The delegation from the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Roy White, Director of the Aga Khan Academy, Maputo, welcomed the President of Timor-Leste and gave a presentation on the AKDN in the world and in Mozambique. This was followed by a visit to the school campus, with the opportunity to interact with the Academy's students, who welcomed President José Ramos-Horta. At the end of his visit, the President of East Timor said that ‘(...) for the first time I have had contact with this Academy, which is exceptional in its pedagogical design, in the provision of infrastructure and conditions for the children, it is a model that would be ideal for many countries (...) although of course, not everyone has the possibility to do it with such quality, both in terms of physical infrastructure, but also equipment so that the students can benefit from the infrastructure and the quality of the teachers.  This project is a model of inspiration throughout the world, for countries, governments, foundations and the United Nations system.’

The president left the following testimony in the Aga Khan Academy Book of Honour: ‘I salute the mandate of His Highness the Aga Khan and the meritorious work of the AKDN in Mozambique, Timor-Leste's sister country, and in the world.I commend the vision and values of the Aga Khan Academy in training future women and men who can contribute to a more just and prosperous society’.

East Timor is a member of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP).The CPLP was founded in 1996 and functions as a multilateral forum aimed at strengthening mutual friendship and cooperation between its member states, and includes Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and East Timor.

The Aga Khan Academy - Maputo, located in the city of Matola, develops national intellectual talent of exceptional calibre so that its students become future leaders in Mozambique. The Academy is part of an integrated network of world-class schools that offer an international standard of education of excellence, from pre-primary to pre-university, with a rigorous academic and leadership experience. Linked to its rigorous academic programme are the guiding principles of the Aga Khan Academies, which encompass five strands integrated into the curriculum: Ethics, Pluralism, Economics for Development, Cultures, Governance and Civil Society.  The Aga Khan Academy - Maputo, which is bilingual (Portuguese and English) in its teaching and certified to teach the International Baccalaureate curriculum, offers students from all provinces of the country, as well as international students, the possibility of living and studying at the school, via the student residences.