The Israeli Ben Gurion University of the Negev announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with the Rabat International University UIR.
A statement issued by the university said that the cooperation will include joint activities in the fields of humanities and social sciences, natural sciences and health.
The Ben Gurion University stated that “these activities will be carried out through research by scholars from the Middle East and North Africa, and joint fields of study, as well as through the exchange of students and lecturers.”
A month ago another agreement was signed between Ben Gurion University and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, to enhance academic cooperation, in the areas of joint research and innovation.
David Govrin, Head of the Israeli Liaison Office in Morocco revealed that a cultural cooperation agreement was established between Morocco and Israel on Sunday September 19, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Mohammed V University and Israel’s Ben Gurion University.
He posted on his Twitter “working on joint projects in various fields, and deepening research into the cultural heritage of Moroccan Jews,” adding that “this cooperation constitutes an additional step to establish peace between the two countries.”
The presidents of the two universities stressed, during the signing ceremony, that this partnership also reflects the universities’ desire to deal with higher education in accordance with the universal values of tolerance, peace and humanity.
Morocco is the fourth Arab country to have established diplomatic relations with Israel as part of the US-brokered Abraham Accords in 2020.
On March 23, Morocco and Israel signed a strategic partnership agreement between Moroccan and Israeli businessmen working in the private sector, to strengthen economic and trade relations.
On July 17, the two countries signed the first cooperation agreement in the field of electronic warfare. The head of the Tel Aviv diplomatic mission in Rabat, the agreement provides for the establishment of cooperation in “research and development and operational areas in cyber.”
On the 26th of the same month, Rabat and Tel Aviv signed an agreement to start promoting tourism in Morocco.
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