Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
Prof. Ayelet Fishman
Faculty Member
Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering
Tel
073-378-5898
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion operates on two levels:
Diversity – Activities aimed at better realizing the potential of human capital in Israeli society and promoting appropriate representation of women and minority groups in the population among students, academic staff, and administrative staff at the Technion, out of a commitment to maintaining academic excellence.
Inclusion – Activities aimed at making human diversity an integral part of the Technion’s identity, based on the perception of the campus as a space for creating a shared Israeli society, while enabling each group to preserve its unique identity and enhancing the sense of belonging among students from diverse populations.
For many years, the Technion has maintained a broad support system of assistance and support for students from diverse populations, operating out of a deep commitment to academic excellence and to the Technion’s central role in advancing Israel’s economy and society. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion works to implement this approach across all Technion activities, building on the institution’s existing strengths, developing additional supportive infrastructures, sharing and developing knowledge, and expanding and formalizing diversity-related activities across different units.
Contact details
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
Prof. Adi Salzberg
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion- 073-378-5455
- Rappaport Building Faculty of Medicine Floor 4 Room 213
VP for Diversity and Inclusion Office
Efi Barkai Goral
Diversity and Inclusion officer- 073-3781850
- Senate Building - Floor 4 Room 360
Leader of equal opportunities project
Biography
Prof. Fishman has served as Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at the Technion since October 2026. From 2020 to 2024, she served as Dean of Students at the Technion.
In her current role, Prof. Fishman works to advance the representation of women and minority groups in Israeli society among the Technion’s students and faculty, while upholding the institution’s high standards of academic excellence and quality. She also works to foster the campus as a space for building a shared Israeli society – one that enables each community to preserve its unique identity while being an integral part of a shared academic community.
Prof. Fishman is a Technion alumna and holds B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Biotechnology and Food Engineering from the Technion. She completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Connecticut in the United States. In 2005, she joined the faculty of the Technion’s Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, where she established the Laboratory of Molecular and Applied Biocatalysis, which she heads. Her research focuses on the development of chemical processes based on biological catalysts (enzymes) and on understanding the relationship between their structure and function.
Throughout her academic career, Prof. Fishman has participated in research projects funded through European Union programs, served as a scientific editor of a journal in the field of biotechnology, and headed the Technion’s Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Program. She has been recognized numerous times for excellence in teaching and is a recipient of the Yanai Prize for Excellence in Academic Education, as well as the Juludan and Gutwirth awards for research excellence.
Alongside her academic work, Prof. Fishman volunteers as a lecturer in schools, encouraging young people, and girls in particular, to pursue studies in science and engineering.