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© arsenypopel – stock.adobe.com Investments in Israeli technology industry drops by more than 50%
In a recent publication the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) recorded a 55% drop in investments in startups. The IIA report highlights the need to increase government investment in the high-tech sector.
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© kirill_makarov – stock.adobe.comEuropean Commission under pressure to give guidance on science collaboration with Israel
More universities are seeking official guidance from the European Commission as they struggle to assess whether Israeli institutions are still eligible to join Horizon Europe projects, as the Israeli war against Hamas is raising ethical questions across academia.
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© didiksaputra – stock.adobe.comGerman Rectors’ Conference declares solidarity with Israeli universities
Thousands of academics and scientists worldwide have issued a call against boycotts and marginalising practices towards Israeli researchers. The President of the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) has also signed the declaration and published a letter of solidarity from the HRK.
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© SValeriia – stock.adobe.com Bar-Ilan University receives 260 million dollar donation for tech investment
Bar-Ilan University has received an anonymous 260 million dollar donation earmarked for science and technology development. The unnamed donor was a Jewish North American and graduate of Columbia University who served in World War II, the university says.
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© Hryhorii – stock.adobe.comEU convenes Association Council as Gaza boycotts spread
As more European universities review or cut ties with Israel, the EU will discuss its association agreement with Israel, which underpins scientific relations. It will therefore convene the EU-Israel Association Council. A concrete date for the meeting has not yet been set.
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© Sergey Nivens – stock.adobe.com Bessel Research Prize for Israeli quantum physicist Ofer Firstenberg
Prof. Dr. Ofer Firstenberg from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, has been awarded a Bessel Research Prize by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The Israeli quantum physicist works together with the Institute of Applied Physics at the University of Bonn.
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© kasto – stock.adobe.com Research and teaching in Israel normalising after October 7
A current radio report in Deutschlandradio’s ‘Campus and Career’ programme takes a look at the situation of German researchers and students at Israeli universities after October 7.
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© Max-Planck-GesellschaftFellowship programme for researchers in the field of international private law
The war in the Middle East also affects the academic community. In view of this, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law is offering a fellowship programme for affected researchers from Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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© Eureka NetworkNew Eureka Germany and Israel call for projects will launch on 21 May 2024
The Israel Innovation Authority and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) will provide access to public funding for joint projects. The new call for projects will open on 21 May 2024.
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© sippapas – stock.adobe.com ATHENE: New German-Israeli research cooperation on cybersecurity in the energy sector
ATHENE, the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity in Germany, and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of the State of Israel are launching a new collaborative research programme. Researchers from Israeli universities and ATHENE scientists will develop solutions to cybersecurity issues in the energy sector.
