The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is located in the city of Haifa, Israel. Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel and the third largest city in the country.
Haifa is a picturesque and vibrant city located on the perennially lush Mount Carmel, facing the Mediterranean Sea and enjoying a pleasant climate. A wide variety of recreational, cultural and sporting activities can be enjoyed in Haifa. There are many stunning beaches, several bars nestled against Mount Carmel, lively clubs on the outskirts of the city, inns in the German colonies, cinemas on the outskirts, and the Carmel Forest with its adjoining campus.
Haifa has a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Spring begins in March, when temperatures start to rise, and by late May they are approaching summer levels. The average temperature in Haifa is 26 °C in the summer and 12 °C in the winter. Snowfall is rare here, but the temperature in the morning occasionally drops to 3 °C. Humidity is high throughout the year, and rainfall usually falls between September and May, with an annual precipitation of about 629 mm. Haifa - Main Campus
The university town of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is located in a pine-tree-lined stretch of land on the northeastern slopes of Mount Carmel, with a circumference of 1.2 square kilometers. Polytechnic Israel's Haifa campus*** has more than 100 buildings and is visited by thousands of people every day. There are two other campuses of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. The original teaching building, located in the center of Haifa, was used by the university until the 1980s and is now the Israel National Museum of Science, Technology and Space.The Rappaport Medical School is located next to Bat Galim, near the Rambam Hospital, the largest medical center in northern Israel.
Recreational and leisure facilities on the campus include an Olympic-size swimming pool, gymnasium, squash and tennis courts. The Polytechnic Institute of Israel Symphonic Choir, comprised primarily of students and faculty, performs a series of daytime and evening performances each semester. The campus also regularly features performances by renowned Israeli artists or film screenings.
Tel Aviv Campus
Polytechnic Institute of Israel's Continuing Education and Extramural Learning Department has operated on the Tel Aviv campus since 1958, and in July 2013, Polytechnic Institute of Israel relocated to its new campus in Sarona (colony).The Sarona satellite campus*** has 3 academic buildings, 16 modern classrooms, and covers an area of The Sarona satellite campus*** has 3 buildings, 16 modern classrooms and covers an area of 1800 square meters. The International Business Administration program at Polytechnic is located on this campus, where students and guest lecturers from London Business School, Columbia University, INSEAD, and many others from all over the world come together.
New York Campus - JTCII
On December 19, 2011, Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (TIIT) jointly won the City of New York's bid to build a New York City-based school of higher education with a focus on applied science and engineering. The bid, initiated by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, aims to promote entrepreneurship and jobs in New York's technology sector. The new school will have a 200,000-square-meter campus on Roosevelt Island with state-of-the-art technological facilities, with the first phase of construction to be completed in 2017.A small, temporary campus was first established in 2013 at Google's headquarters building at 111 Eighth Avenue in New York. The school, dubbed the "Genius Academy," was officially named the Jacob Cornell University-Israel Institute of Technology Institute of Innovation (JTCII). JTCII is the first Israeli university to participate in the construction of a world-class research center in the United States.
Chinese Campus - Guangdong Israel Institute of Technology
Polytechnic Institute of Israel signed a memorandum of understanding with the Li Ka Shing Foundation (LKSF) in September 2013 to receive a $130 million donation and will partner with Guangdong's Shantou University to create a brand new university --Guangdong Israel Institute of Technology. The program will usher in a new era of education, research, and innovation in engineering as well as life sciences in Guangdong, China. The governments of Guangdong Province and Shantou City will allocate 900 million yuan ($147 million) to fund its construction and initial operations, as well as a 330,000-square-meter plot of land for the construction of the campus, which is adjacent to Shantou University.
On April 9, 2015, the Guangdong Israel Institute of Technology (Preparatory), a joint venture between the Israel Institute of Technology and Shantou University, was approved by the Ministry of Education. The Israel Institute of Technology is a world-class engineering school.
In the 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, the Israel Institute of Technology was ranked 44th in engineering and technology, 51st-75th in science ranked majors, and 18th in computer science worldwide. The school's overall ranking is 77th in the world.
In the 2010 QS World University Rankings in the United Kingdom, the school's natural sciences ranked 44th, engineering and information technology ranked 57th, life sciences and biomedical sciences ranked 235th, and the school's overall strength ranked 159th in the world.
The university was ranked 38th in the world and 4th in Europe in the 2007 China Shanghai Jiaotong University Ranking of Science and Technology Universities.
In October 2004, two scientists from the university, Avraham Hershko and Irwin Rose, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of a new process for protein degradation.
In October 2011, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that Israeli scientist and professor at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Daniele Schechtman, was the sole recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of quasicrystals. Aerospace Engineering
The School of Aerospace Engineering, founded in 1954, is dedicated to conducting a wide range of research and education in the field of aerospace. The Aerospace Research Center also includes the Aerodynamics (Wind Tunnel) Laboratory, the Aerospace Structures Laboratory, the Combustion and Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, the Turbojet Engine Laboratory, the Flight Control Laboratory, and the Manufacturing Design Laboratory.
Architecture and town planning
The completion of a five-year program at the School of Architecture at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology leads to a Bachelor of Architecture. [16] Its graduate program enrolls about 15 students per year, as well as 4-5 PhD students, and focuses on the areas of architectural theory and philosophy, bioclimatic and energy-efficient design, morphology, computer applications, human-environment relations, housing, architectural history, and urban design.
Biology
The School of Biology was established in 1971. The School has 23 advanced research groups working in a variety of areas including cellular, molecular, and developmental biology. The School maintains extensive partnerships with the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The School of Biology has about 350 undergraduate students and more than 100 graduate students.
Biomedical Engineering
Founded in 1968, the School of Biomedical Engineering conducts interdisciplinary research activities that merge medicine and bioengineering, and has successfully developed a number of proprietary drugs. Recent research breakthroughs include the identification of structured neural codes that correspond to syllables, allowing paraplegics to perform the act of "talking" by simply connecting their brains to a computer.
Biotechnology and food engineering
The School of Biotechnology and Food Engineering is the only one in Israel dedicated to the subject, offering courses in engineering, life and natural sciences, and a joint degree program with the School of Biochemistry. The college has biotechnology laboratories, a large food-processing laboratory and a packaging laboratory. The college currently has 260 undergraduate and 66 graduate students.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
In 2002, two of the earliest departments at the Technion - Civil Engineering and Agricultural Engineering - merged to form today's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Its mission is "to maintain and promote the leading position of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering among the world's leading research institutions and to become a national center for research and development, and to train human resources for sustainable development in the world."
Since 2010, Polytechnic International has offered a Bachelor's Degree in International Civil and Environmental Engineering, a four-year program taught in English, which has attracted students from all over the world, including many from China.
Chemical engineering
The Wolfson School of Chemical Engineering is Israel's oldest and largest educational institution in this field, and most of the country's chemical engineers have graduated from the school. The institute's research areas include materials, complex fluids, processing, transportation, interfacial phenomena, and process control.
The International Department of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology will offer for the first time in 2015 an international class in chemical engineering taught in English.
Chemistry
The Schulich School of Chemistry has several interdisciplinary programs, including materials engineering, chemical engineering, physics, food engineering, and a degree program in molecular biochemistry in cooperation with the School of Biology. The School has about 100 research projects funded by the chemical industry and national and international grants. The School has a range of additional outreach and youth programs.
Computer Science
Founded in 1969, the School of Computer Science is the largest department at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, with more than 1,000 undergraduate and 210 graduate students. The School of Computer Science was ranked 15th out of 500 university faculties in the field in 2011, and 18th in 2012. The college is located in the Taub Family Center for Science and Technology, which has been supported by philanthropist Henry Taub.
Technology and Science Education
Established in 1965, the School of Technology and Science Education is where undergraduate students learn about the most advanced forms of education in the fields of science and technology. Research and development centers in the field are also located in the college. There are currently more than 350 undergraduate and 100 graduate students in the college.
Electrical Engineering
The School of Electrical Engineering is claimed to be the cradle of engineers leading the development of advanced technology in the fields of electricity, computers and communications in Israel. Some 2,000 undergraduates are currently pursuing bachelor's degrees in the Faculty, specializing in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer and software engineering; and 400 graduate students are pursuing master's and doctoral degrees. The School has extensive links with industry, academia and special liaison support programs for industry.
Humanities and Arts
The College of Humanities and Arts offers courses in philosophy of science, sociology and political science, linguistics, psychology, law and anthropology, as well as many courses in art theory and performance for all students and faculty members of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, generally taught by renowned visiting or adjunct scholars. Founded in 1986, the School of Drama offers eight courses and enrolls approximately 150 students each semester. The Drama School*** performs 51 performances in a wide variety of styles, with plays by masters such as Hannoch Levin, Jehoshaphat Sobel, Molière, Shakespeare, Marivaux, Ibsen, and George Bernard Shaw, as well as selections of plays written by directors and actors. The faculty has been invited to participate in many European university festivals. A number of elective subjects in the field may be taken for 10 credits.
Industrial Engineering and Management
The William Davidson School of Industrial and Engineering Management (IE&M) is Israel's oldest school in this field. Professor Naor's vision was to merge industrial engineering and industrial management into one, creating a large interdisciplinary department covering a range of activities such as applied engineering, mathematical modeling, economics, behavioral science, operations research, data and more.
Materials Science and Engineering
The School of Materials Engineering, from which Nobel Prize-winning chemist Prof. Dan Shechtman hails, is Israel's main research center in this field. It is home to the renowned Electron Microscopy Center, the X-ray Diffraction Analysis Laboratory, the Atomic Force Microscopy Laboratory, and the Physical and Mechanical Measurements Laboratory.
Mathematics
The School of Mathematics, which includes the Departments of Pure and Applied Mathematics, produced the famous mathematician Paul Erd?s. Founded in 1950, the School of Mathematics has about 46 faculty members, 200 undergraduate students and 100 graduate students. The college offers related courses to all other colleges, organizes math competitions for talented high school students, and hosts a summer camp on number theory.
Mechanical Engineering
The School of Mechanical Engineering, which is the same age as the State of Israel, was founded in 1948 and has more than 830 students and 215 graduate students. The institute has 36 laboratories, and research topics range from mechanical engineering and nanoscale fields to applied engineering for national projects.
Medicine
The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine has had two Nobel Prize winners: professors Avram Hershko and Aaron Ciechanover. It is one of four state-funded medical schools in Israel.Established in 1979 under the patronage of philanthropist Bruce Rappaport, the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (TIIM) is dedicated to basic science research and preclinical medical training in the fields of anatomy, biochemistry, biophysics, immunology, microbiology, physiology, and pharmacology. [25] Other facilities on the medical school campus include teaching laboratories, a medical library, lecture halls, and seminar rooms.The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine offers academic programs at the Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, and Doctor of Medicine degrees, and has other institutions in the fields of medicine and biomedical engineering, such as Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Toronto, and the Mayo Medical School have extensive collaborations*** to conduct research and provide medical education programs.The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine offers an M.D. degree training program open to U.S. and Canadian pre-medical graduate students in the Polytechnic Institute of Israel-U.S. Medical Student Program.
Physics
The School of Physics is involved in experimental and theoretical research in the fields of astrophysics, high-energy physics, solid-state physics and biophysics. Founded in 1960, the School houses the Einstein Institute of Physics, the Lidow Physics Building, the Rosen Solid State Building, and the Werksman Physics Building. Nanotechnology and Science
The Russell Berrie Institute for Nanotechnology and Science (RBNI) was established in January 2005 with co-funding from the Russell Berrie Foundation, the Government of Israel and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology***. The Institute has the largest academic program in Israel and one of the largest nanotechnology centers in Europe and the U.S. RBNI has more than 110 faculty members and about 300 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows under the auspices of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Its interdisciplinary research activities involve 14 different research disciplines.
Energy Research
The GTEP Nancy and Stephen Grand Energy Program is a premier interdisciplinary research center, bringing together leading researchers from more than nine disciplines within the field of energy science and technology at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. [Founded in 2007, the GTEP program's "four-point strategy" focuses on research and development in the fields of alternative energy, renewable energy, energy storage and conversion, and energy conservation, and it is currently the only research center in Israel that offers postgraduate programs in the field of energy science and technology.
Space Research
The Normal and Helen Asher Space Research Institute (ASRI) is a specialized institute dedicated to interdisciplinary scientific research. Founded in 1984, the institute's researchers are drawn from five other faculties at the Israel Institute of Technology (IIT), and its technicians are all IIT scientists from space-related specialties such as physics, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, autonomous systems, and computer science. Technology Translation The Polytechnic Institute of Israel (PII) maintains a strong track record in the field of technology translation; in 2007, PI's Technology Translation Center (T3) was established to transform new scientific innovations and discoveries into successful, marketable technologies. With 424 patents and 845 patents pending as of 2011, T3's partners include technology incubators, industrialists, private investors, venture capital firms, and angel investor groups, as well as strategic partnerships with leading companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Philips, Johnson & Johnson, and Coca-Cola. The Department of International Studies (TI) is an undergraduate program at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (TI), where all courses are taught in English.TI was established in 2009 and currently offers undergraduate programs such as the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Civil Engineering and the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Chemical Engineering, as well as a variety of short-term study abroad programs. Students come from all over the world, from Asia, Africa, North and South America, Europe, and Israel, to complete their studies, experience campus life, travel around Israel, and participate in a variety of activities.
The International Department also offers a wide variety of summer courses in electronics, computer programming, aerospace, architecture, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, entrepreneurship and innovation, and much more.
In 2015, the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and the Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering programs at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology are open to domestic enrollment of Chinese students.