaria", and an Institute for Pedagogy. University tuition is free for all Cubans: students can not work for a salary during the typical five-year program of post-secondary study and instead serve as interns in government, industry, or schools. Experience working abroad is encouraged upon graduation. An overview of Cuban university admissions criteria, some specific programs of study, and placement of students in career jobs upon graduation is presented.
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*  Citation
 Taft, Hessy L. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 889.
*  Keywords
 Curriculum; Public Understanding; Graduate Education / Research; Undergraduate Research; Chemical Information
*  History
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Last Updated:		 June 30, 2003
February 28, 2005
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