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In
the past forty years,Cuba has made great achievement
on education: first,illiteracy has been wiped out ,
highly skilled profesionals increased greatly.There
are over 250,000 teachers and professors, accounting
for one teacher/42 inhabitants; second,implement public
national education system. All Cubans enjoy educated
rights; Third, develope education institutions from
original three universities to 58 universities, with
a total of 106,800 students registered. Today's number
of active university graduates amounts to 634,000. Students
holding university degree are over 500 000, which is
5% of the national people. The feature of Cuban education:
cultivating usful talent with high morality and loving
country emotion;combining
learning with the work, the need of nation and society,
after graduating from school, they must work in the
countryside, then allocate by their performation.
At
present, there are 12, 215 elementary and secondary
schools, with a schooling rate of 98.2 in the age group
6-14 years.Every province has its own universities or
university schools, secondary education institutes,
specialised institutions, technical schools, etc. There
are some 3 million students registered in the National
Education System.
The
educational level of the working force ranges from 9
to 10 years of study. Seven out of 100 workers hold
a university degree; 13 out of 100 employees are mid-level
technicians. Around 3 professionals and technicians/1000
inhabitants are working in connection with Sciences.
Cuba
is developing educaitonal travel by encouraging abroad
teacher and students to investigate Cuba, coummunicate
with cubans and vocation in cuba. Many teachers and
students from France, Canada, U.S. and Austria also
always go to Cuba for vocation and investigation on
educational situation.
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