About the University
Founded on November 30, 1952, this institution constitutes the most important Centre of Higher Education in the central region of Cuba and is worthy of the Excellence condition, granted by the National Accreditation Board in 2016. It is composed: the Central campus, the pedagogical “Félix Varela” headquarters and the Physical Culture Faculty.
The Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas, the most interdisciplinary in the country, has an enrollment of 11497 students and 2036 professors, located in 12 faculties, in which the 54 careers are studied covering humanistic sciences, techniques and natural sciences. It offers 29 doctoral programs, 44 Master’s academic programs and 4 specialties.