The strength of Israel's economy is directly related to the Technion's ability to educate highly trained graduates and pursue cutting-edge research. Studying for a master's degree and/or doctorate requires complete dedication to one's studies for three to five years, making it extremely difficult to hold a job while pursuing the degree. Technion graduate students are vital to the continued growth of Israeli industry and to the advancement of science.

Challenge

Studying for a master's degree and/or doctorate requires complete dedication to one's studies for three to five years, making it extremely difficult to hold a job while pursuing the degree. Almost every student at the Technion depends on some form of financial assistance in order to pursue his or her education. But graduate education today has never been harder to pay for, or easier to forego.

Long-Term Impact

The Program to Foster Academic Excellence, aimed at alleviating student financial constraints, will enable top graduate-level scholars to devote their energies exclusively to the pursuit of scientific excellence. Student research will inevitably lead to new discoveries, which will expand Technion's areas of expertise and help maintain Israel's position as a world-class leader in science and technology.

References

1. https://friends.technion.ac.il/
2. https://friends.technion.ac.il/
3. http://www.graduate.technion.ac.il/eng/

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