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I would guess this type of stuff is done in part to counter Israel's increasing international isolation because of the occupation stuff. I'm not sure I'd want to be involved in that type of stuff and just go elsewhere if I was interested in an international MBA.

The needs of the occupation drive a lot of research at Technion, understandably so:

http://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/features/2014/11/9/the-tech...

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Give me a break. That's like saying Cornell's Tech MBA was created to fuel America's military-industrial complex.

Israeli universities are pushing big into international collaborations of various types to counter efforts at isolating Israel because of its occupation policies. This isn't secret, it is a very conscious effort on the part of Israel's universities to counter the BDS movement:

https://english.tau.ac.il/vision/Shaoul_fund

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