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Ambassador of Israel visits BITS Pilani Goa

THE GOAN NETWORK | NOVEMBER 29, 2022, 12:12 AM IST

Naor Gilon with Prof Suman Kundu.

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Ambassador of Israel Naor Gilon visited BITS Pilani Goa recently to interact with students on India Israel relations and the way forward. Ambassador was welcomed by Prof Suman Kundu, director of BITS Pilani along with the organizers of the visit, Prof Rajesh Mehrotra, associate dean, International Programmes and Collaboration Division (IPCD) and Dr Anirban Roy, faculty at the department of chemical engineering. Introducing Israeli culture, history, international relations and strategy, the Ambassador explained how his country is developed as a hub of successful start-ups. Speaking on bilateral relations evolving between India and Israel over the last few decades, he discussed on cooperation in areas of water, agriculture, innovation, defense, energy and space. He encouraged students to consider Israel as a higher education destination with some of the best universities in the world offering advanced scientific and research-based curriculum. BITS Pilani has recently signed the MoU with Ben Gurion University of Negev which, in addition to existing MoU of Tel Aviv University, strengthens the relationship with Israeli universities.


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