Internationalization of the university extension: a diagnostic study at Holguin University

This article shows the conception and the results of a diagnostic study that has as objective the characterization of the management of the internationalization of the university extension at Holguin University and identification of its main strengths and weaknesses. The methodology used included the application of opinion polls and the review of documents; as well as theoretical methods and statistical and qualitative procedures for the processing of the data collected and the obtaining of the expected information, which contributed findings regarding 8 indicators and 21 sub-indicators. The study included a sample of 219 professors (188 professors and 31 executives), that represent 22.9 % of the total of those that occupy these positions in the nine faculties of the university. While progress has been seen, it is evident that the insertion of the international dimension in the university extension has not had the same extent and celerity that in the rest of the university key processes.