Haaretz.com: U.S. university presidents visit Israel to strengthen academic ties
A delegation of American university presidents arrived in Israel Monday on a visit organized by the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC) Project Interchange. The project aims to explain Israel’s policies to the leaders of U.S. academic institutions and to strengthen scientific collaboration between the two countries.
The visit takes place amid attempts to impose an academic boycott of Israel and controversy over Israel on U.S. campuses between the right and the left.
The delegation, including representatives of Rice University, Houston; the University of California, San Diego; the universities of Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, South Carolina and Virginia, met yesterday with Education Minister Yuli Tamir. The guests expressed interest in student exchanges with Israeli universities, but noted the language barrier as an obstacle to American students. Tamir said the Education Ministry would support the establishment of English-language programs for the universities’ visiting students.
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