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Indicators for Assessing Research-Based Public Engagement of Academic Faculty Members in Israel.

UK,ROTHLEY - 29 OCTOBER 2015: Laboratory chemists tak a day out of the lab to teach children about chemistry as part of the UK STEM, science, technology,engineering and mathematics education program.

The study examined the research-based public engagement of academic faculty members in Israel and its impact on their academic careers, focusing on two fields: Public Health and Environmental Studies. Its aim was to develop indicators for evaluating public engagement and to explore ways of integrating this dimension into institutional evaluation, promotion, and reward mechanisms.

International Round Table Phase I for Advancing Skills in STEM Education

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The report outlines the International Round Table for Advancing Skills in STEM Education, which was led by Dr. Eli Eisenberg, Prof. Arnon Bentur, Dr. Avigdor Zonnenshain, and Tamar Dayan in January 2023. The initiative was organized by the Samuel Neaman Institute and involved various central bodies and institutions in Israel and worldwide. The document provides a comprehensive overview of the initiative, its objectives, methodologies, and key insights from the discussions. It aims to develop a common language and practical tools for promoting STEM excellence skills in education.

Teaching systems thinking skills in engineering and scientific education

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The research report on teaching systems thinking skills in engineering and scientific education concisely presents definitions, process (methodology) and tools for systems thinking and on their basis reviews a number of relevant approaches, means and training programs for teaching systems thinking in the worlds of science and engineering.

Social and Economic Implications of Employee Cutbacks

Introductory remarks Prof. Bilha Mannheim This seminar, held in the framework of the Samuel Neaman Institute for advanced studies in science and technology at the Technion and in cooperation with the Haifa district New Labor Organization, is the third in a series of seminars held in the last three years in this framework. It is […]

Survey of medical school graduates in Israel 1981-2000

The medical profession is undergoing major changes – it has become a multidisciplinary occupation requiring a wide variety of new skills in “cutting edge” of biomedical research and advanced techniques, as well as expertise in healthcare economies, management and proficiency in ethics and legal issues. Based on the growing importance of biomedical research and life […]