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The school was founded in 1882 by the pedagogue Fernando Aguado y Rico. It was the first school of arts and crafts in the American continent. At the beginning, students learned carpentry, masonry, stonemasonry, lathe work, foundry work, drawing, among others.  The center is located in the neighborhood of Los Sitios in the municipality of Centro Habana. At present, this center offers courses in computer science, secretarial work, library science and document management.

The first School of Veterinary Medicine in Cuba was founded on April 10th, 1907 as a result of the combined effort of a group of Cuban veterinarians graduated from Universities overseas and the Spanish citizen Ricardo Gómez Murillo The first lessons were taught in Dr. Etchegoyen Montané´s house, director of the School , in Amistad No. 85. A while later lessons were taught at Installations of the School of Medicine of the University of Havana, located in Zanja and Belascoaín and then in 1943 they moved to Carlos III and Ayestarán. Finally, in the 80´s, they went to the current installations of San Jose de las Lajas.

It was the first of its kind in Cuba and the fourth in Latin America. In its classrooms were formed outstanding figures in the history of the Cuban press. The creation of the Professional School of Journalism materialized the unsuccessful attempts that, since the beginning of the 19th century, had been carried out by distinguished intellectuals to create an institution specialized in the preparation of journalists.

 Inaugurated on December 15, 1986 in an area near the picturesque town of San Antonio de los Baños, the International School of Cinema and Television is a very significant center where dozens of students are trained annually in six specialties of the audiovisual sphere.  This center was created within the New Latin American Cinema Foundation. Among the most significant recognitions obtained by this center is the Roselli Prize, awarded at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993. It has also been ranked as one of the four best film schools in the world.

Inaugurated on December 15, 1986 in an area near the picturesque town of San Antonio de los Baños, the International School of Film and Television is a very significant center where dozens of students are trained annually in six specialties of the audiovisual sphere.  This center was created within the New Latin American Cinema Foundation. Among the most significant recognitions obtained by this center is the Roselli Prize, awarded at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993. It has also been ranked as one of the four best film schools in the world.

The project is part of the Integral Health Program with which Cuba extends medical collaboration in solidarity to several countries. It was the result of the thinking and political will of President Fidel Castro, architect of the project. The facility educates young people from various parts of the world in medical sciences free of charge. 

The Manuel Márquez Sterling Professional School of Journalism is the first of its kind in Cuba and the fourth in Latin America. In its classrooms were formed outstanding figures in the history of the Cuban press. On April 21, 1942, the foundation of the Manuel Márquez Sterling Professional School of Journalism was legalized and it opened its doors in October 1943. Three specialization profiles were offered to students: professional journalist (editor-reporter), technical-graphic journalist and journalistic drawing technician.