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ENVIRONMENT

KKL: seminar for teachers in Israel, July 12th to 19th 2015

From 12 to 19 July 2015 at Zichron Yaakov, the Education Department JNF organizes an international meeting of teachers in Jewish schools. This meeting will be based primarily on pedagogical days which will aim to know, appreciate, develop knowledge, rediscover the Land of Israel through the Bible, water, environment, ecology and visits the land where the JNF has already carried out projects with teachers. These teaching days will be the…

ISI Desk
June 23, 2015

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Tel Aviv University: visit of French Universities chairmen on campus

The delegation consisted of Prof. Christine Clerici, President of the University Paris Diderot, Prof. Jacques Bittoun, President of the University Paris-Sud, Prof. Alain Beretz, President of the University of Strasbourg, Prof. Yannick d’Escatha, President of the University of Technology of Troyes, Prof. Gilles Baillat, President of the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Dr. Marc Renner, vice president of the National Institute of Applied Sciences…

ISI Desk
June 22, 2015

ENVIRONMENT

Israel and World Bank Group Sign Agreement to Share Innovative Best Practices in Water

The Israeli Ministry of Economy has committed $500,000 to the World Bank Group’s Water Global Practice to enhance water knowledge in developing countries facing complex water security challenges. The agreement will focus on sharing water expertise and industry best practices…

ISI Desk
June 22, 2015

PHYSICS

66th IAF International Astronautical Congress, in Jerusalem, October 12-16th, 2015: 3000 delegates and 2000 scientific presentations

The 66th IAF International Astronautical Congress (IAC) shall take place in Jerusalem, Israel, in October, 12-16th 2015. In 1994, Israel very successfully hosted the 47th IAC Congress. Ever since, Israel’s space sector has significantly developed and expanded in diverse areas of interest,…

ISI Desk
June 21, 2015

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NATI (Israel): National authority for technology and innovation

Economy Minister Aryeh Deri and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon submitted a proposal to establish a National Authority for Technology and Innovation (NATI) this morning. The government approved the ministers’ proposal to establish the authority, which will function as the executive…

ISI Desk
June 21, 2015

INTERNATIONAL XX

Mashav (Israel): empowering estearn Europe women through entrepreneurship

MASHAV in cooperation with UNECE organized a program for professionals from Russian speaking countries, to explore aspects of entrepreneurship as a contributor to income generation and employment, including planning, development, and management of small businesses. The program was organized by…

ISI Desk
June 19, 2015

ENVIRONMENT

European climate diplomacy day: Gilles Pécassou (France) speeche at Knesset, June 17th 2015

Dear MK David Amsalem, Chairman of the Interior and Environment Committee, Ladies & gentlemen Members of Knesset, Distinguished European colleagues, This second edition of the European Climate Diplomacy Day is of special importance this year. In about 200 days we…

ISI Desk
June 19, 2015

INTERNATIONAL XX

Major Pan-European Operator Expands Deployment of RAD‚s Service Assured Access Solutions

A major Western European Tier 1 service provider is now expanding its deployment of RAD‚s award-winning Service Assured Access (SAA) solutions. The order is valued at more than $20 million dollars over three years. The RAD solutions, based on the…

ISI Desk
June 17, 2015

MEDICINE

‘Goldilocks’ flowering shrub indigenous to Israel improves insulin secretion and glucose absorption in Type II Diabet

Ingesting an indigenous Israeli aromatic shrub called Chiliadenus iphionoides (more commonly, “sharp varthemia” or “Goldilocks”) could improve insulin secretion and glucose absorption in people with Type II diabetes, according to plant biologist Jonathan Gorelick, scientific director of the Judea Regional…

ISI Desk
June 17, 2015

MEDICINE

Tel Aviv University: programming DNA to reverse antibiotic resistance in bacteria

A group of leading scientists of ESCMID has warned that Britain and Europe collectively could face more than a million deaths in an impending “Antibiotic Armageddon” unless more is spent on developing new cures, rapid diagnostics and preventative measures to combat the…

ISI Desk
June 16, 2015

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