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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“You’re from the Jewish school?” the French Ministry of Education official quizzed the teenage girl who had come for her post-high school baccalaureate exam. The examiner began firing off the most difficult questions on the physics test, seemingly seeking to trip up the high school senior, but Noa Uziel, 18, who was at the top of her class at Paris’s Yabne school, stood her ground. “Are you going to cry?” the Education Ministry official pressed her. “I am the one who chooses the questions.” A life journey changed by Oct. 7 It was more than a year earlier, after the…
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 – […]
Two Israeli universities rank among the world’s top 10 for the number of undergraduate alumni who founded startups that raised venture capital, according to the latest ranking released by Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, one of the world’s largest and most influential venture capital firms. The ranking, based on data from research firm PitchBook covering the end of 2025 and early 2026, places Tel Aviv University seventh, with about 865 alumni founders who have raised roughly $30 billion. The Technion — Israel Institute of Technology — ranks 10th, with about 783 alumni founders who have raised $23 billion. The…
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 […]
AI is transforming nearly every aspect of modern life — and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology stands at the forefront of that change. From breakthrough research to globally influential startups, the Technion has earned international recognition as a leader in AI innovation. That leadership was underscored with the release of Greenfield Partners’ 2025 […]
Outside of Israel, headlines rarely portray the country in a positive light. Ambassador Reda Mansour — the Technion’s new senior director of global resource development and a decorated diplomat, poet, historian, and member of Israel’s Druze community — is committed to changing that narrative. Dr. Mansour has spent his career sharing positive stories about Israel, […]
Though invisible to the naked eye, every light wave contains tiny points of complete darkness. For half a century, scientists have theorized that these “dark points” move even faster than the light waves in which they’re formed. Thanks to a group of researchers from the Technion’s Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer […]
Israeli startup Q-Factor had operated largely under the radar until today, but it has already attracted significant attention within the industry due to its unusually strong academic pedigree. The company, which is developing a full-scale quantum computer based on neutral atom technology, was founded by four leading physicists from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Technion, each of whom heads a prominent laboratory in the field. It is now emerging from stealth with a $24 million Seed round, completed just months after its founding. The round was led by NFX and TPY Capital, with participation from Intel Capital, Korea…
In response, the Technion acted with one guiding principle above all others: Safety, first and foremost, is non‑negotiable. “Despite these immense challenges, the Technion community continues to adapt with flexibility, creativity, and solidarity,” said Dr. Rafi Aviram, executive vice president and director general at the Technion. “Each dilemma has been met with thoughtful solutions […]
When Dr. Katrien Vandoorne first arrived in Israel to pursue her PhD at the Weizmann Institute of Science, she was struck by something that went far beyond laboratories and research facilities. “The people were very collaborative and warm and inspiring,” she recalled. “The science was really great for me, but also the Mediterranean climate, the food, all those things.” Originally from Belgium, Vandoorne said the country’s scientific culture felt very different from the academic environment she had known in Europe. “In Belgium it’s very hierarchical,” she said. “The professor is very high up, and you should always be very polite…
In 2011, Cornell entered into an academic partnership with the Technion — Israel Institute of Technology to compete for an ambitious goal: build an innovative New York City campus to educate a new generation of tech leaders, conduct breakthrough research and development, inspire startups and propel the city to becoming a global hub for the tech industry. Beating national competitors in the bidding process, Cornell and the Technion won the opportunity to create Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island. Without the Technion, there would be no Cornell Tech. Nearly 15 years later, Cornell Tech has educated more than 2,700 students and…