Universities have the opportunity, and at the same time the duty, to train professionals with a high level of integral preparation and competitiveness, capable of responding to the demands of society. The general objective of the Chemistry career at the University of Havana is defined as: "solving problems related to the characterization and transformation of substances in the field of chemistry or related, individually or collectively, with creativity, independence and honesty, applying the methodology of scientific research, and taking into account ethical, economic and environmental considerations that allow an adequate decision-making, with a high sense of responsibility and social commitment. " Therefore it is necessary to prepare the student for these purposes from the first years of the career. For example, in subjects such as "Methods of Research in Chemistry", which are part of the curriculum, the student develops skills to carry out scientific research with a certain degree of creativity and independence, with a sense of responsibility, applying the design of scientific research, use of scientific and technical information, english language, computer science, statistics and economic analysis of the experiment. They also develop skills such as writing, exposure and defense of scientific works or provision of scientific-technical services to production. The Scientific Student Days held each year, as well as the participation of students in other types of scientific activities, are extracurricular activities that also contribute to the accomplishment of this objective. This paper presents the curricular and extra-curricular forms and routes, through which the Chemistry degree at the University of Havana guarantees the research component in the training of its graduates, according to the general objective of the course.

Curricular and extracurricular activities that contribute to the research training of the chemistry graduate at the University of Havana, Cuba

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