Pioneering Genetic Conservation Research
A partnership between NUST and the University College Dublin
NUST and the University College Dublin (UCD) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that advances genetic conservation research. The MOU establishes a collaboration between NUST’s Biodiversity Research Centre (BRC), renowned for its conservation expertise, and UCD’s cutting-edge genetic research facilities and scientific know-how.
Honouring the significance of this partnership, the ceremony welcomed distinguished guests, including Namibia’s Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Hon Jenelly Matundu; Her Excellency Bronagh Carr, the Ambassador of Ireland to Namibia based in Lusaka, Zambia, and the newly appointed Honorary Consul of Ireland to Namibia, Dr Patrick Murphy. Their presence underscored the diplomatic and international importance of this collaboration.