"We are very excited about the agreements reached with leading Israeli research institutions and we will diligently work towards benefiting from this association. We will also actively pursue exchange of faculty and students to strengthen these ties", James said.
Karunya University is also in the process of formulating joint projects with Technion on food processing and aerospace engineering.
Besides joint scientific projects, the Coimbatore-based University is also mulling the establishment of a 'Centre of Excellence in History and Archaeology of the Land of Bible' with the support of Institute of Archaeology of Hebrew University.
Karunya University has also established a Museum in its Outreach Office in Jerusalem depicting 'Jewish Heritage in India', which has a photo gallery and several models and also the replica of the Copper Plate Charter given to the Jewish leader in 1000 AD by the king of Kerala.
The models on display include that of the Pardesi Synagogue of Mattanchery of Jews of Cochin in Kerala.
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