High education institue in Israel ranked among the 100 global top institutions

Bloomberg names Technion one of top high tech hubs

 

 

 

 

            

Haifa-based institution the only non-US university to make the cut in the prestigious ranking

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is among the top ten tech hubs for future CEOs, according to a ranking by the financial news network Bloomberg, the only non-US instution to make the cut

 

Bloomberg rated the Haifa-based Technion seventh, tied with MIT, Rice University and the University of Texas, Austin based on the alma maters of 250 CEOs of American tech companies with a net value upwards of $1 billion  Princeton, Harvard and Stanford topped the ranking.

 

 

Founded in 1912, Technion is the oldest higher education institution in the country. It offers degrees in science and engineering, and a number of related fields. It is known for its long-standing collaboration with the IDF on development of advanced battlefield technologies, as well as being the chief manpower provider to Israel's tech private sector.  Earlier this month, a Chinese survey put three academic institutions in the top 100 global annual rankings of universities  Israel was placed behind France, which has four academic institutions in the list, thus according to the survey.

 

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ranks in the 59th place, followed by the Technion in Haifa, 77, one spot higher than in 2012. Weizmann Institute is at the 92nd place