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The University of Medical Sciences of Matanzas (UCMM) publicly acknowledged that some of the recently issued diplomas have quality issues in the printing.
The institution acknowledged, specifically, “difficulties in preserving the ink”, and urged the affected graduates to contact the General Secretariat of the institution “as soon as possible” to arrange for a reprinting and the necessary signature “in this very month of December.”
In a statement released by TV Yumurí, the UCMM explained that it had been informed "for several days" by graduates who detected the flaw in their documents.
In light of this, he assured that he is already notifying those in this situation to come to the university so they can “address” the problem by reissuing the diploma and subsequently validating it with the signatures of “the relevant authorities.”
The statement —signed by the rector— also included public apologies to the affected graduates and an institutional commitment to resolve the “dissatisfaction caused” by the decision “as soon as possible.”
The university stated that, in its capacity as "public servants," it will work to provide a swift response to those affected.
The incident in Matanzas is known within a broader context of recent controversies related to the issuance and management of academic documentation in Cuba.
The Universidad de Ciego de Ávila Máximo Gómez Báez admitted the issuance of degrees with errors in the registration data (volume, page, and number) and announced their replacement, citing a "technical failure" of the design system used for printing.
University authorities stated that the error is the sole responsibility of the institution and does not affect the legal validity of the studies or the academic rights of the graduates.
However, several students have expressed their concern about the impact this could have on subsequent procedures.
After detecting the failure, analyses were carried out to determine the extent of the problem and the specific impacts.
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