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The President of Mozambique takes time out from his Olympic commitments to pay a visit to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.

The President of Mozambique took time out from his Olympic commitments on Friday to pay a visit to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.

President Emilio Guebuza, who has led the Republic of Mozambique since 2005, was welcomed to the College’s South Kensington Campus by Pro Rector (Enterprise) Edward Astle.

The President, who is currently visting the UK to attend Olympic events, was accompanied by Mozambique’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Oldemiro Baloi, and its High Commissioner to the UK, Mr Carlos dos Santos.

Research links between 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and Mozambique include ’s research on HIV prevention and support given to help tackle the parasitic disease Schistosomiasis by the College’s Schishtosomiasis Control Initiative led by from the .

The President was brought up-to-date on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s research with a tour of the laboratory facilities in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering, led by Professor Jan Cilliers, the Head of Department. Professor Weber and , Head of the Department of Surgery and Cancer then accompanied the President on a tour of the ’s laboratories in the Sir Alexander Fleming Building.

During the tour Professor Nicholson outlined the Department’s research strategy and highlighted innovations in surgical technology such as the intelligent knife, which analyses smoke from cauterising tissue to investigate whether the tissue is healthy, cancerous or infected. then gave a presentation on research work on parasitology and hepatitis in Ivory Coast and the Gambia.

The visit concluded with a lunch meeting with the President & Rector Sir Keith O'Nions.