Cuba Debates Education Access
The 5th International Meeting on Higher Education, Universidad 2006, continues Wednesday its working session with the analysis of challenges and perspectives of this sector in the world.

Today´s agenda includes internationalization of Higher Education, especially in Latin America.

Cuban Education Minister Luis Gomez said Tuesday that transformations in teaching ensure all people have the same possibilities for access to knowledge.

Gomez talked of the main changes of this sector in Cuba, of a group of innovations introduced in all teaching levels, as well as how the country has implemented plans aimed at achieving all people"s integral general education.

Academics, teachers and experts rejected the commodification of education, which privileges an exclusive group of people, and fight for teaching that reaches all the planet"s citizens.

With the motto "Universalization of Higher Education for a Better World," nearly 4,000 delegates aim to solve problems of education for everyone, examine jointly this sector"s transformations and analyze its sustainability in the world.

The five-day forum will also be used to exchange experiences and results of studies linked to the improvement of teacher training and foster cooperation among institutions and universities worldwide.