Compared to the last assessment, the Technion has moved up three places and now ranks 65th in the global comparison of universities filing US patents in 2023. The Israeli Institute of Technology is only a few places behind Yale University, NY University and the University of Washington.Compared to all other European and
Prof. Yuval Shaked, his doctoral student Madeleine Benguigui and his postdoctoral researcher Dr. Tim J. Cooper from the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at the Technion have identified a subgroup in the blood that will make it possible in future to predict the effect of immunotherapies in different cancer patients quite accurately. To
Before the start of the new academic year, 18 rooms were opened on the Technion campus, offering young mothers and fathers the opportunity to breastfeed and care for their babies. The Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, Prof. Adi Salzberg, had previously carried out an extensive survey, which revealed the exact need
Since January 1, 2024, the Department of Astronautics has been headed by a woman for the first time in its history. Prof. Daniella Raveh, PhD, was trained at the Technion and the Georgia Institute of Technology and specialized scientifically in computational aeroelasticity.This field of research investigates the interaction between aerodynamic forces and
In an interview, Technion President Professor Uri Sivan explains the importance of the Technion’s role in building the state of Israel and the role its university can play in the reconstruction of the country after the end of the Gaza war.Please read the whole interview. Prof. Uri Sivan, President of the Technion
Long after the tragic events of October 7, 2023, almost 3,000 Technion students are still enlisted as reservists. Some of them serve directly in the Gaza Strip or on the border in northern Israel. In order to make the volunteers’ return to their studies as pleasant as possible, the Technion administration will
On January 14, 2024, the 2023-24 academic year will also start at the Technion. A little later than at the other Israeli universities. The start of the 2023-24 winter semester was postponed several times in consideration of the particularly large number of reservists at the Technion.Almost 50% of first-year students are expected
On October 7, 2023, Israel was hit by an unprecedented terrorist attack by Hamas on civilians and soldiers, on innocent women, men, and children. Our thoughts are with our Israeli friends and their families, we mourn with those who have to suffer the loss of loved ones and acquaintances. It is a
What was going on in 1966? The following year after diplomatic relations were established between Israel and Germany, former German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer visited Israel in May. He was received as “Chancellor of Reparation” by Levi Eschkol, the Prime Minister at the time, who told him at a banquet “that the Germans
“Cornell Tech,” the spin-off campus of Cornell University and Technion that has been providing hands-on education since its founding in 2011 and has now spawned 42 startup companies, announces that Technion emeritus and former dean of the Andrew and Erna Viterby Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering Prof. Israel Cidon will be
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