Instituto Técnico Militar "Jose Marti" | |
Other name | ITM Jose Marti |
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Established | 1 February 1967 |
Location | Marianao, Havana, Cuba |
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. It is a recipient of the Antonio Maceo Order and holds the honorific of Cuban national hero José Martí. In 1998, the Cuban Academy of Sciences awarded it the status of Sponsor of Science and Technology.
Program
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:
- Engineers
- Technicians
- Training of soldiers
Cooperation
It has a cooperation agreement with the University of Information Science.
References
- Rebelde, Radio. "Celebran aniversario 50 del Instituto Técnico Militar José Martí (+Audio)". www.radiorebelde.cu. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- "En el Instituto Técnico Militar "José Martí" 01 | Fidel soldado de las ideas". www.fidelcastro.cu. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- "Instituto Técnico Militar, José Martí | Havana, Cuba – Military School Directory". militaryschooldirectory.com. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- Infodefensa.com (2017-02-03). "Cuba celebra el 50 aniversario de su Instituto Técnico Militar - Noticias Infodefensa América". Infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- Central, Redaccion (2017-02-02). "Un centro militar de excelencia en Cuba". Radio Reloj (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- "Instituto Técnico Militar, José Martí, Orden Antonio Maceo | Sitio Web de la defensa de la República de Cuba". www.cubadefensa.cu. Archived from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- "Primera universidad militar de Cuba". bohemia.cu (in European Spanish). 2017-02-06. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- "Firman convenio de colaboración el Instituto Técnico Militar José Martí y la UCI | Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas". www.uci.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-20.
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