January 19, 2023, the Tropical Disease Institute received a visit from the Airlangga University Faculty of Medicine student organization (CIMSA). This visit consisted of foreign students from the Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais Brazil and the Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, this visit saw activities in several laboratories such as Human Genetics, Avian Influenza, Natural Products (NPMRD), and gastroenterology. it is hoped that this visit will be able to share information related to activities, collaboration, and research that is being developed at the Institute for Tropical Diseases which can later become an attraction for foreign researchers so that collaboration can be created later.