Main focus of cooperation
Exchange of experiences and workshops on the following subjects:
- Science
- Sport
- Youth and training
Youth exchange:
- Annual youth exchange in the form of international youth meetings or workshops, organized by Heidelberg’s association of youth organizations, since 1984
- Annual participation by young people from Heidelberg in the International Summer Science Institute hosted by the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot since 1985
- Teacher and pupil exchange
- Participation since 1996 by young people from Rehovot in the International Summer Science School Heidelberg (ISH), an annual international exchange program organized by the City of Heidelberg to encourage young scientists and international exchange
- Exchange of students between the Center for Jewish Studies Heidelberg and the Hebrew University, Campus Rehovot
- Multilateral projects: e.g. workshop on the future of youth work organized by Heidelberg’s association of youth organizations, involving Cambridge, Bautzen, Rehovot and Simferopol (1996)
Exchange between citizens, associations and institutions:
- Exchange between sports clubs
- Exchanges and/or visits involving professional groups, such as research administrators and members of the police and fire services
- Visits by groups of citizens organized by the Heidelberg-Rehovot friendship society
- International sports symposia with Heidelberg’s twin cities organized by Sportkreis Heidelberg in conjunction with the City of Heidelberg and Heidelberg University since 1999
- Close cooperation between Heidelberg research institutes and the Weizmann Institute Rehovot
Cultural exchange:
- Concerts and guest performances in Heidelberg and Rehovot
- Exhibitions in Heidelberg and Rehovot
