Country Fact Sheet Cuba Table of contents

Country Fact Sheet

Cuba

Table of contents

1. Country Profile 8

.1Geographical Presentation 8

.2Socio-economic Analysis 8

.3Political Structure 10

.4 Economic Performance - synthesis 12

.5 Development Challenges 15

. Education 16

.1 Structure 16

.2 Data and Policy focus in terms of higher education 16

. Development Aid Analysis 22

3.1Development strategy with focus on poverty reduction 22

3.1.1 Poverty Reduction Analysis and Millennium Development Goals 22

3.1.1 Development strategy of the Republic of Cuba 23

3.2 Actors 24

3.3 Donor Aid 25

3.3.1 Overview 25

3.3.2 EU – Cuba – Indicative Cooperation Programme 2011-2013 25

3.3.3 United Nations – UNDP Programme 27

3.3.4 AECID in Cuba 29

5.University Development Cooperation 32

.1VLIR-UOS Activity in/with the Country 32

4.2Focus of other university development cooperation donors 32

List of Resources and interesting Links 35

Ministries in charge of Higher Education Institutions 35

Universidades del MES 35

ANNEXES 36

1.Overview activities/projects of Flemish university/institutes of higher education in the country (VLIR-UOS and other) – working document 36

2.Overview VLIR-UOS projects per thematic activity and as compared to interventions of other donors (2 worksheets) – working document 36

Foreword

The Country Sheet Cuba is a compilation of information from related documents with factual country information, economic, social and development priorities, as also information on higher education and university cooperation in Cuba. The information included is extracted from policy documents, websites and strategy papers from EU, UNDP, AECID and other organisations.

This compiled document was realised by Peter De Lannoy, VLIR-UOS South Coordinator, and is by no means to be considered as a policy document. Its only purpose is to propose a working document with background and context for Country Strategy Identification of VLIR-UOS cooperation in and with Cuba.

As this concerns a working document, frequent updates will occur. The date of compilation of the current version is mentioned in the footer of the document.

List of Abbreviations

ACP Africa, Caribbean, Pacific

ACS Association of Caribbean States

AECID Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo

ALBA Alianza Bolivariana para las Americas

CARICOM Caribbean Community

CARIFORUM Caribbean Forum

CIDA Canadian International Development Agency

CITMA Ministerio de Ciencia Tecnología y Medio Ambiente

CSP(s) Country Strategy Paper(s)

CIUF Conseil Interuniversitaire des Universités de la Belgique francophone

CUD Commission Universitaire pour le Développement de la CIUF

CUC Cuban Convertible Peso

CUP Cuban Peso

DCI Development Cooperation Instrument

DIPECHO Disaster Preparedness Programme

ECHO European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office

ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

EDF European Development Fund

EPA(s) Economic Partnership Agreement(s)

EU European Union

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GSP Generalised System of Preferences

HDI Human Development Index

HPI-1 Human Poverty Index

HRC Human Rights Council

LAC Latin America and Caribbean

MDG(s) Millennium Development Goal(s)

MEP Ministry of Economy and Planning

MINCEX Ministry for Foreign Trade, Investment and Cooperation

NAM Non-Aligned Movement

NIP National Indicative Programme

NSA(s) Non-State Actor(s)

OAS Organisation of American States

ONE Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas – National Statistics Office

PCC Partido Comunista de Cuba - Cuban Communist Party

TCP Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos

TEU Treaty on the European Union

TFEU Treaty on the functioning of the European Union

UN United Nations

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund

UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization

UPR Universal Peer Review

US(A) United States of America

USD US Dollar

VLIR Flemish Interuniversity Council

VLIR-UOS Flemish Interuniversity Council –University Development Cooperation

WFP World Food Programme

WTO World Trade Organisation

Statistics

INDICATOR		VALUE	YEAR	RANKED POSITION VLIR-UOS PARTNER COUNTRIES
BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT (VLIR-UOS country selection methodology)
1	BoD-score (based on basket of 2, 3 and 4)	0,426	2010	10
2	Human Development Index	0,76	2010	1
3	Public Spending on Education ( as % percentage of GDP)	13,6	2008	1
VLIR-UOS INVESTMENTS
4	# VLIR-UOS-investments Totaal	1.048.494	2010	5
5	# Institutional University Cooperation	1	2011	3
6	# Own Initiatives	9	2011	1
7	# South initiatives	0	2011	3
8	# Scholars (ICP/ITP/KOI/ICP-PhD)	2	2010	11
9	# Travel Grants + VLADOC	1	2010	16
EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT AID
10	# Universities	50	2011	9
11	School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)(high% because of # studying adults)	117,79104	2009	1
12	Net ODA received per capita (current US$)	10,4	2009	18
13	DGD expenditure: bilateral cooperation	0	2009	14
14	DGD expenditure: Indirect cooperation	2.960.646	2009	11
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
15	Life expectancy at birth	78,89	2009	1
16	Under-five mortality (per 1,000 live births)	6	2008	19
17	Combined gross enrolment ratio in education (both sexes) (%)	100,8	2010	1
18	Adult literacy rate (both sexes) (% aged 15 and above)	99,8	2010	1
19	Gender Inequality Index (updated)	0,484	2008	12
20	Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)	5	2007	15
DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS
21	Population	11.204.180	2009	16
22	Labor participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)	62,3	2009	13
23	GDP per capita (2008 PPP US$)	no data		no data
24	Improved water source (% of population with access)	94	2008	2
25	Internet users (per100 people)	12,9	2008	5
26	Income Gini coefficient	no data	no data	no data
POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL INDICATORS
27	Voice and Accountability Percentile Rank (0-100)	21,4	2009	20
28	Political Stability Percentile Rank (0-100)	45,8	2009	6
29	Government Effectiveness Percentile Rank (0-100)	37,6	2009	13
30	Regalutory Quality Percentile Rank (0-100)	4,8	2009	19
31	Rule of Law Percentile Rank (0-100)	31,1	2009	12
32	Control of Corruption Percentile Rank (0-100)	64,8	2009	1

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