University of Ciego de Ávila "Máximo Gómez Báez", subordinated to the Ministry of Higher Education.
Mission 2017-2021
The university of Ciego de Ávilainstructs professionals committed to the Cuban Revolution and contributes in a pertinent way in science, technology, innovation and university extension with full integration to the economic, political and social environment of the territory, promoting the management of quality and economic rationality, with priority on local development, agricultural production, tourism, the rational use of energy and water, education, sports and the computerization of society, with professors, researchers and workers with a high sense of belonging; in correspondence with the policy and priorities of the country in the construction of a socialist, prosperous and sustainable society.
Learn about the vision, social purpose, attributions and common and specific functions of UNICA.
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- Ideological political work is consolidated with the purpose of keeping alive the legacy of our Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz and being faithful to the commitment made to fulfill his concept of Revolution.
- The quality and comprehensive training of graduates is recognized, due to their ideological political firmness and their competent and unconditional performance in solving the problems imposed by professional practice and local and territorial development.
- The system of training and development of professors, researchers and cadres leads to superior results in the work for the excellence of the cloister by encouraging them to be activists of the ideology and politics of the Revolution and the preparation that requires the integral formation of the new generations, in charge of consolidating the historical continuity of the revolution.
- The workers, professionals and cadres of the territory and the country, from all sectors of the economy, find the possibility of continuous updating and preparation through training and postgraduate preparation, prioritizing the training of doctors.
- Results of science, technology and innovation are achieved that together with the university management of knowledge contribute to the solution of high priority problems in local, territorial and country development, in correspondence with the policy approved by the Communist Party of Cuba and the Government and in close integration with the organizations and companies of the territory.
- High visibility is reached, based on the sustained growth of publications in high-impact journals, participation in high-level scientific events and obtaining intellectual and industrial records.
- High levels of international collaboration are accomplished to support the results of our processes and in correspondence with the internationalization policy of the MES (by its Spanish initials) and the country.
- The levels of additional financial resources through various means are appreciable and sustained and at the same time, allow us to complement our budget.
- The gradual progress of the indicators of efficiency and quality of university processes is recognized by external and internal evaluators, which creates the conditions to go for the category of excellence.
Social purpose
To provide academic services, specialized courses, event booking, consultancies, projects, evaluations, applications, scientific-technical and professional services, technology transfer and technical assistance, as well as commercialize the results of science, technology and innovation.
Common attributions and functions ofMáximo Gómez Báez University
The common duties and functions ofMáximo Gómez Báez University, according to the legal requirements for the StateCentral Administration Bodies are:
1. To accomplish and demand the requirements of the Constitution of the Republic, the laws, the decrees and other necessities of the National Assembly, the Council of State, the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Higher Education as well as in the legal requirements dictated by the heads of the StateCentral Administration Bodies in compliance with their authorities;
2. To claim andensure the protection, care and conservation of the state patrimony under its responsibility;
3. To direct and control the application of the approved policies in the activities under his / her responsibility;
4. To support the activities for the defense of the nation and the principles of the Socialist Revolution, rule, organize and control the preparation for the defense of university students in the activities assigned to them, as well as in compliance with the measures of Civil Defense and plans related to these functions;
5. To participate in the elaboration of provincial plans for economic and social development; ensure that the plans of subordinate entities are in line with the policies approved by the Government and, once approved, evaluate their execution;
6. To elaborate, according to the established procedure, the preliminary budget and once approved, monitor and evaluate its execution;
7. To promote the development of productions and services that increase or create exportable funds; promote the development of foreign trade and other associated economic activities, within the scope of its competence;
8. To propose and participate in the elaboration of well-founded variants of investments; control the execution of investments, putthem into operation and evaluate the existing use of installed capacities;
9. To demand the control and efficient use of resources and evaluate the economic-financial results in the administration and management of subordinate entities, in accordance with the approved development policies and the objectives that have been defined at each stage;
10. To incorporate the environmental dimension in the policies, plans, projects, programs and other actions carried out by the University, in correspondence with sustainable economic and social development; comply with the provisions and measures that derive from the national and provincial environmental policy and, to that end, dictate the corresponding provisions, within the framework of its competence and control their compliance;
11. To establish, in accordance with existing regulations, economic, scientific-technical and cultural relations with foreign, international and non-governmental organizations and guarantee compliance with the obligations derived from the agreements to which our country is a party;
12. To encourage scientific and technological development, as well as the execution of scientific-technical research and services aimed at constantly increasing efficiency in the sphere and activities of its competence and in accordance with the established policy and specific plans;
13. To evaluate and control the process of development and technology transfer in the activities under its charge, as well as the operation of subordinate scientific and technological entities and the effective use and development of their potential, in accordance with the established regulations;
14. To approve, develop and control in what concerns, the technical standards of the activities under its charge;
15. To exercise the direction of the entities that are subordinated to it and dependencies according to current legislation, contributing to the development of their autonomy and economic action;
16. To develop the continuous improvement of the structures and organizational forms of management in the University and promote the correct combination of the various methods and economic mechanisms in the subordinate entities;
17. To contribute, according to the established procedure, in the creation, merger, extinction or transfer of its subsidiary entities and their sphere of attention;
18. To instruct and advise the administrative directorates and entities of the local institutions, in the fulfillment, application and control of the requirements of the Organism, which require to be regulated territorially based on indications of the Central Organism;
19. To order the performance of audits, checks and inspections in the sphere of its competence and deliver, according to the established procedure, the statistical, accounting and financial information that is required by the competent bodies;
20. To apply the policy of training, selection, promotion, development and evaluation of cadres in correspondence with the organism's system and control its application; support, regulate and execute training and improvement activities in the sphere of its competence;
21. To implement and evaluate, in accordance with the established procedure, the labor and salary policy and the protection and hygiene of the work in the area of its competence;
22. To support and coordinate with the labor organizations the activities they carry out;
23. To provide attention and support to social and professional organizations by means of contributing to the development and the achievement of their objectives;
24. To pay attention and respond to complaints and requests made by citizens;
25. To disclose all those aspects that require public and generalized knowledge related to its sphere of activity.Specific attributions and functions of the Máximo Gómez Báez University in Ciego de Ávila Province.
In addition to the common attributions and functions to the Central State Administration Bodies, the University of Ciego de Ávila has the following specific ones:
1. To methodologically direct the integral formation of its students, which guarantees in them a solid political, ideological and social humanistic culture and a high professional competence, to defend the Revolution in the field of ideas and fulfill any task that is entrusted to them. To respond for the results of this training process in the centers attached to the University of Ciego de Ávila;
2. To manage and control postgraduate academic training and, in coordination with the Central State Administration Bodies, the Governments of the territories, the Professional Associations and the Political and Mass Organizations, the continuous improvement of university professionals;
3. To improve scientific research as an inherent element of higher education, in coordination with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, enhancing the human and material resources that exist in the institutions and research centers belonging to the University of Ciego de Ávila;
4. To promote, spread and encourage the influence and creative interaction of the University of Ciego de Ávila with the social life of the territory through the extension of university culture;
5. To advise and participate, according to the guidance of cadresof the Council of Ministers and in conjunction with other organisms of the State Central Administration, about the improvement and application of the national strategy for the preparation and improvement of this workers in the territory of Ciego de Ávila;
6. To direct and control the admission system to higher education, in accordance with the policy drawn up by the Government and listen to the opinion of the Central State Administration Bodies;
7. To coordinate and advise with the university system of the province the accreditation programs for institutions of higher education and the processes that are developed in them;
8. To counsel and rule the general policy in relation to the teaching categories in higher education in the centers of its competence and establish the regulations for their application.