Hebrew University Hosts Singapore’s Prime Minister, Signs Agreements

 April 21, 2016 |The Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, arrived in Israel this week on the first prime ministerial visit since Singapore’s independence 51 years ago and diplomatic relations were established in 1969. The Prime Minister’s first official stop was the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he witnessed the signing of three agreements with the Hebrew University, and where the university conferred upon him an honorary doctorate. The agreements that were signed call for the Hebrew University and the Government of the Republic of Singapore, represented by the National Research Foundation, to continue existing collaborations on joint research and development and educational activities of mutual interest, together with Singapore’s universities and research institutions; and for the Hebrew University, together with National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), to pursue and promote collaboration on joint research and development and educational activities of mutual interest.