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UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk (front row, center left) and Tamir Sheafer, president of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (front row, center right), sign a memorandum of understanding between UCLA’s Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies and Hebrew University, surrounded by representatives of the two institutions and friends and supporters. The two leaders also signed an MOU creating a framework to jointly pursue biomedical research.

UCLA Newsroom, September 23, 2026

UCLA has signed two memorandums of understanding with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, opening new avenues for collaboration in biomedical research, teaching, scholarly exchange and other academic activities.

The agreements were signed Sept. 22 at UCLA by Chancellor Julio Frenk and Hebrew University President Tamir Sheafer.

One calls for the joint development of a UCLA–Hebrew University Biomedical Research Collaboration, which would identify research priorities, encourage interdisciplinary projects and create opportunities for learning, discovery and scientific exchange. The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA will manage this effort on UCLA’s behalf.

“By bringing together complementary expertise and resources, we can help accelerate discoveries that benefit patients far beyond our own institutions,” said Dr. Steven Dubinett, dean of the Geffen School of Medicine and associate vice chancellor for research. “Establishing this framework is an important first step.”

A separate five-year agreement between the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, a constituent part of the UCLA International Institute, and The Hebrew University lays the groundwork for a broad range of academic activities, including faculty and scholar visits, graduate and professional student exchanges, joint conferences and research programs, and cooperation in postgraduate education and training. Specific activities will be developed as funding, space and other resources become available.

“I am delighted that with this MOU, the Nazarian Center and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem signal their formal intent to work together on a broad variety of mutually beneficial academic activities,” said the center’s director, Steven E. Zipperstein. “We are thrilled to launch this collaboration with our colleagues in Jerusalem.”

Source: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-hebrew-university-expand-academic-and-research-ties.