Tag Archives: Outreach
Paving the Path of Opportunity: TechWomen 2022
The Technion hosted its 8th annual TechWomen event earlier this month. The institution’s flagship women’s empowerment event is designed to showcase opportunities at the Technion and to encourage young women from high schools across Israel to pursue academic degrees in science and engineering. Loyal supporter and passionate advocate of women’s empowerment initiatives, Rosalyn August, sponsors… Read More
Wiki-Students
Technion students will soon create Hebrew Wikipedia entries as part of their coursework. The Technion’s Social Hub and the Center for the Promotion of Learning and Teaching have teamed up with the NGO Wikimedia to encourage students to write Hebrew Wikipedia articles, with the aim of sharing knowledge with the public and expanding the free… Read More
‘Technion LIVE’ December 2021
From exciting scientific discoveries and technological innovations to new partnerships and prestigious awards, we have a lot to celebrate, as we prepare to usher in 2022. This yearend edition of our monthly newsletter connects you to all of our latest research, year-in-review highlights, and a comprehensive report from Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan. To get… Read More
Empowering Women in Tech
Approximately 1,000 outstanding female high-school students from all over Israel participated in TechWomen2021, an event aimed at encouraging them to continue and invest in their studies in math and science. The event, now in its seventh year, took place online and was broadcast from the Technion’s studio to dozens of classrooms across the country. TechWomen… Read More
Social Impact
Come end of term, the Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science at the Technion held its annual projects fair, showcasing projects by undergraduate students in their final year. Given freedom to choose how they will apply the principles learned in the course of their studies, multiple groups chose to help the community, and… Read More
Silver Medal in 55th Mendeleev Olympiad
Nir Cohen of Moshav Neta’im, an 11th-grade student at the Gymnasia HaRealit High School in Rishon LeZion, won a silver medal at the 55th Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad, which took place online this year with the participation of 25 countries. The Mendeleev Olympiad has been held for 55 years, and Israel has participated in the event… Read More
“Volunteer work helps with studying – and vice versa”
At just 26 years of age, Lina Maudlej has already accumulated a very impressive list of projects and achievements including her volunteering activities. In recognition of this, she was recently awarded the Shosh Berlinsky Sheinfeld Award for social involvement in the community. The 10,000 ILS prize is intended to encourage and appreciate students who donate… Read More
11 Years of Autonomous Driving
The Technion held the final round of the 11th Nadav Shoham Robotraffic competition. Hundreds of high school students from 10 different countries took part this year in a virtual format, and the final stage concluded five consecutive days of competition. This year, the participating schools received instructions in advance, and each of them showcased their… Read More