Cuba Report

Issue 5 January 2008    

A Happy New Year to all our subscribers
  Health Care and the Venezuela connection: Seminars Jan. 9 and Feb. 6
   

The New Year starts with two timely seminars at the IISC. On 9th January, Professors Patrick Pietroni and Margaret Blunden (Pictured right) will be giving a public seminar on the current challenges and developments in Cuban health care.
On 6th February, Emily Morris of the Economist Intelligence Unit and Dr Julia Buxton from the University of Bradford will be talking on the growing relationship between Cuba and Venezuela.
Both events will be at 7pm in the Henry Thomas Room on the Holloway Road Campus.
Full details can be found on the IISC website
It is strongly advised to reserve seat. Please email admin@cubastudies.org

The Bodeguita de Medio restaurant, London, is kindly supporting this seminar series: www.bdelmlondon.com		  
   
       
   

Leading Cuban Scientist visits London Met



December 12, 2007 saw one of Cuba’s leading scientists, Professor Luis Montero, visit the IISC and London Metropolitan University for a series of talks and seminars.
Professor Montero, one of Cuba’s most distinguished chemists and chair of Havana University’s scientific council, discussed possible collaborative research projects with the University and the Institute of Ophthalmology in London.

A report of his visit can be found here

      

IISC assistant director to speak at Oxford Union
The Oxford University Union United Nations Association has invited Dr Stephen Wilkinson to address their meeting on 22 January . The event will take place in the Danson Room of Trinity College, Oxford, and will begin at 7.30pm. For details please email Mark Peterson of the OUUNA : mark.petersen@st-annes.ox.ac.uk

  
           
         
      Journal editorial board meets  
     

The first meeting of the editorial board of the International Journal of Cuban Studies met on 12 December 2007 and agreed the guidelines, aim and scope of the journal. The first issue is being planned for the spring of 2008 and proposals for articles are now being accepted. The details are now posted on our website here

 
     
  Transcript of US-Cuba seminar available  
 

A full transcript of the very well received seminar given by Philip Peters of the Lexington Institute, Washington DC on 14 November 2007 is now available to download at the IISC website

  
   
               
 
Students thrilled by first London Metropolitan University study tour
   

The first study tour by students from London Metropolitan University organized by the IISC arrived back elated on December 15th. Four students and a former member of staff spent a week in Havana looking at aspects of Cuban history, society and culture. Education student Lena Tempesta was thrilled by the experience: "I can honestly say that it was the best organised and interesting trip I have ever been on. I have been given lots of ideas for areas that I would like to investigate further regarding the education system and am absolutely amazed at what I saw and heard.”
Full report click here
Please contact stephen.wilkinson@cubastudies.org if you would like to go next year. Details will be posted on our website in the next few weeks.

  
   
       
  Health links established
   

IISC director, Professor Patrick Pietroni completed a very successful visit to the Cuban Ministry of Health in early December 2007. The way has now been opened for collaboration between the IISC, LondonMet and Cuba in many fields related to health research, training and exchanges. Among the projects planned is an elective option for UK medical students in Cuba, a visit to Cuba for UK health professionals sometime in 2008, and ongoing collaboration in research. We will post developments on our website as they are finalized.

If you are a health professional and would like to go on our study tour, please write to: stephen.wilkinson@cubstudies.org		  
   
       
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