Israeli and UAE warplanes flew together in Greece’s largest military exercise; Israel-Finland Pilot Program launched; number of Israeli-Arab hi-tech students doubles, and much more!
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Israeli and UAE jets exercise together
The Israel Air Force, along with pilots from the United Arab Emirates, United States, Greece, Italy and Cyprus took part of Iniohos 2019 – Greece’s largest military exercise.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israel-Air-Force-in-Greece-as-part-of-Iniohos-2019-585993
Finland is a hi-tech partner
The Israel-Finland Pilot Program has been launched by the Israel Innovation Authority and the Helsinki Business Hub. It will help Israeli and Helsinki-area companies to co-develop technologies, products and services including digital health, smart mobility and communications.
https://www.israel21c.org/israel-and-finland-launch-digital-health-collaboration/
Number of Israeli-Arab hi-tech students doubles
The number of Arab Israelis studying high-tech subjects at Israeli universities and colleges has doubled in six years. In 2018, 3,778 Arab students (12% of Israeli students) were studying high-tech subjects for BA degrees.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/number-of-arab-israelis-studying-high-tech-doubles-since-2012/
Advice to female entrepreneurs
I reported previously (16th Feb) on the wound care system from Israel’s Nanomedic Technologies. Nanomedic CEO and mother of three, Chen Barak, advises female entrepreneurs to get support from their family and not to give up or compromise on their career.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/dont-compromise-do-what-you-love-nanomedic-ceo-tells-female-entrepreneurs/
Israeli-Druze doctor honored on Independence Day
Ziv Medical Center’s Dr. Salman Zarka was head of “Operation Good Neighbor” in which, for six years, Israel provided critical care to thousands of Syrian victims of its civil war. Dr. Zarka was given the honor of lighting a torch on Israel’s Independence Day (see below).
https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-israeli-doctor-honored-for-saving-thousands-of-syrian-lives/
500 multinationals in the Startup Nation
The State of Innovation,” published by Start-Up Nation Central (SNC) and PwC Israel, reports that over 500 multinational corporations from some 35 countries are active in Israel. It says they seek the ideas and the entrepreneurial culture emanating from Israel’s 6,000 plus startups.
http://nocamels.com/2019/04/500-global-corporations-35-countries-in-israel/
https://lp.startupnationcentral.org/mnc2019/
London Uni students see Israeli tech up close
52 students from 30 countries (including Saudi Arabia and Sudan) studying at Imperial College London, had an eye-opening tour of tech sites in Israel. These included Mobileye, IBM, Barclays Techstar, OurCrowd and the Technion and Weizmann Institutes.
https://www.israel21c.org/israel-tech-trip-attracts-52-students-from-30-countries/
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