The International Studies Public Forum, UC-CUBA Academic Initiative, Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies, and Center for Real Estate present

“Professional and Academic Travels between Cuba and the United States”
with Lourdes Cisneros, University of Havana

Thursday, April 18, 2013
5:00-6:20 p.m.
Social Sciences Plaza A, Room 1100

Cisneros will speak about the interest that her Department of Tourism at the University of Havana has in the professional and academic exchanges between Cuba and the United States and various aspects of these professional and academic interactions as they relate to Cuba and the United States. Cisneros is the Chair of the Department of Tourism at the University of Havana.  She graduated with a B.A. in economics from the University of Oriente in Santiago de Cuba, and pursued post-graduate studies at the Universities of Andalucia and Valencia in Spain. A Ph.D. in economics, Cisneros is an expert on various aspects of tourism development, has authored several articles on the subject, and made presentations at numerous Cuban and international events related to the economics of tourism.

For further information, please contact Sandy Cushman, scushman@uci.edu or 949-824-3344.