Havana University, Havana. Cuba

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• Calle L y San Lazaro, Vedado, Havana City
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• Destination: Havana

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Founded in 1728, the University of Havana is the largest and oldest institution of higher learning in Cuba, and one of the foremost in the continent, distinguished as much for its tradition of academic excellence as for its scientific and pedadogical standards. Sarah Lawrence students have access to a broad range of classes taught by faculty in five general areas—philosophy, history and sociology; arts and letters, including literature; psychology and women’s studies; biology; and health sciences. As you explore the various disciplines, you’ll find both subtle and significant differences from the U.S. approach to each. For instance, the Cuban psychological tradition, rather than focusing on the individual, emphasizes family, community and the social environment

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Havana University is located in Havana

Capital of Cuba and the country's administrative, political, cultural and scientific center, it is also the capital of two provinces: City of Havana and Havana. Though only around 280 square miles (727 square kilometers) in size-0.65 percent of the archipelago's total area.

The Old Havana and system of forts led UNESCO to declare it a part of world heritage in 1982. Founded on its present site in 1519, the settlement of San Cristobal de La Habana prospered mainly due to its bay, which was a natural port of call for ships sailing to and from the New World. Starting in 1634, because of its strategic location, San Cristobal de La Habana was considered the key to the New World-as attested to by royal letters patent-and the main defense of the West Indies.

The Cuban capital consists of an immense number of buildings in a wide range of architectural styles, built in the course of nearly five centuries. These styles range from the pre-baroque to the baroque, neo-Gothic, neoclassical, eclectic, art noveau and art-deco, to the modern.

Alejo Carpentier, one of Cuba's most famous authors, called it "the city of columns" and focused attention on its streets, which he considered a perennially rich show of life, humanity and contrasts that was bound to entertain any observer.

Over 14 kilometers of excellent beaches lie to the east of the Cuban capital. To the south, a green belt contributes to a healthful atmosphere.

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