The present form and content of educational systems shapes the leaders of the next generation. Predictably then, the fact that Cuba is educating so many international students, particularly those from this hemisphere, makes some uneasy. From Andrés Oppenheimer’s Miami Herald piece yesterday:
“While the United States remains the leading destination for students from Latin American and Caribbean countries, Cuba is already the No. 1 destination for students from five countries in the region, and the No. 2 destination for another 13 countries. Among them:
• Bolivia has 4,800 college students in Cuba, 1,030 in the United States, and 490 in Argentina.
• Paraguay has 865 college students in Cuba, 390 in Argentina and 330 in the United States.
• Uruguay has 780 college students in Cuba, 530 in the United States and 500 in Argentina.
• Nicaragua has nearly 850 college students in Cuba, 425 in the United States and 287 in Costa Rica.
Cuba is the second largest foreign study destination for university students from Venezuela (3,850), Honduras (940), Guatemala (670), El Salvador (708), Panama (500) and Costa Rica (250), among others.”
Congressman Howard Berman’s (D-CA) response to this information was apparently: “We need to rectify that.” Read more here.
