Study tours: New perspective of academic tourism at the University of Holguín
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The internationalization of higher education represents an alternative to disseminate the academic, scientific and cultural work of higher education institutions in the world and promote national and international exchange. Taking into account this trend, the University of Holguin, from its different areas, proposes and organizes various ways to internationalize its academic services. Among the modalities are the offers of international study programs, called Study Tours. The Study Tours are trips of an academic nature, where the teaching activities are intertwined with the sociocultural ones to create an attractive binomial for foreign students and professors interested in living the experience of knowing and learning from new cultures. With the aim of achieving greater international projection, the International Relations Directorate of the University of Holguín has developed the Study Tours programs: Tourism Management in Cuba, Cuban Language and Culture and Sociocultural Anthropology that will allow it to provide valuable educational and educational opportunities. Immersion in the Cuban environment and culture, students can also enrich their knowledge of places and people, as well as gain a deeper understanding of real-life situations and trends in the country and the proposed locations.
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