Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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For more than eight decades the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology has been Israel’s primary technological university and the largest centre of applied research. It is ranked among the leading technological universities in the world. Many innovations in all fields of science, technology, engineering and life sciences have their origins in research conducted at the Technion. Technion’s contributions to the growth of Israel’s agricultural industry, building and architecture, chemical and electronic industries, aerospace, energy, medicine and medical technology and biotechnology have been most significant. Technion’s achievements have brought Israel to the forefront of high-level technology, and have knowledge and innovations worldwide. In 2004, Distinguished Professors Avram Hershko and Aaron Ceichanover received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for their pioneering research on degradation of intracellular proteins. The Technion University offers degrees in science and
engineering, and related fields such as Architecture, Medicine,
Industrial Management and Environmental studies. The Technion
occupies about 1,325,000 square meters and includes 100
buildings. There are about 40 research centres, 11 research
institutes and 10 Centres of Excellence. At present there are
approximately 8,448 undergraduate students, 2,553 M.Sc. students
and 1,499 Ph.D., M.D. and D.Sc. students - a total of 12,500
students. Since 1929, 79.358 students have graduated. There are
over 650 faculty members and 58 spin-off companies. |
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