28/02/2022
On 25 February 2022, a delegation from the Republic of Cuba visited Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State University of Railway Transport.
The delegation included Eduardo Rodríguez Davila, Minister of Transport of the Republic of Cuba, Julio Garmendía Peña, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the Russian Federation, Ivan Hernando Collazo, Adviser to the Minister, Luis Roberto Roses Hernández and Rolando Lazaro Navarro Hernández, Deputy General Directors of the Union of Cuban Railways and Yohana Alvarez Rey, Director for Imports of TRADEX.
Rector of the PSUPS A.Yu. Panichev held a working meeting with the guests, after which a tour of the University was organised for them.
Later the same day the delegation met with the students from the Republic of Cuba, studying at PSUPS.
The friendly relations between the University and various organizations of the Republic of Cuba have a long history. For decades PSUPS has been making a significant contribution to training of staff for the railways of the Republic of Cuba, and many representatives of the management of the Union of Cuban Railways.