Israel’s Technion Wraps Up Innovation Program For Teens

December 24, 2017 | The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, dubbed “Israel’s MIT,” is wrapping up its inaugural HaifaTeenTech 2017 program, an initiative aimed at young tech entrepreneurs from Israel and Jewish teens from around the world. The 10-day program started on December 12, bringing 60 teens — 30 from Israel, 30 international students — ages 16 to 18 together for a series of tours, events, meetings across Israel and a hackathon. Over the course of the program, the teens were hosted by the City of Haifa and traveled to a number of cities and spots such as Jerusalem, Masada, the Dead Sea and Tel Aviv, met with representatives of various Israeli startups, and went on a tour of high-tech companies, the Technion and Rambam Medical Center in the city. The participants will continue to be involved in the program through a “virtual technological incubator,” which according to the program’s website, will “serve as the main tool for the ongoing relationship.”