据新华社消息，2021年11月17日，国家主席习近平同以色列总统赫尔佐格通电话。

习近平指出，中方高度重视中以关系，愿同以方以明年庆祝两国建交30周年为契机，推动中以创新全面伙伴关系持续健康稳定发展，更好造福两国人民。

习近平强调，中以经济优势互补，完全能够进行互利共赢的合作。中方愿同以方深化科技、农业、医疗卫生等领域合作，拓展文化、教育、旅游、体育等领域交流合作，厚植两国友好民意基础。欢迎以方积极参与全球发展倡议。

赫尔佐格表示，以方对中国的悠久历史和灿烂文化怀有崇高敬意，由衷敬佩中国人民在习近平主席卓越领导下取得发展成就。以色列人民永远不会忘记中国人民曾向犹太难民伸出的宝贵援手。以方坚定奉行一个中国政策，致力于深化以中友好关系。以方愿同中方一道，办好庆祝两国建交30周年系列活动，加强科技、创新、经济、农业、体育等领域交流合作。

广东以色列理工学院是我国第一所引进以色列优质高等教育资源、具有独立法人资格的中外合作大学。习近平主席和以色列总统赫尔佐格的通话在广以学生中引发热议。大家备受鼓舞，倍感振奋，纷纷表示将积极提升自己，努力成长为具有研究和创新能力的高层次人才，把个人理想追求融入时代大发展的潮流中去，为中以两国友好贡献力量。

广东以色列理工学院校园

2018级林洽同学说：“习主席与以色列总统的通话展现了两国领导人对中以关系的高度重视。作为中以合办的第一所高校的学生，我深刻体会并感受着中以在科技、教育领域合作的点点滴滴。犹太教育中‘虎刺怕’式的创新、质疑精神潜移默化地影响着我。祝愿中以两国友谊长存！”

习近平主席和以色列总统赫尔佐格在通话中描绘的中以两国在科技、创新、经济等领域合作的美好前景让同学们感到十分鼓舞。2019级许子仪同学认为，广以致力于建设高水平的理工科研究型大学，是一个足够满足中以双方合作需求及目标的重要载体。“这是广以长足发展的时代，也是广以学子成长为创新型高科技人才的最好的时代。”

广东以色列理工学院访客与创新中心

2019级庞欣雨同学表示，广以的学生日常能接触到许多来自以色列的老师。不同的文化背景没有阻碍大家的交流，反而让学习、研究的过程更有乐趣，课堂上、校园里，时刻都能让人感受到积极向上、其乐融融的学术氛围。广以的师资团队中，大部分老师从以色列理工学院直接派来。老师们在广以积极融入中国生活，感受中国文化魅力，与学生们建立了深厚的感情和友谊。2020年年初，当中国疫情较为严峻时，广东以色列理工学院外籍教师向武汉市第三人民医院全额捐赠一批医疗防护物资。

外籍教师向武汉市第三人民医院捐赠医疗防护物资

4月以色列疫情告急时，广东以色列理工学院学生和家长也慷慨解囊，捐赠一批抗疫医疗物资支援以色列理工学院。两国之间的“爱心接力”，真切体现了中以两国人民的深厚情谊。

广以学生家长捐赠抗疫医疗物资支援以色列理工学院

According to Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a phone conversation with his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, on November 17, 2021.

Xi noted that China will take the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Israel next year as an opportunity to promote the sustained, healthy and stable development of their innovative comprehensive partnership.

Xi stressed that China and Israel have complementary economic advantages, and are fully capable of carrying out mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation. China is ready to deepen cooperation with Israel in such fields as science and technology, agriculture and health care, and expand exchanges and cooperation with Israel in culture, education, tourism, sports and other areas, so as to lay a solid foundation for the friendly public opinion between the two countries, he said. Xi added that China welcomes Israel to actively participate in the Global Development Initiative.

For his part, Herzog said that Israel pays high respect for China’s long history and splendid culture, and sincerely admires the development achievements made by the Chinese people under the outstanding leadership of President Xi. He said that the Israeli people will never forget the precious help the Chinese people rendered to the Jewish refugees. The Israeli president underlined that Israel firmly adheres to the one-China policy and is committed to deepening Israel-China friendly relations. He added that Israel is willing to join hands with China to successfully host a series of activities celebrating the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties and strengthen exchanges and cooperation in such fields as science and technology, innovation, economy, agriculture, and sports.

Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) is the first Sino-Foreign cooperative educational institution in China to introduce high-quality Israeli higher educational resources and has independent legal status. President Xi Jinping’s phone conversation with President Isaac Herzog has caused heated discussions among GTIIT students. They are encouraged and excited, expressing that they will improve themselves to be high-level personnel with research and innovation capabilities, embrace the trend of global development, and contribute to the friendly relationship between China and Israel.

GTIIT campus

Lin Qia, a student from Class of 2023, says, “As a student of GTIIT, I experience the cooperation between China and Israel in the field of science, technology and education. The spirit of ‘Chutzpah’ in Jewish education, which means the courage to challenge the convention, inspires me a lot. Hope the friendship between China and Israel will last forever!”

The students are encouraged by the bright prospects for cooperation between China and Israel in the realm of science, technology, innovation and economy as mentioned in the conversation. Xu Ziyi from Class of 2024 thinks that GTIIT can satisfy the needs and goals of Sino-Israeli cooperation since it aims to be a globally recognizedscience and technology institution. “It is the best of times for GTIIT’s development. It is also the best of times for GTers to become high-tech innovators.”

GTIIT Visitors & Innovation Center

Pang Xinyu from Class of 2024 indicates that there are many teachers from Israel and communications between different cultures make the process of study and research amazing and enjoyable. “I can feel the positive academic atmosphere in GTIIT,” Pang says. Among the teaching faculty of GTIIT, most of them are from the Technion. They integrate into the Chinese life, feel the charm of Chinese culture and have built deep friendships with students. At the beginning of 2020, when China suffering from the outbreak of COVID-19, GTIIT foreign faculty donated a batch of medical supplies from Israel to Wuhan No.3 Hospital.

GTIIT foreign faculty donated medical supplies to Wuhan

When the epidemic situation in Israel was serious in April, 2020, GTers and their parents also sent a batch of anti-COVID supplies to support the Technion. The “Love Relay” shows the firm friendship between China and Israel.

GTers and their parents donated anti-COVID supplies to support the Technion

文：新华社、GTIIT传媒与公共事务部

图：GTIIT传媒与公共事务部

Text: Xinhua News Agency, GTIIT News & Public Affairs

Photos: GTIIT News & Public Affairs