Aga Khan Development Network: His Highness the Aga Khan visits Portugal on the occasion of His Golden Jubilee

Lisbon, Portugal, 12 July 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan and His Eminence D. Jose Policarpo, the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon and Chancellor of the University, today witnessed the historic signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Aga Khan University (AKU) and the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP). The agreement of academic collaboration was signed at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon, by Professor Manuel Braga da Cruz, Rector of the UCP and Firoz Rasul, President AKU as part of efforts to foster international understanding and scholarly cooperation between diverse cultures and faiths.

	His Highness the Aga Khan meets with Professor Jose Mariano Gago, Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Aga Khan University (AKU) and the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP). Also present are Professor Manuel Braga da Cruz, Rector of the UCP, Firoz Rasul, President of AKU and His Eminence D. José Policarpo the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon and Chancellor of the University. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte


	Professor Manuel Braga da Cruz and Firoz Rasul exchange agreements after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Aga Khan University and the Catholic University of Portugal. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte