<p>Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research (WeSchool) has announced their collaboration with three Hi-Tec International Universities in Israel - Tel-Aviv University, Ben-Gurion University of Negev, and IDC Herzliya.<br><br>WeSchool with campuses in Mumbai and Bengaluru has signed a five year MoU with the Israeli Universities for seeking possibilities to enhance mutual academic exchanges that include a wide range of activities such as - exchange of students, research scholars and faculty, exchange of academic information, materials and programs, joint research activities and publications, co-organizing joint conferences and workshops as well as international training, participation in seminars and academic programs, special short-term academic programmes, research visits for students and scholarship plans of mutual interest.<br><br>David Akov Consul General, Consulate General of Israel, Mumbai said, "It shows that education & research has become an important area in strengthening the flourishing Indo-Israel relations and the universities on both sides are equally eager to collaborate with each other. It was your first visit to Israel."<br><br>The collaboration with Israel Universities will broaden the horizon for Indian education and gather added global opportunities in the space of design, innovation and entrepreneurship. This academic collaboration will provide a blend of cultural exchange and artistic activities for students of both the nations. With bilateral trade between India and Israel standing at about $5 billion, a free trade agreement on the anvil and agreements in place for joint research program, these agreements are seen as bridges to further strengthen the education-sector collaboration between the two countries.<br><br>(BW Online Bureau)</p>
