BGU Partners with MIT
June 3, 2014
The Boston Globe — MIT’s International Science and Technology Initiative and BGU, which has a prominent Faculty of Engineering Sciences, have established a seed fund that will help pay for faculty and scientists at the two schools to embark on new research endeavors.
“The sky is the limit,” says Prof. Joseph (Yosi) Kost, dean of BGU’s Faculty of Engineering Sciences.
BGU Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences Prof. Joseph Kost, BGU Rector Prof. Zvi HaCohen, MIT-Israel Faculty Director Prof. Christine Ortiz signed the first MIT-Israel/BGU Seed Fund on May 25.
“We’re very much looking forward to taking advantage of this seed fund so that we can eventually extend it even further.”
While MIT has similar seed funds with universities in other countries, the agreement is the first it has established in Israel.
David Dolev, managing director of the MIT-Israel program, says the new program will bolster ties between the scientific communities at both schools and elsewhere.
“It’s a very exciting time for us, and we hope to be an example for other institutions and universities in Israel that want to launch partnerships with MIT,” says Dolev.
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