The Impact of an Airport in the Jezreel Valley on Agriculture and Food Security in Israel
The aim of this paper is to assess the potential impact of establishing an airport in the Jezreel Valley on regional agricultural production, the local economy and livelihoods dependent on agriculture, and the supply of food and food security for the broader Israeli public.
Teaching systems thinking skills in engineering and scientific education
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.
The Israeli Economy and Industry – a Journey Through Time
This book aims to present a broad picture of the Israeli economy and industry, hoping to derive lessons for the future from past events, and is a continuation of research at the Samuel Neaman Institute in 2020.
A tripartite view on the role of AI in modern analytics
This paper is a retrospective view of experience gained by applying statistics and analytics to a wide range of problems, with an emphasis on the past few years. It aims to show how AI and ML merge with statistics in a powerful modern analytic environment.
The Triad Research University Model or a Post 20th Century Research University Model, University Education and Human Resources
In this paper a model for the future research university is proposed, which answers some of the key challenges facing universities. It consists of three independent yet closely knitted entities: a research institute, a university teaching college and a business unit creating a “triad” structure. The possible inevitability, the advantages and disadvantages of the model […]
Preliminary Reflections on Knotty Issues, University Education and Human Resources
Will the end come to date groves and orchards?
Fuel with falafel frying oil or stream processed waste to the engine – the black liquid cheap substitutes
On Mass Higher Education and Institutional Diversity, University Education and Human Resources
It is an honor and pleasure to have been asked to speak to this conference, organized by Neal Sherman and the Israel-American Fulbright committee. I have had long and close ties with Israel, and I am delighted to have a chance to talk with you about your institutions of higher education in this way. It […]
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 […]
