Dr. Florian Kongoli had the pleasure of meeting with Prof. Jose Alberto Naves Cocota Jr., the Director of the School of Mining at the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) in Brazil. Their discussion centered around university mining research, sustainability, and the upcoming SIPS Assis International Symposium. Prof. Jorge Bréscia and Prof. Paulo Assis from UFOP were also present, as well as Márcio Abdo de Freitas from the Convention and Visitor Bureau (CVB). They had a fruitful exchange of ideas and collaboration.

Dr. Florian Kongoli, CEO of FLOGEN Technologies Inc. and Chairman of FLOGEN Stars Outreach, with Prof. Jose Alberto Naves Cocota Jr., the Director of the School of Mining at the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP), Prof. Jorge Bréscia, Prof. Paulo Assis, and Márcio Abdo de Freitas from the Convention and Visitor Bureau (CVB), Brazil, August 2023

He had the pleasure of meeting with Prof. Herminio Arias Nalini Júnior, the Vice Rector of the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) in Brazil. Their discussion revolved around university research, sustainability, and the upcoming SIPS Assis International Symposium. Also present in the meeting were Antoninho Tavares Dos Santos and Márcio Abdo de Freitas from the Convention and Visitor Bureau (CVB), as well as Prof. Paulo Assis and Prof. Jorge Bréscia from UFOP. They had a productive conversation with valuable insights and collaboration.

Dr. Florian Kongoli, CEO of FLOGEN Technologies Inc. and Chairman of FLOGEN Stars Outreach, with Vice Rector of the Federal University of Ouro Preto ( UFOP), Antoninho Tavares Dos Santos and Márcio Abdo de Freitas from the Convention and Visitor Bureau (CVB), and Prof. Paulo Assis and Prof. Jorge Bréscia from UFOP, Brazil, August 2023

Meeting with Prof. Wilson Jose Guerra, the Director of the Department of Environment and Geology of Petroleum at Gorceix Foundation, was a pleasure in his office in Ouro Preto. Along with Prof. Paulo Assis, they had a great discussion and enjoyed his humor. They also had an exciting tour of the departments, where they learned about a new sustainable applied research initiative. This initiative aims to use dam waste material to build construction bricks and provide additional iron pellets to the steel industry. Prof. Guerra, Prof. Assis, and Dr. Florian Kongoli are pictured together in the photo.

Dr. Florian Kongoli, CEO of FLOGEN Technologies Inc. and Chairman of FLOGEN Stars Outreach, with Prof. Wilson José Guerra,the Director of the Department of Environment and Geology of Petroleum at Gorceix Foundation, and Prof. Paulo Assis from Federal University of Ouro Preto( UFOP), Brazil, August 2023