NODALS GARCIA, Carlos Lázaro    MORA QUINTANA, Eugenia del Carmen. The University of Cienfuegos in the face of the socio-cultural challenges of the 21st century. []. , 15, 1, pp. 7-14.   02--2019. ISSN 1990-8644.

The article treats the challenges that it faces the University of Cienfuegos in the sociocultural field, like part of its to work proactive in the context of the new paradigms that imposes the XXI century. The main characteristic of the culture of this time is exposed, the courses of the scientific knowledge, the investigation and the innovation, related with the mentalities of the university student of this century. The strategies are informed that develops this house of high studies before the specific challenges that are manifested in their context, among the concert of those that face all the universities at world level. Actions are recommended for new work fields to those that is met in the economic area, of innovation, investigation and development. Starting from the postulates of the World Conference of Superior Education, according to the particularities of the institution in Cienfuegos, it is explained how they face the challenges declared in the Conference by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

: University of Cienfuegos; superior education; XXI century; Challenges; World Conference of Superior Education.

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