Instituto Técnico Militar "Jose Marti" | |
Other name | ITM Jose Marti |
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Established | 1 February 1967 |
Location | , |
Campus | Former convent |
The ITM Jose Marti in Cuba, which may be translated as Military Technical Institute ( Spanish: Instituto Técnico Militar), is a cadet school of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. It is located in Marianao, Havana and has served as a convent and was also a secondary school. The school was founded on 1 February 1967 by Cuban leader Fidel Castro. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is a recipient of the Antonio Maceo Order and holds the honorific of Cuban national hero José Martí. [6] In 1998, the Cuban Academy of Sciences awarded it the status of Sponsor of Science and Technology. [7]
It is intended for the training of higher and middle level officers, as well as technical non-commissioned officers. In addition, it trains highly qualified command teams and engineers for the different weapons and troops of the Anti-aircraft Defense and the Revolutionary Air Force. Students spend about five years in the institute just to graduate as a lieutenant.
There are three main divisions of cadets:
It has a cooperation agreement with the University of Information Science. [8]
Instituto Técnico Militar "Jose Marti" | |
Other name | ITM Jose Marti |
---|---|
Established | 1 February 1967 |
Location | , |
Campus | Former convent |
The ITM Jose Marti in Cuba, which may be translated as Military Technical Institute ( Spanish: Instituto Técnico Militar), is a cadet school of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. It is located in Marianao, Havana and has served as a convent and was also a secondary school. The school was founded on 1 February 1967 by Cuban leader Fidel Castro. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is a recipient of the Antonio Maceo Order and holds the honorific of Cuban national hero José Martí. [6] In 1998, the Cuban Academy of Sciences awarded it the status of Sponsor of Science and Technology. [7]
It is intended for the training of higher and middle level officers, as well as technical non-commissioned officers. In addition, it trains highly qualified command teams and engineers for the different weapons and troops of the Anti-aircraft Defense and the Revolutionary Air Force. Students spend about five years in the institute just to graduate as a lieutenant.
There are three main divisions of cadets:
It has a cooperation agreement with the University of Information Science. [8]