The Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise (SHARE), marked its launch on Monday, 19 September 2016 with a special event attended by University leaders, Diplomats and Researchers from both Singapore and Israel.
SHARE is a new research and innovation center of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, located in Singapore. This is the first HUJ center outside of Israel and marks a refocus of the university’s international strategy towards Asia.
SHARE came into existence following Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsieng Loong’s historic visit to Israel in April 2016. The first stop on this visit was the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where PM Lee received an honorary doctorate and signed an agreement to establish a centre to advance research collaboration between the two countries. Under this agreement, SHARE will serve as a hub for research, scholarship, entrepreneurships and postgraduate training and add to Singapore’s already vibrant R&D ecosystem.
Ambassador Yael Rubinstein, Israel’s ambassador to Singapore, was the Guest of Honor, at the Launch event. Speaking about her alma mater, where she earned two degrees, Ambassador emphasized the importance of academic collaboration and the excellent researchers which both Singapore and HUJ produce.
Also speaking at the launch event, Professor Low Teck Seng, Chief Executive Officer, National Research Foundation, welcomed SHARE as the newest member of the Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE). CREATE was established as an international research hub to develop long-term partnerships between Singapore and world-leading universities.