ITM José Martí explained
Military Technical Institute |
Native Name: | Instituto Técnico Militar "Jose Marti" |
Other Name: | ITM Jose Marti |
Established: | 1 February 1967 |
City: | Marianao, Havana |
Country: | Cuba |
Campus: | Former convent |
The ITM Jose Marti in Cuba, which may be translated as Military Technical Institute, 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]
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.[8]
References
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Notes and References
- Web site: Rebelde. Radio. Celebran aniversario 50 del Instituto Técnico Militar José Martí (+Audio). 2021-02-20. www.radiorebelde.cu.
- Web site: En el Instituto Técnico Militar "José Martí" 01 Fidel soldado de las ideas. 2021-02-20. www.fidelcastro.cu.
- Web site: Instituto Técnico Militar, José Martí Havana, Cuba – Military School Directory. 2021-02-20. militaryschooldirectory.com.
- Web site: Infodefensa.com. 2017-02-03. Cuba celebra el 50 aniversario de su Instituto Técnico Militar - Noticias Infodefensa América. 2021-02-20. Infodefensa.com. es.
- Web site: Central. Redaccion. 2017-02-02. Un centro militar de excelencia en Cuba. 2021-02-20. Radio Reloj. es-ES.
- Web site: Instituto Técnico Militar, José Martí, Orden Antonio Maceo Sitio Web de la defensa de la República de Cuba. 2021-02-20. www.cubadefensa.cu. 2021-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118034717/http://cubadefensa.cu/?q=instituto-tecnico-militar&b=d1. dead.
- Web site: 2017-02-06. Primera universidad militar de Cuba. 2021-02-20. bohemia.cu. es-ES. 2021-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20210306070935/http://bohemia.cu/nacionales/2017/02/primera-universidad-militar-de-cuba/. dead.
- Web site: Firman convenio de colaboración el Instituto Técnico Militar José Martí y la UCI Universidad de las Ciencias Informáticas. 2021-02-20. www.uci.cu. es.