Valente Cuambe (Mozambican). Background in Physics. Completed a Ph.D. in Astrophysics, specializing in modeling Solar Flares. He has skills in several programming languages. Worked, since 2008, as an university lecturer in the Department of Physics. He coordinated the Portuguese-language Office of Astronomy for Development in Mozambique and was part of the commission that approved Mozambique as a member of the International Astronomy Union (IAU).