Last Thursday, the third Euro-Asia seminar was held at HIT-Holon Institute of Technology in collaboration with the Israeli Foreign Ministry, uniting ambassadors and other officials to discuss cooperation.The hybrid seminar brought together Ambassador of Azerbaijan His Excellency Mukhtar Mammadov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan H.E. Jakhongir Aminov, and Ambassador of Kazakhstan, H.E Daulet Yemberdiyev, along with representatives of the Regional Cooperation Ministry and a delegation of young influencers from academia, media, economics, and government from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Georgia.
In his opening remarks, president of HIT Prof. Eduard Yakubov said that the seminar was a faithful expression of HIT’s vision and its desire to serve as a bridge between cultures and peoples and be an engine for building new bridges between nations and religions.
Yakubov spoke about three reality-changing future projects that, in his opinion, are of global importance: the Three Seas Project; global tourism; and digital medical technology.The three seas he refers to are the Caspian, the Aral, and the Dead Sea, their location playing a crucial role in the countries they border. In view of the global weather crisis, shared climate studies reflect that it is possible to improve trends.Encouraging global tourism along the Silk Road trail
Encouraging global tourism along the ancient Silk Road trail can connect countries in the development of tech-tourism. The third project is HIT’s innovative academic program in Digital Medical Technologies [training Israel’s future technologically-savvy doctors and clinical data analysts] that provides useful tools for the digitization of entire medical systems throughout Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. All three ambassadors hailed their own countries’ strong ties with Israel and HIT, and promoted collaborations in academia and innovation.Mammadov said, “The partnership with HIT is an example of the strengthening of international ties and the promotion of collaborations in academia and innovation,” and that he appreciated “the opportunity to get to know this leading institution and its impressive activity.” Aminov added, “HIT is an academic institution that combines academic excellence with innovation, and we are happy to see the strengthening of ties between our institutions.”The seminar participants welcomed the opportunity to work together for the benefit of their countries and the world at large.
Yemberdiyev emphasized that the seminar demonstrated “the importance of international cooperation in the fields of science and technology – for the sake of our countries and the entire world.”This seminar showcases HIT’s extensive international activity with the Eurasian countries in the region. Its connections with these countries are fruit of its vision to act as a bridge between cultures and peoples – and to promote Israel’s strategic interest of strengthening the state’s relations with the Muslim countries that support it – and with those who provided refuge to Jews escaping the horrors of the Holocaust.HIT-Holon Institute of Technology is sponsoring a portion of the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York on June 3, 2024. For more information, visit www.jpost.com/AC24