The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is Israel's leading science and technology university. Home to the country's first winners of the Nobel Prize in science, it commands a worldwide reputation for its pioneering work in nanotechnology, computer science, biotechnology and medicine.
The University’s faculties include physical sciences, engineering and it boasts one of the top medical schools in the world. The Technion, Israel’s oldest university has in recent years pioneered advances in many fields. This includes discoveries made in developing the most advanced drug to treat Parkinson’s disease and apparatus that improves walking for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients – and the Technion has one of the only graduate programmes to design, build, and launch satellites. Many breakthrough genetic discoveries have been made at the Technion including creating new heart muscle with its own blood supply using human embryonic stem cells.
The Technion University also has a range of outreach programs that promote science and technology to young people. The exciting programme engages gifted youngsters from across the world whilst helping to bridge socio-economic gaps within Israel's society via education.
Due to the ingenuity of Technion alumni, Israel is now home to the greatest concentration of high-tech start up companies anywhere outside of the Silicon Valley. Such is the strength of the Technion’s academia that 74% of managers in Israel's electronic industries hold Technion degrees.