UAEAmbassador H.E. Mohamed Al Khaja is at home in a university environment, and there was great warmth in his visit to Technion on May 30th 2021, in the spirit of the Abraham Accords, which are a series of treaties normalizing diplomatic relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco. The Ambassador has a degree in political science from Northeastern University in Boston and an MBA from Vienna University of Economics and Business.
THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS HAVE OPENED UP EXTENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL COLLABORATION. MEDICINE, HEALTH, AND SCIENCE ARE SUBJECTS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE.
– Prof Uri Sivan
On tour for real at Technion City, Ambassador Al Khaja zoomed down to nano dimensions with a close look at the Technion Nano Bible, and touched base with top Technion research achievements, including discoveries of Technion’s Nobel Laureates. He also connected with some Technion-born startup legends, such as Mazor Robotics, founded on the basis of technology developed by Prof. Moshe Shoham, and Novocure, founded by Prof. Yoram Palti.
“I am very honored to be the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Israel, and consider myself as an ambassador of peace and cooperation… We must work together to change the perception of people in the Middle East,” said Ambassador Al Khaja. “I will be happy to further encourage innovation and joint research between the Technion and our country, especially on issues associated with water and food security.”
THE TECHNION IS AN ESTEEMED RESEARCH CENTER WITH A WORLD REPUTATION, AND WE WILL BE DELIGHTED TO COLLABORATE ON ANY RESEARCH THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELLBEING OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE REGION.
– Ambassador H.E. Mohamed Al Khaja
