The Ambassador of Israel to Cyprus, H.E. Mr Shmuel Revel, accompanied by Deputy Chief of Mission, Noga Caspi, visited UNIC this week and met with the University’s President of the Council, Professor Nicos Kartoukoullis.
After welcoming the delegation on campus, Prof. Kartakoullis reflected on the University’s collaboration with Israeli actors spanning over 12 years. He made particular reference to the training/education programmes aimed at senior executives and officials in the sports industry and local government, implemented in cooperation with Wingate, the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sports, as well as local government. Cooperation also extends to the many conferences that have taken place over the years and to the series of events planned in the near future.
The University’s Events Manager, Ms Despo Stylianou, then informed the Ambassador of upcoming joint activities, with specific reference to the Israeli groups planned to visit Cyprus for training purposes, as well as the forthcoming visit of the twenty Mayors from Israel at the beginning of May 2019. The Ambassador was briefed on their schedule, as well as on the high-profile international conference on Sports Tourism to be hosted at the end of the year in Eilat, Israel.
The Ambassador expressed satisfaction with UNIC’s excellent ongoing cooperation with Israel and outlined possible areas of collaboration for the future. He stressed in particular the successful collaboration with the University’s Medical School, in carrying out a number of the School’s educational and research projects. Finally, the Ambassador welcomed the invitation extended by Professor Kartoukoullis to greet and deliver a welcome address to the visiting delegation of Israeli Mayors during the training programme at UNIC in May.