A new fellowship designed to build and invest in tomorrow’s leaders of Israel-Asia relations has opened in Israel.

The Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship, which was launched by the Jerusalembased Israel-Asia Center, is designed to supplement the university study programmes of Asian students studying in Israel, providing them with the high-level access, contacts, skill-set and support network necessary to build long-term, strategic partnerships between Israel and Asia throughout their future careers.

The 12 fellows from China, India, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan – range from bachelor degree holders to postdoctoral students, in the fields of study and research that include agricultural science, environmental economics and green energy policy, business  and economics, environmental science, civil and environmental engineering, conflict resolution, Middle Eastern studies, Holocaust history and education, and architecture and design.