Mr. Yehzkel Farkash of S.Neaman institute was chosen by “Ladaat.net” as one of the 50 people that “Made the Year of 2012”

From “Ladaat.net”:

Many are familiar with Hezki Farkash from Haifa, the Operations Officer of ZAKA’s  Northern Command.   ( ZAKA = Zihuy Korbanot Ason).

It turns out, that throughout the last year his span of activity in the area of helping the Ultra-Orthodox public, did not fall from his ZAKA activity.

Farkash led  the coordination of Ultra-Orthodox youth volunteering into the National Civic Service, particularly in the “Respect the Elderly” project,  of the Ministry for Senior Citizens.  This is in addition to his high involvement in the Ultra-Orthodox Project at the Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion in Haifa.  His vast activities for the public, are probably part of the man’s DNA.

A new coordinator for the “Environmental Tag” project

The Local Government Center is happy to welcome aboard Mrs. Tal Goldrath, as the new coordinator for the “Environmental Tag” project.

Tal holds a B.Sc. degree in Chemical engineering and a M.Sc. in water, soil and environmental engineering, both from the Technion, Haifa. Tal has a wide experience in policy research on environmental and energy issues, after working for the last five years at the Samuel Neaman Institute. Tal was involved in cooperative work with government offices and significant stake holders on various environmental issues, especially energy and greenhouse gas reduction plans. In addition, Tal is a PhD candidate at the Natural Resource and Environmental Management department at Haifa university, conducting research on energy efficiency measures in the Israeli electricity market.

Semiconductor industry executives will attend a conference of the Semiconductor Organization GSA

The Israel Executive Forum conference will be held in November in Herzliya, and will be attended by Tower – Jazz CEO Russell Ellwanger, and executives from Broadcom, Microsemi and SanDisk.

Interview with Prof. Rand, the new CEO of SNI, on the vital role of the institution in improving decision-making at the national level, The Technion Magazine

Omri Rand

Excellent researchers, thorough research work and the absence of any sectorial agenda – this is our formula and our mandate.” Explains Rand, the new CEO of Samuel Neaman Institute, his philosophy and the philosophy of the institution he began to manage. “The reputation of Samuel Neaman Institute derives from being an independent institution without bias, that produces trustworthy data and conclusions.”

To exit or not to exit

That’s the billion-dollar question. Israel prides itself on being the start-up nation, but many contend that it would be better off creating its own homegrown multinationals.

First Degree – Go to College

Recently published survey carried out by the Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education  indicates a change in  higher education in Israel.

Rise in the number of employed Haredim in the last decade

Reuven Gal

 In the last decade the number of haredim entering the labor market jumped by 28%

Kinneret College opens its doors to the Haredi public

The State allots 30 million to finance academic degrees for the Orthodox community degrees in 30 million

Manuel Trajtenberg

Scholarship program of the PBC: the state will grant loans to haredi students that will turn into scholarships upon completion of their studies. This layout was chosen in light of a Samuel Neaman report that found a high dropout rate of haredi students, about 50%, in preparatory or freshmen courses.

Chronicling Technion’s Transformative Influence on Israel and the World

Shlomo Maital, Amnon Frenkel

As Technion continues to make headlines, many have asked how a small Israeli university became the powerhouse that has had a $60 billion impact on the Israeli economy, transforming it from one focused on agriculture to one based on high-tech – in other words, from Jaffa to Java.

The book Technion Nation, by Profs. Amnon Frenkel and Shlomo Maital, senior research fellows at Technion’s Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, tells how Technion scientists have given the world discoveries leading to treatments for cancer and Alzheimer’s and countless innovations that enrich the lives of people everywhere – winning Nobel Prizes along the way.

In the book’s foreword, Israel’s President Shimon Peres says, “It was lucky the Technion was founded prior to the establishment of the State of Israel, helping us prepare for the future.”
Also discussed in the book are the many start-up companies that emanate from Technion researchers and alumni, and facts that include:
•More than two-thirds of the Israeli companies traded on the tech-heavy NASDAQ stock exchange have Technion alumni as founders or senior managers.
•There are more firms from Israel listed on the NASDAQ than from France, Germany and the UK combined.
•17 percent of Technion graduates work in high-tech start-ups – three times the general rate.