The Florida-Israel Institute was created in 1988 by the Florida legislature.
The Institute is co-sponsored by Broward Community College and Florida Atlantic University
The primary mission of the Florida-Israel Institute is to initiate and facilitate in the development of stronger direct research, economic, cultural, educational, and social ties between Florida and Israel. We do this through sponsoring or co-sponsoring cooperative academic and commerce activities such as conferences and symposia and bilateral commerce forums, student and faculty exchange, cultural exchange, and the enhancement of language training skills between the post secondary institutions in Florida and Israel.
Florida-Israel Institute is unique. We are a public organization, located at a University, whose sole purpose is to promote the Florida-Israel connection. We also administer a scholarship program for Israeli college students who study in one of the Florida public higher-education institutes.
We are not part of the Jewish Federation and we are not a fundraising organization although we do partner with other organizations for specific projects.Over the past 17 years, we have created or helped with many projects (click on 'Archives' to see).
What are Florida-Israel Institute’s goals?
1. Address problems important to both states (such as technology for agriculture, homeland security, beach erosion, etc) by matching relevant academic research done at Florida universities with research conducted at the Israel higher-education institutes, and promote solutions to such problems.
2. Promote business and trade between Florida and Israel.
3. Promote the Florida and Israel education at all levels.
4. Promote Study abroad in Israel.
What services does the Florida-Israel Institute initiate and/or sponsor (or co-sponsor)?
- Joint Florida-Israel conferences, symposia and trade forums.
- Israeli scientists, academicians and educators trip and living expenses when coming to Florida to collaborate with their Florida counterparts.
- Florida faculty's trips to Israel to conduct research relevant to the FII mission.
- Logistic support of target joint research activities.
- Scholarship program for Israeli students in Florida
- Subsidizing Florida students who wish to study in Israel.
- Cultural and academic programs such as an Israeli Film series, the Florida-Israel Lecture series and Florida-Israel Concert series.
