The
Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICCAS) is
part of the University of Miami.
ICCAS serves as a world-class academic center for the research
and study of Cuban and Cuban-American topics. It organizes
seminars and lectures, publishes academic research, and offers
a special summer program on Cuba for U.S. and foreign students.
ICCAS
sponsors academic and outreach programs and helps coordinate
Cuban-related activities at the University of Miami including
the Casa Bacardi;
the Emilio Bacardi Moreau Chair in Cuban Studies; the Cuba
Transition Project; the Cuban
Heritage Collection at Otto
G. Richter Library; the John
J. Koubek Memorial Center, and other University components
related to Cuban and Cuban-American Studies. ICCAS offers
courses on Cuban history and culture, produces publications,
and sponsors original research on a variety of topics. It
also serves as an educational link between the University,
the Cuban exile community, and the South Florida community
at-large.
The
Cuba Transition Project
(CTP), at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies,
University of Miami, is an important and timely project to
study and make recommendations for the reconstruction of Cuba
once the post-Castro transition begins in earnest. The project
started in January 2002 and is funded by a grant from the
U.S. Agency for International Development.
The Casa Bacardi,
at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies, University
of Miami, is an interactive center highlighting Cuban history
and culture. The Center features: a music pavilion, a products
pavilion, the Cuban Information Center, a cinema, a conference
room, and exhibits. It is a unique place to appreciate and
learn about Cuba's past as well as its present.
