The President of Faculty of Engineering and Sea Science (FECM) of the University of Cape Verde visited CIIMAR in the context of the RISE Project EMERTOX - Emergent Marine Toxins in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean: New Approaches to Assess their Occurrence and Future Scenarios in the Framework of Global Environmental Changes an H2020 MSCA-RISE. The main aims of this visit was to know the facilities, laboratories and services available at CIIMAR as well as the ongoing research projects in order to establish partnerships and define coolaboration plans for the future.