Informing
Policy
for Progress

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 […]

Human Resources Policy in an Age of Change, 1994, (Internal Report)

Open-ended discussions were held with managers and group leaders, most of whom have technical responsibilities. The agenda included: (a) The nature of the technical problems faced in process and product development and innovation, or that arise in production and servicing; (b) The role of the capabilities and experience of individuals in the solution of such […]

Trends in Demand for Electronics Engineers and Graduates of Computer Sciences

This report sums up a survey on electronic companies members of the Union of Electronic Industries, conducted during the months May and June 1993. The survey used questionnaires which the companies were requested to fill out. It included the following items: Identifying information about the company, sort of ownership, money (sales, exports, R&D budget), manpower, […]

Self-efficacy, Interpersonal Skills and STEM Career Choice The Case of the FIRST Project

In view of the acute lack of STEM professionals, there is dire need to encourage more students to elect STEM studies. The robotics program For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), whose participants are students 5–18 years old, employs project-based learning (PBL) principles to develop interpersonal skills. The FIRST program applies science, technology, […]

Absorption of Senior Israeli and Foreign Researchers in Israeli Universities

This research, carried out at the request of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, relates to Israeli and foreign researchers who were senior faculty members in universities abroad and chose to accept position of Associate or Full Professor in Israeli universities.The study provides a recent mapping of these researchers in Israel including their research […]