Integrated Project for Social, Cultural Education of the Institute of Pharmacy and Foods of the University of Havana: Presence in the Local Development of the Municipality of La Lisa

The presentation expresses the experiences of the Institute of Pharmacy and Food of the University of Havana (IFAL-UH), in the contribution to local development in the municipality of La Lisa, through the integration of substantive processes: teaching, research and university extension as a dynamic agent for social transformation, and the contribution that this implies to the comprehensive training of students as future professionals in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Food Sciences. The Ministry of Higher Education has among its key objectives in its strategic planning the linking of the Universities with the territorial governments to favor an attitude of change and social transformation. The present work exposes some experiences of the Comprehensive Project for Social and Cultural Education of IFAL-UH, from the university extension and the assessment of its sustainability in the territory. They stand out in the activities of the Project: advice to the approval processes of project proposals that contribute to local development and completion of doctoral theses that provide alternative solutions to the problems of the territory.