The campus is bustling with activity after more than two years of disruptive pandemic
As the spring semester is ending, it’s a wonderful opportunity to rejoice in the presence of students, faculty, and staff on campus. After more than two years of disruptive pandemic, we’re reminded, yet again, that meaningful learning, teaching, researching, and social interaction, are at the heart of the Technion. Now that the academic year is about to conclude, our classrooms and laboratories are bustling with academic activity, and our lawns are as lively as ever.
Over the past decade, the Technion has led a strategy to increase the number of women in higher education, with a significant increase in the number of female students choosing academic studies in the fields of science and engineering at the Technion. This year, 44% of first-year students are women.
Overall, in October 2021, 2,000 new students joined the Technion, bringing the student body to approximately 15,000 students in 17 faculties.
Recognizing the importance of human interaction in education
But the Technion is more than the sum of its faculties. At a festive ceremony to kick start the 2021/2022 academic year, Senior Vice President Prof. Oded Rabinovitch highlighted the importance of interaction on the road to success: “We view social and interpersonal aspects as important, and they’re based upon meeting you on campus. We recognize the importance of human interaction in education, exchange of views, creativity, imagination, intellectual independence, attention to details, and more.”
The most sought-after faculties among new students this year were the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science.
The Technion offered new students a three-week preparation course leading up to the opening of the academic year, free of charge, focusing on mathematics and other skills. This year, an interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree program was offered, entrepreneurship studies, and, for the first time – a unique track toward a combined degree in physics and aerospace engineering.