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Expanding higher education

The University of Haifa is preparing to receive the first intake of 64 6-year students to its new Herta and Paul Amir School of Medicine. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv’s Afeka Academic College of Engineering and Jerusalem College of Technology have been … Continue reading

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720 new engineers

Following last week’s video about Tel Aviv’s Afeka College (see here previously) the college has just graduated a record 720 new engineers. Some 44% of its students, plus faculty and staff, have been serving in the reserves, supported by a … Continue reading

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Israel’s future depends on engineers

This ILTV video features Israel’s Afeka College (see here previously). As Israel faces a growing demand for engineers, Afeka Academic College is transforming education to build the next generation of high-tech leaders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nK6j3YsRZ4 https://mailchi.mp/iltv.tv/afeka-code

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Engineering innovations

The eighth annual Afekathon at Israel’s Afeka (Academic College of Engineering in Tel Aviv) was won by  a solar charging system for parasols in the campus yard. Another event titled MDAthon produced a smart bandage that detects infection from changes … Continue reading

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Quality over quantity

Israel annually produces some 7,000 new engineering graduates, compared to Iran’s 234,000. However, Ami Moyal, President of Tel Aviv’s Afeka Academic College of Engineering is sure that the Israeli focus on innovation and entrepreneurship gives Israel the advantage. https://www.jns.org/quality-over-quantity-the-key-to-israels-high-tech-advantage/

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Support for reservist engineering students

Afeka Academic College of Engineering in Tel Aviv (see here previously) has launched the “AsOne” student-support fund. It has allocated NIS 5 million and is raising another NIS 10 million to help the 42% of its students called to active … Continue reading

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Engineering courses to fill hi-tech vacancies

Israel’s Afeka College (see here previously) in Tel Aviv has produced some 7,500 hi-tech graduates since 2014 and its 450-strong faculty is currently training 3,300 more. It aims to develop skills in math, physics, engineering, personal skills, English, Hebrew, programming, … Continue reading

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Covid-19 has boosted training in hi-tech engineering

Tel Aviv’s Afeka College of Engineering is holding a conference on the Development of National Human Capital in Engineering on 20th July. It reports a 50% increase of interest in studying engineering since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3839661,00.html … Continue reading

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Another voice app to detect Covid-19

Israel’s Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering has teamed up with Milan University and Cambridge University to build the Afeka app. It compares a few sentences and coughs with templates for positive and negative coronavirus patients to identify infected … Continue reading

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New tech campus for Tel Aviv

A site for a new technology and engineering campus has been allocated in southeast Tel Aviv. The 6.75-acre site will accommodate 5,000 students, dormitories, the Afeka Academic College of Engineering, plus education institutions already in the area, such as the … Continue reading

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