Cuban Academy of Sciences
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The Academy of Sciences of Cuba (Academia de Ciencias de Cuba), founded on May 19th, 1861 with its headquarters in the National Capitol building in Havana, is an official institution of the Cuban State with a national scope, independent and consultative in the area of science, and a continuer of the former Royal Academy of Medicine, Physical and Natural Sciences of Havana, and is also attached to the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment.
The Academy of Sciences of Cuba shall have a patrimony of its own and legal status and shall have the powers to subscribe the documents and legal instruments required for the accomplishment of the objectives and functions with respect thereof.
According to Article 1, the Academy of Sciences of Cuba shall have the main objectives of contributing to the development of Cuban science and the dissemination of technical advances at home and abroad, give prestige to excellence scientific research in the country, raise professional ethics and the social appraisal of science; and strengthening the links among scientists and their organizations with the society and the rest of the world.
