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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Even through shock and pain, Y. acted with clarity. “I applied a tourniquet to myself and sent a text message to my mom and my girlfriend to say that I was injured.” Y. was eventually flown by helicopter to the hospital, where doctors told him they would need to amputate his leg. “I realized there […]
“I thought it was fake,” she recalled. “There was no chance.” As reports continued to emerge, reality became impossible to ignore. By 7 a.m., L.’s brigade commanders had convened an emergency call. Within 20 minutes, L. had packed her things and was helping mobilize reserve battalions, distribute weapons and equipment, and prepare soldiers to enter […]
After October 7, roughly 4,000 Technion students were called up for reserve duty — many, like D., serving 200 days or more. Some 1,000 were mobilized in the first weeks of the war with Iran. D. is finishing up a dual bachelor’s degree in engineering and science disciplines that are among the most difficult at […]
Academic Flexibility During Wartime The Technion community was also an incredible pillar of support. “I was granted academic flexibility, help completing course material, and the option to extend my Ph.D. timeline, making it possible to balance a rigorous workload during wartime,” she noted. O.’s supervisor was also on reserve duty, and called almost every day […]
But as he walked through the ruins of burnt kibbutzim and bullet-riddled cars, he thought about the victims: “What did they feel? What were they going through in those moments when it all happened? You look at their belongings and try to guess, ‘Who is this family whose table is set for the holiday?’ You […]
There were many weekends away from home, long sleepless nights, and days filled with demanding, repetitive work. “But the knowledge that my efforts contributed to a greater cause gave me the strength to persevere,” she said. “That sense of purpose is something I carry with me into everything I do.” For T., being able to […]
“After three years of studying very hard and one year of studying during military service, it just wasn’t the time to give up,” L. said. “I could have taken it easy and finished later, but it’s my life, our future, and no one else will do it for me.” In November 2024, just a month […]
The road hasn’t been easy. Outside of school, T.B., a member of the Chabad Hasidic movement, performs as a cantor on Shabbat and holidays and in concert both in Israel and overseas. This Passover, he conducted a service for more than 300 people in Monaco. He juggles his studies and his career while helping to […]
After high school, he enrolled in a pre-army yeshiva, a place where young religious men prepare not just physically but spiritually for military service. “If you don’t stop and ask why you’re doing something,” he said, “you won’t be able to do the hard work.” For E., the “why” was always clear: to make the […]