The Technion’s story has been intertwined with Israel’s for more than a century, from laying the foundations for a new nation to shaping its future.
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Learn More Before Israel became a state, the Technion was educating the people who would help build it. As the country grew, its challenges called for new knowledge — and generations of Technion minds answered. This short film follows that journey, from the engineers who helped construct Israel’s infrastructure to the researchers whose discoveries strengthened its security, […]
Founded in 1912, the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology predates the State of Israel by 36 years. Its early researchers and graduates built the infrastructure, trained the engineers, and laid the scientific foundation for a nation that existed first only as a dream. We honor a legacy of nation-building and the ongoing work that lies ahead. The Technion helped build Israel. Now, it will help rebuild it. Support the Technion’s rebuilding efforts here.
President Herzog on the Unmistakable Connection Between Israel and the Technion As Israel celebrates its 78th year of independence, President Isaac Herzog invites us to look back with gratitude — and forward with confidence — by remembering where the story of the State of Israel truly began. Marking the 102nd anniversary of the Technion – […]
More than a century ago, the future of technological education in Israel was dismissed with quiet certainty: there would never be a need for more than a handful of engineers. History, however, had other plans. The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology began as an audacious idea that was imagined in the corridors of the […]
Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the United States, historian, and author, is a leading voice on U.S.–Israel relations and Middle East diplomacy. He was a guest speaker at an American Technion Society Board of Directors meeting in November 2025. Below is an excerpt from an incisive and illuminating Q&A. While the talk took place […]
We are delighted to share our 2025 Year in Review, reflecting the achievements, challenges, and financial milestones of the American Technion Society’s 2025 fiscal year, which began October 1, 2024, and came to an end on September 30, 2025. Please watch a short video of thanks to the ATS community from Prof. Lihi Zelnik-Manor, the Technion’s vice president for external relations and resource development.
Jacob Nagel, a brigadier general who still serves about 80 days a year in the reserves, is one of Israel’s foremost security experts and has served as acting national security adviser. He is also a Technion alum and visiting professor who heads the Technion’s Advanced Defense Research Institute and is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a nonpartisan research institute based in Washington, D.C. In August 2024, Prof. Nagel was asked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make recommendations for Israel’s security strategy and budget for the next decade. He formed a committee comprised of 12…
What are the big scientific discoveries that will emerge from the Technion in the next 100 years? Award-winning science correspondent and journalist Ira Flatow and three leading voices from the Technion – former Technion President Peretz Lavie, Professor Hagit Attiya, and Associate Professor Ido Roll – revealed the ingredients that make the Technion so exceptional. […]
