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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 […]

The Golden Age of Scientific Technological Research University

The current crisis in the classical research university scene, the on-going fusion of science and technology which is driving a new scientific-technological revolution, the changing rationale of research funding, and the need of advanced nations to develop competitive, knowledge-based economies, have set the stage for a potential ‘golden age’ for Scientific Technological Research Universities (S&TRU). […]

The Contribution of Science to Civilian Industry in Israel

The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities initiated a series of seminars on the contributions of science to the State of Israel on its 50th anniversary. In this framework Technion President Professor Zehev Tadmor commissioned this survey which is dedicated to the contributions of science to Industry, and which serves to complement a previous survey […]

The Contribution of Technion Graduates to the Israeli Economy

This report shows the contribution of leading Technion graduates to Israel’s economy. The leaders are decision makers with influence on their organizations including chairmen of board of directors, presidents, CEO’s, deputy CEO’s etc. The leaders’ population was taken from a special list prepared by the Technion Alumni Liaison Office and includes 600 graduates. 2% of […]

The Contribution of Science to Israeli Security

This survey was commission by President of the Technion, Professor Zehev Tadmor, as part of a series of surveys on the contributions of science to the State of Israel on its 50th anniversary. The project was initiated by the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Even before the establishment of the State of Israel the […]

Energy conservation in Buildings at the Technion Campus

The current research “Energy conservation in buildings at the Technion campus” is part of various activities undertaken lately by Technion with the aim of reducing the impacts on the environment and improving energy conservation within the campus. Technion has also recognized recently the need for providing improved internal conditions in the newly erected buildings, while […]

Use of Wastewater in Urban Settings. Final Report

This study investigates the treatment of municipal wastewater and reuse within the city. A variety of uses for the treated wastewater, ranging from toilet flushing and domestic gardening to landscape irrigation were suggested. Two cities were investigated as case studies: Beer Sheva and Maale Edomim. For both cities treatment and reuse schemes were designed, and […]