Tag Archives: Students
100 Days of Captivity
On Sunday, the Technion halted all activities and held a rally in solidarity with the hostages being held in captivity by Hamas Hundreds of students and administrative and academic staff members took part in a rally to mark 100 days since the events of October 7th and to identify with the children, women, men, and… Read More
Opening of New Academic Year
The Technion opens the new academic year with unprecedented support systems for reservists and for all students. President of the Technion: “Opening the academic year is our response to attempts to undermine our lives.” More than 15,000 students will study… Read More
A Life-Saving Exercise
The Center for the Acquisition of Clinical Skills at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at the Technion has been holding trauma courses since the beginning of the war that train the participants in life-saving skills Since the beginning of the war, the Center for the Acquisition of Clinical Skills at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine… Read More
From the North and the South to the Technion
The Technion and the Robophysics Excellence Program were harnessed for students from the north and south, evacuated from their homes. Since the beginning of the war, 120 students have participated in the program 120 high school students from communities in the Gaza Envelope and from the north who were forced to evacuate their homes completed… Read More
Back on Track
In preparation for the opening of the academic school year on January 14, 2024, a special program was launched this week at the Technion that will facilitate and assist all students, and especially the reserve officers, to return to routine as easily as possible Mindfulness as a tool to reduce stress and tension, a shared… Read More
Doing Science – Even in War!
Daniel Widerker, company commander in the engineering brigade and doctoral student at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Widerker, who leads his company in the fight in Gaza, received notice there that his article had been accepted to the prestigious science magazine, Advanced Materials Technologies. Major Daniel Widerker… Read More
Aviv and Yonatan
The Technion awarded Aviv Heine a scholarship in memory of her partner, the late Sergeant Yonatan Maimon, who fell in Gaza. The two met in the "Desert Eagles" group of the Technion's FIRST robotics program The dream of Aviv Heine and her partner Yonatan Maimon was to study engineering together at the Technion. Yonatan and… Read More
“It’s a privilege. We were called to protect our home.”
Naor Iluz, a student in the Faculty of Aeronautics and Space Engineering at the Technion, was injured in the fighting in Gaza, faces the reconstruction process with optimism and dreams of a thriving space industry in the Negev Thousands of soldiers have been injured since Shabbat in October, including students at the Technion. One of them,… Read More
Start of the School Year Moved to January 14th
The Technion has delayed the start date for the academic year, moving it to January 14, 2024. Since the beginning of the war, the Technion has been steadfast in its commitment to aiding students engaged in military reserve duty, offering them comprehensive academic and financial assistance. In response to requests from IDF officials and after… Read More
Statement Regarding U.S. Congressional Hearings on American Universities
Public Statement of Israel Research Universities Presidents Regarding American Universities Presidents’ Statements in Congressional Hearings Since the horrifying atrocity of October 7th, there has been a distressing surge in anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment on numerous campuses across the United States, including some of its most esteemed universities. Instead of offering empathy and support to Israeli… Read More