Tag Archives: Global
Technion Friends Collaborate
The Technion announced today that two well-known foundations have joined together in a collaborative effort to enhance the Technion Human Health Initiative. The undertaking will establish the D. Dan and Betty Kahn Human Health Building, which will be home to the Bruce and Ruth Rappaport Cancer Research Center. [CONTINUED BELOW] At the cornerstone laying ceremony… Read More
Nobel Laureates Write to Governing Board Members of Harvard, MIT and Penn
January 2, 2024 To the Members of the Governing Boards Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Pennsylvania Dear Members of the Governing Board: We are deeply concerned by the restrained reactions of the leaders of your institutions to overtly antisemitic activities on your campuses. We were dismayed by the Congressional testimonies of Presidents… Read More
Witnessing Crimes Against Humanity
Last week, the Technion was privileged to host Dr Qanta Ahmed, physician specializing in sleep disorders, journalist, and public commentator. Dr Ahmed first visited the Technion in 2013, after contacting then-Technion President Peretz Lavie. In 2015, she was awarded a Technion Honorary Fellowship “in tribute to her tireless and courageous battle for human rights in… Read More
“It’s my moral and religious duty as a Muslim – to testify about what happened here.”
Dr. Qanta Ahmed at the Technion: "We are all looking for words for what happened on October 7, and it is very important to use the exact terms - 'genocide' and 'crime against humanity' - without considering global public opinion" "I would not have been able to live with myself if I had stayed in… Read More
Technion Administration’s Zero-Tolerance Policy for Supporting Terrorism
Message to the Technion Community The Technion administration has already communicated through every available platform its zero-tolerance policy for expressions of support for terrorism. In light of ongoing discussions on social media, we feel it is necessary to clarify this stance once again. Immediately following the events of October 7, in response to posts suspected… Read More
Letter of Deep Concern from University Heads in Israel to Colleagues Around the World
Dear Colleagues, We, the leaders of Israeli universities and research institutions, write to express deep concern over the discourse emanating from academia following the devastating Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and the inadequate response, in many cases, by academic leadership. On that darkest of days, in a tragedy unprecedented in Israel's 75-year history,… Read More
Extensive Assistance For Our Students in the Reserves
Technion for Reservists In these difficult times, when many Israeli citizens are drafted into the reserves, the Technion supports its students who enlisted in the campaign as reservists. The extensive assistance includes: Exemption from payment of October rent for reservists living in dormitories * Academic concessions as… Read More
Visit of Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for the Middle East, to the Technion
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and United Nations at the FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom) and H.M.A. Mr. Neil Wigan, the UK’s Ambassador to Israel, along with other members of the FCDO and the Embassy, recently visited the Technion’s… Read More
Technion Moves Up World Rankings
The Technion was ranked in 83rd place on the list of the world’s top 100 universities according to the Shanghai Ranking, the foremost index in the world for ranking institutions of higher education. The new ranking, published today (August 15, 2022), reveals that the Technion improved by 11 places compared to last year, where it… Read More
History in the Making
On March 31, the Technion – Institute of Technology received a historic visit from a Moroccan delegation headed by Mr. Hicham El Habti, President of Morocco's Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) – one of Morocco’s leading technical universities. UM6P focuses on applied research and innovation with an emphasis on African development and maintains international relations… Read More