Honoring Baroness Ariane de Rothschild
Baroness Ariane de Rothschild with Technion President Prof. Peretz Lavie at the Honorary Doctorates ceremony
On February 28th, the Swiss Friends of Technion held an event honoring Baroness Ariane de Rothschild following her confirmation as a Technion Honorary Doctor during Technion – Israel Institute of Technology’s annual meeting of the International Board of Governors in Israel.
The Baroness was confirmed as a Technion Honorary Doctor: “In recognition of her extraordinary commitment to promoting international philanthropy; in gratitude for her steadfast devotion to the advancement of higher education in Israel; in admiration of her leadership in the Edmond de Rothschild Caesarea Foundation (IL) and for her generous support of the Technion and the State of Israel.”
Baroness Ariane de Rothschild leads the activities of the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation (Israel) and serves as chair of the Philanthropic Committee.
The event was held at the residence of Jacob Keidar, the Israeli Ambassador to Switzerland, and attended by Friends of Technion in Switzerland, academics, industry leaders, and official representatives of the State of Israel. During the event, the strengthening of the partnership between Technion and the Rothschild Caesarea Foundation was announced which will include Foundation’s support for Technion’s “Engineers without Borders” (EWB) chapter.
The Baroness generously supports two of the flagship programs for outstanding Technion students: The Arian de Rothschild Women Doctoral Program, which promotes equal opportunity in academia and in society; and the Rothschild-Technion Program for Excellence.