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The Ambassador was joined by Dr Ana Franchi, President of CONICET, Argentina’s National Scientific and Technical Research Council, led a lively discussion about Argentina’s research priorities and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Prof Lu outlining our shared commitment to research collaboration.

Professor Lu said:

“We are honoured to have hosted a visit from the Argentine Ambassador. ������ is fortunate to have a number of research collaborations and strong relations across Argentina. Our MoU with CONICET will provide a strong foundation to develop future collaborative projects and new partnerships in the years to come.”

The delegation had an interactive demonstration of technology developed by the ������ Institute for People-Centred Artificial Intelligence, the newly-formed pan-university AI Institute. They also met with academics from the School of Veterinary Medicine to learn about their research on sheep vaccination in Rio Negro, Argentina, and discussed ������’s One Health, One Medicine approach to research across the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.

They ended the day with a trip to , the fourth largest University-owned research park in the country and a major centre of excellence in technology, science, health and engineering for businesses of all sizes. Hosted by Chief Executive Officer Grant Bourhill, they discussed how ������ Technology Centre delivers added value through their outstanding enterprise ecosystem.