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On Friday, 21 February 2025, the Ambassador of Brazil, Gabriel Boff Moreira, accompanied by his wife Bianca Tapajos Santos Boff Moreira and the Honorary Consul of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Daniel Sajták, visited our University. The guests were received by the Rector Jozef Nagy and the Bursar of the University Róbert Schréter.

At the beginning of the first visit of the representatives of the largest country in South America, Rector Jozef Nagy presented the history and present of our university, pedagogical and research activities, which ensure the university's place among the best veterinary universities in the European area. The Bursar Róbert Schréter presented the current activities in terms of the development of the University, the extensive reconstruction and the creation of favourable conditions for the provision of study programmes and the innovation of scientific and research activities of individual departments. Together with the Honorary Consul Daniel Sajták, they agreed that the level of the University is in many ways able to appeal to Brazilian students who might be interested in studying veterinary medicine in English.

From right Rector Jozef Nagy, Brazilian Ambassador Gabriel Boff Moreira with his wife Bianca Tapajos Santos
and Honorary Consul of the Federative Republic of Brazil in Slovakia Daniel Sajták

Brazilian Ambassador Gabriel Boff Moreira, who has been representing the Federative Republic of Brazil in Slovakia since October 2023, presented the basic background of the interest in cooperation in the field of agriculture. He introduced the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company Embrapa, which was founded by the country's federal government in 1973 with the aim of creating the technological basis for a truly tropical model of agriculture and animal husbandry. The aim of this initiative was to ensure Brazil's food security and leadership in the international market for food, fibre and energy. Today, Embrapa is one of the largest agricultural research corporations in the world. It is under the umbrella of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) and seeks to achieve its goals in dialogue with farmers, scientific organizations, and government and civil society.

Rector Jozef Nagy sees room for cooperation in the field of veterinary medicine and food hygiene, regenerative medicine, or in the field of biological and pharmaceutical sciences. Ambassador Moreira expressed his conviction about the success of possible cooperation also at the third level of higher education in the fields offered by UVLF. The topics raised could be further elaborated during the tour of the University, when the guests visited selected departments, in particular the University Veterinary Hospital, the Clinical Skills Centre and the Clinical Housing Facilities.

From left Jozef Nagy, Gabriel Boff Moreira, Daniel Sajták, Róbert Schréter