An agreement that formalizes ways and methods for an exchange of faculty and students between Israel and the State University of New York (SUNY) and for bringing groups of students from New York to the universities in Israel was signed Monday at the Haifa University.
Chancellor Ernest L. Boyer of SUNY signed for the university while the Israeli side was represented by seven delegates of the seven institutes of higher education in Israel. Present at the signing ceremony were also representatives of the Israeli and U.S. governments.
Israeli academicians regard the agreement as of great importance to the development of the academic strata in Israel which will be helped by the facilities of the 64 SUNY campuses. As one step towards the realization of this agreement, SUNY is establishing a distinguished Israeli visiting scholars program to honor outstanding representatives of Israeli institutions of higher learning and to enable the 64 campuses of the New York university to benefit from visits of distinguished teachers and researchers.
Israeli faculty members will be able to attend the New York campuses from one week to a full academic year. It was also hoped that the agreement will enhance the academic dialogue between Israeli and American scientists, promote research and strengthen ties between academicians and scientists.
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