Business could benefit from University of Haifa, Sorbonne pact

From: Jerusalem Post | Date: May 23, 2006| Author: JUDY SIEGEL | Copyright information


Jerusalem Post

05-23-2006

Headline: Business could benefit from University of Haifa, Sorbonne pact
Byline: JUDY SIEGEL
Edition; Daily
Section: Economics
Page: 17

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 -- Joint French-Israeli research activity in the new field of applied language and several other areas will be made possible with the signing last week of an "historic" agreement of cooperation between the University of Haifa and the Sorbonne in Paris.

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