Sistema de gobierno universitario en Cuba: evolución, estado actual y perspectivas. VIII Congreso Iberoamericano de Investigación sobre Gobernanza

Abstract

University governance reveals the internal mechanisms of the structure and functioning of higher education institutions, as well as their relations with the environment, with the economic, political and social context being a determining factor in their identity, development and regulation in accordance with certain goals. The present work intends to characterize the university governance system in Cuba, from aspects related to its emergence and historical evolution, current stage of development and main challenges and perspectives for the strengthening of university governance. The use of the techniques of documentary analysis and bibliographic review revealed the need to adopt policies and guidelines for the Cuban university governance system towards both national and international demands in this field, but without losing the essence of its historical evolution, of Cuban pedagogical tradition and of the characteristics of the Cuban socioeconomic and political development model.