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]
Instituto Técnico Militar "Jose Marti" | |
Other name | ITM Jose Marti |
|---|---|
| Established | 1 February 1967 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Former convent |
Program
editIt 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
editIt has a cooperation agreement with the University of Information Science.[8]
References
edit- ^ 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.