Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba

The Universidad de Oriente - founded in 1947 - is located in the city of Santiago de Cuba. Organized into 13 faculties, it offers degree programs in a variety of subjects including natural sciences, exact sciences, economic and business sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanistic sciences, educational sciences, technology and physical culture. It has 2019 professors, of which 434 are doctors and 1,161 are masters. A full breakdown of the available programs can be found on the university's official website. The city of Santiago de Cuba is the second largest in the country and is an important port. The capital of the island, Havana, is more than 877 kilometers away.