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About Technion Australia

Technion Australia is part of a worldwide family of Technion Societies which promote and support the important work Technion researchers and faculty members conduct. Technion Australia promotes research collaboration with local universities and research facilities, student exchange and fundraising for scholarships, as well as research and infrastructure.

We exist to facilitate and support the Technion in its vision to be a science and technology research university, among the world’s top ten, dedicated to the creation of knowledge and the development of human capital and leadership, for the advancement of the State of Israel and all humanity. We aim to help the Technion continue to be at the centre of innovation, entrepreneurship and excellence in technical education, producing leaders with strong professional ethics who are sensitive to social and environmental issues.

And of course, we aim to establish a lasting relationship between the Australian community and the Technion.

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Our Mission

We aim to establish a lasting relationship between the Australian community and the Technion. We support the Technion in its mission to be at the forefront of the global network of science and technology, to be Israel’s top facility for science and technology (a role that is necessary for the future of Israel and to all humanity) and to be a centre of innovation, entrepreneurship and excellence in technical education producing leaders with strong professional ethics and sensitive to social and environmental issues.

Our Objectives

To promote public awareness and knowledge of the Technion.
To foster academic and scientific exchange between Australia and the Technion.
To aid the development and sustainability of the Technion through fundraising, including the provision of scholarships and funding of joint research projects.
To assist in the dissemination of Technion knowledge and foster joint projects with Australian commerce and industry.
To establish a vibrant and enduring membership and volunteer structure.
To be an outstanding organisation of best practice

Our Activities

To meet our strategic objectives some of the activities we undertake are:

Events with visiting Technion academics and alumni, providing exclusive and unique opportunities to hear firsthand about the breakthroughs and world leading research undertaken at the Technion;
Seminars for business and researchers with visiting Technion academics – tailored opportunities for businesses interested in exploring commercial opportunities and academics wishing to establish networks and explore collaborative possibilities;
Assisting with the establishment of agreements for academic and student exchange between the Technion and Australian universities;
Facilitating academic and student exchange through practical and financial assistance;
Fundraising through events and one to one discussion

About Technion Israel

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is among the world’s leading universities dedicated to science, engineering and technology.
Based in Israel (Haifa), it is home to four Nobel Prize Laureates, as well as many of Israel’s and humanity’s greatest inventions.

These include: Iron Dome, ReWalk (wearable robotic exoskeleton, enabling individuals with spinal cord injury to stand up right and
walk), USB Flash Drive, PillCam (endoscopy camera capsule), Mazor Robotics, and Drip Irrigation to name a few.

Other notable contributions to Israel and humanity include:

2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of the crucial role of ubiquitin in the process of protein breakdown in cells.
DNA strands to assemble a conductive wire 1,000 times thinner than a human hair.
Discovery of Quasiperiodic Crystals – a new class of materials.
Design, build, and launch their own satellites. The Gurwin TechSat II microsatellite has successfully been in orbit since July 1998.
Lempel/Ziv Algorithm has become an international standard for data compression.
Genetic proof that all Jews belonging to the Cohen lineage are descendants of the biblical high priest Aaron Hacohen.
Low-cost method for electricity production and water desalination based on cooling hot desert air in a 1,000-meter high, 500-meter diameter tower.
Rasagaline — a new anti-Parkinson’s disease drug.
Coal ash-based artificial islands.
“Millipede,” a software program using clusters of personal computers to perform complex calculations.