A quarter of a century before the establishment of the State of
Israel, the Technion
was founded to help educate, develop, and secure the Jewish homeland. And for 100 years,
Technion faculty, students, and alumni have played key roles in nearly every Israeli
technological invention, medical breakthrough, and defense innovation.
Today, the Technion is a hub of entrepreneurship and technical
expertise that serves
Israel and fosters a better world. Technion science will help deter climate change,
end hunger, prevent cancer, cure Alzheimer’s disease, reach new dimensions in space
travel, and protect Israel.
“It’s fortunate that the Technion existed before the State of Israel. If it had been the other way around, who knows what would have happened. The Technion created the State of Israel and deserves the credit for this.”
Your support of the Technion will help solve many of humanity’s most pressing global challenges. The Global Centennial Campaign will advance multidisciplinary research in four critical areas: climate change and sustainability, human health, impact technologies, and Israel’s security.
Over the past 100 years, fantastic leaps in science and technology have revolutionized the world. What will the next 100 years bring? We asked four leading Technion scientists to share their visions for the big scientific advances that will change the ways we live.
The Fifth Zionist Congress at Basel resolves to explore “the question of founding a Jewish University,” a Technikum to educate the impoverished Jews of Palestine as well as Jewish students denied access to higher education in Europe.
Initial capital for the construction of a Technikum comes from the Wissotzky family of Russian tea magnates, who donate 100,000 rubles, and from New York financier Jacob Schiff, who contributes $100,000. In June, land is purchased in Carmel to begin constructing the Technion campus.
The Jewish community of Haifa gathers in celebration as the cornerstone for the first Technion building is laid.
