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By: Shoshanna Solomon - June 3, 2021
In what is being hailed as a first-of-a-kind agreement, Tel Aviv University and an unnamed university in the UAE have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a joint Israeli-Emirati Water Research Institute.
The institute will have researchers focusing on finding water resources and solutions for desert areas and will also enable student and faculty exchange programs, Prof. Milette Shamir, VP for international affairs at Tel Aviv University, said in a phone interview.
This is a first agreement between Tel Aviv University and an entity in the UAE, she said, calling it significant in scope and in content.
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