Academics from Germany have expressed interest in Cuba's educational system and their desire to implement similar initiatives in their country and Europe, according to diplomatic sources.
 
Heiko Klanke, director of the Friedrich Bahrens Gymnasium, in the city of Schwerte, as well as professors Svenja Sens and Neda Nikpour, took part in the Pedagogy 2021 meeting held online in Cuba.
 
The educators showed interest in achieving, through direct conversations and contacts, a 'just and equivalent' link between both countries.
 

President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday highlighted Cuba's contribution to eradicate illiteracy as an example of the possibility of building a better world.
 
Over 10 million people have become literate with the Cuban Yes, I Can method. A demonstration of true collaboration to achieve a better world, which is possible, the president wrote on his Twitter account.
 
The head of State referred to data disclosed here regarding the literacy of 10,611,282 people from 30 nations with such teaching method created in Cuba.
 

Some 38 medical brigades from the Henry Reeve International Contingent, sent by Cuba, contribute today in 26 countries in the efforts to stop the health crisis caused by the pandemic of the Covid-19.
 
According to the Ministry of Public Health of the island, those teams count with a total of 2544 collaborators, and 1061 out of the total guarantee the care of patients with Covid-19.
 
Of these professionals, 909 work in the red zone and 99 in isolation centers.
 

At the proposal of the Greek members of the European Parliament (MEP), who are from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), the Group of Friendship with Cuba at Europe's legislative house, voiced their support for the initiative to grant the Nobel Peace Prize to the Cuban medical contingent 'Henry Reeve.'
 
Their decision was reported by the Rizospastis newspaper, which highlights the news with a photo and confirms that the agreement, adopted unanimously, was reflected in a letter sent to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.