Tag Archives: Global
GTIIT Commencement
The first cohort graduated from the Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology in a moving ceremony held earlier this week in China, where 149 students received their bachelor's degrees. "GTIIT is the first and only endeavor of its kind in the mutual history of China and Israel," Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan, who joined the… Read More
Academic Ties: Indian Officials Visit Technion
Indian Ambassador to Israel Sanjeev Singla visited the Technion yesterday to discuss possible scientific collaborations. Singla, along with First Secretary Mayuri Rahkhee, met with Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan and Indian students attending the Technion. Singla expressed his hopes to deepen academic ties by further increasing the number of Indian students at the Technion (from… Read More
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… Read More
Latin American Ambassadors at Technion
The ambassadors and heads of mission of a dozen Latin American states, including Argentina, Colombia, and Peru, visited the Technion June 9 to hear about its scientific discoveries, contribution to the fight against coronavirus, its Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, and more. The delegation also visited the laboratory of Prof. Benjamin Podbilewicz (originally from Mexico), and… Read More
Historic visit: UAE Ambassador at Technion
A singular, heartwarming visit took place at the Technion on Sunday, May 30, 2021 – a first visit of the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Israel, H.E Mohamed Al Khaja. The Ambassador’s entourage met with Technion President Professor Uri Sivan, Executive Vice President for Research, Professor Koby Rubinstein, and Vice President for External… Read More
Healing Alliance – Technion & Brazil
Technion and Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, one of Latin America’s largest hospitals, sign MOU to support student exchange, collaborative research, and clinical trials The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo, Brazil, establishing a three-year collaboration between the Technion’s Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and… Read More
Innovation Day
“There is nothing more satisfying in a president’s post than unleashing the creativity of young people. I look forward to seeing the fruits of your innovation and free spirit,” said Prof. Uri Sivan, President of the Technion, at the opening of the EuroTech Innovation day, hosted by the Technion on April 28, 2021. Indeed, Innovation… Read More
Technion and Tokushima University in Japan sign an agreement for academic cooperation
The new agreement will encourage research collaboration among top Japanese and Israeli researchers by expanding scholarly ties, facilitating academic cooperation, increasing educational opportunities, and promoting international and inter-cultural understanding. One of the main components of the agreement is the establishment of a track for doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers from Tokushima University to come to… Read More
The Mediterranean Food Lab
Members of winning group participated in EIT FAN program, held in Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering at the Technion in collaboration with Strauss Group Israeli startup The Mediterranean Food Lab is one of the three winners in the EIT Food Accelerator Network (EIT FAN) program. EIT Food, Europe’s leading food initiative, aims to accelerate… Read More
Accelerating Drug Discoveries, UAE & Technion at BizTEC
For the first time, the Minister of Science and Technology and representatives of the United Arab Emirates participated in the final event of the BizTEC Entrepreneurship Program at the Technion. Since the program’s founding in 2004, its graduates have raised more than $750 million. Dr. Gilad Rosenblatt and Dr. Boris Simkhovich, who completed their degrees… Read More