New Synergy: Bucharest & Technion

The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology last week signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Romania’s Politehnica University of Bucharest, establishing collaboration between the two academic institutions. The MOU will support educational and scientific cooperation, as well as promote student exchange.

Prof. Alon Wolf, Vice President for External Relations and Resource Development, who signed the MOU on behalf of Technion, was part of an Israeli delegation led by President Reuven Rivlin, focusing on strengthening economic and academic ties, including collaborative projects in the fields of smart cities, health and agritech.

Israeli delegation to Romania, led by President Reuven Rivlin (photo: Mark Neiman, GPO)

Politehnica University of Bucharest, which was established 200 years ago, is home to a prestigious engineering school, with over 25,000 students. According to Prof. Wolf, a researcher from the Technion’s Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Politehnica University, much like the Technion, is a beacon of technical excellence, which boasts a cadre of leading alumni in the field of engineering.

Politehnica University Rector Prof. Mihnea Costoiu said: “We have signed a cooperation agreement with Technion, through which we aim to develop courses in areas such as digital health, medical technologies, as well as promote student exchange, internships, opportunities for researchers, and development of joint research projects.”

Prof. Alon Wolf and Prof. Mihnea Costoiu (photo: Politehnica University)

This MOU comes on the heels of an agreement the Technion recently signed with Brazil’s Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, one of Latin America’s largest hospitals, which will support student exchange, collaborative research, and clinical trials.