The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) and Ben Gurion University (BGU) of the Negev signed historic agreements with Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University this week, which would "promote academic collaborations."
The agreements were achieved due to the initiation of diplomatic relations between Israel and Morocco last December with the Abraham Accords.
History in the making! @HebrewU to partner w/Morocco's @UM6P_officiel. In the works: student exchanges, joint research projects, collaborative degrees. It's all part of the Abraham Accords which normalizes ties between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Mabrook & Mazal tov!
— Hebrew University (@HebrewU) August 19, 2021
Such collaborations between the institutions include "joint research and collaborative degrees" and "innovation on a global scale," as well as the "exchange of publications and academic materials."
The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, alongside BGU, is set to "tackle the world's food and water challenges." It will also focus on other sustainability issues such as energy and ecological restoration.
"We take pride in being one of the first Israeli universities to formalize a relationship with our esteemed Moroccan counterpart," HU president Asher Cohen stated. "We look forward to the many ways this collaboration will benefit our two countries and the region at large."
Hebrew University has made many academic achievements and advancements recently, as it was reported on Sunday that the university was ranked in the Top 100 alongside the Technion and the Weizmann Institute of Science in this year’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by Shanghai Ranking.
Zev Stub contributed to this report.