The Technion Campus

The Technion campus extends over a 300-acre area on the pine-covered upper slopes of  Mount Carmel, at Haifa City, in a setting of great scenic beauty. The campus ranges over 100 buildings and is called Technion City.

In addition to lecture halls and laboratories for teaching and research, on-campus facilities include an amphitheater, a physical fitness center, dormitories, post office, bank, student bookstore, a minimarket, cafeterias and a synagogue.

The original woodland has been preserved, in addition to cultivated new trees and greenery.

Emphasis has been placed on gardens and pleasant landscaping, giving the campus all the characteristics of a national park.

Technion's Faculty of Medicine and the Rappaport Institute for Research in the Medical Sciences are situated near the Rambam Medical Center and form a separate campus.

The City of Haifa

Haifa is the third largest city in Israel ,and is located in the northern part of the country. It is the main port of Israel making use of its natural bay ,and serves as Israel's major link to the sea.

Haifa extends over a chain of hills, part of the Biblical Carmel range, which rise majestically overlooking the Mediterranean. Climate conditions in Haifa are moderate, typically Mediterranean with four distinguishable seasons. The following table presents the mean yearly temperature range:

The rainy season lasts from mid-November through mid-March, averaging ten rainy days a month. With its well tended gardens, acres of woodland parks and miles of bathing beaches, music, cinema and dance festivals, Haifa offers numerous attractions to both its residents and visitors.

General information for potential students

Dear Applicants,

Thank you for expressing interest in studying at the Technion.

The Technion, Israel’s first and biggest scientific-technological university and one of the largest centers of applied research in the world, instructs undergraduate and graduate students in almost every major field of engineering, science, architecture and medicine.

The Technion’s faculties offer extensive courses in:

• Engineering:  aerospace, chemical, civil, computers, software, electrical, dual degree: electrical engineering-physics, environmental, biotechnology and food, mapping and geo-information, industrial and management, materials scienced engineering, mechanical, biomedical, information systems, biochemical.
• Science: biology, mapping and geo-information , chemistry, computers, computers - focus on bioinformatics, mathematics, physics, molecular biochemistry, medical laboratory, computers & mathematics, dual degree: mathematics-computers, dual degree: biomedical engineering- physics, physics-computers, mathematics-physics, dual degree: physics- computers, mathematics with statistics & operation research.
• Architecture, Landscape Architecture
• Education in Technology and Science
• Medicine

Registration On-line In Hebrew: http://ug3.technion.ac.il/cand/

Admission application forms for undergraduate studies (only in Hebrew) can be purchased at the Technion’s ”Michlol”. At “Michlol” forms can also be purchased through mail order by cashier’s check or money order for the amount of US$ 25.00 (or its equivalent in EURO), payable to: “Technion”. Please send the check to the following address: Mrs. Aliza Veber, Registration and Admission Center, Technion City, Haifa 3200003, Israel.

All applicants should forward application forms together with the following documents:

1. A high-school diploma.

2. A photocopy of the photograph and identification information from your passport.

3. A money order or cashier’s check for US$ 90.0 or its equivalent in EURO).

Those who have studied a year or more at any university should forward an official notarized transcript of academic record, in either Hebrew or English.

In addition, they are required to submit detailed syllabi of all courses taken, indicating the number of semester hours for each course. A university catalog containing the information will suffice. The Technion accepts transfer students only from the sciences (exact or natural) and engineering.

Those who have finished high school and have not yet studied a year or more at any university, are required to take entrance examinations in mathematics, physics, English and Hebrew at the Technion. The exams are in Hebrew.

For information concerning the dates of the exams please contact: Pre-University Studies,

Email:kdam@tx.technion.ac.il

http://www.technion.ac.il/technion/pre-university

Holders of GCSE, BACS, OSSD, IB, Greek high school diploma or an appropriate set of APs are, sometimes, exempt from these examinations, provided certain conditions are satisfied.

All applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

• Completion of the Israeli psychometric test or the SAT 1.
• Candidates for the tracks of Architecture and Landscape Architecture who haven't studied at least one year in architectural studies, are also required to take an examination in architectural skills. The examination is offered in Israel in March or April, only in Hebrew.
• Candidates for the Faculty of Medicine, if potentially acceptable, will be invited for an admission test for medical studies (M.O.R. ) and/ or a personal interview. The test is only in Hebrew.
• Once admitted, all students are required to take a placement examination in physics. Those accepted to Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Economics and Management and Biology are exempt from the examination.

Since instruction at the Technion is in Hebrew, overseas students should have a sound working knowledge of the language before commencing their studies.

You have to get at least 86 in the Hebrew test "yael".

Under the credit system, the course of studies may be completed at the student’s own pace.

Registration for the Fall Semester (starting in October) opens in January and closes at the end of February. Registration for the Spring Semester (starting in March) opens in October and closes at the end of November.

The academic tracks of Architecture, Biomedical Engineering, Biology , Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering , Medicine , Materials Science & Engineering, Molecular Biochemistry, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Landscape Architecture, Physics.

Dual Degree: Physics-Computer Science and Environmental Engineering admit new students only in the Fall Semester.

Applications for loans, grants, scholarships and dormitories are considered only after candidates are admitted to the Technion.

You are invited to visit Technion web site: http://www.technion.ac.il

Further inquiries should be addressed to our office:

Registration and Admission Center,

Technion City, Haifa 3200003, Israel.

You may also call or fax our office: Tel: 972-4-8293306; Fax: 972-4-8295830.

Email:rishum@ technion.ac.il.

http://ug3.technion.ac.il/admissions

The Technion also offers programs for visiting students .

You may write or call Orna Nagar-Herman, Secretary, Student Exchange Office of the Deputy Senior Vice President for International Academic RelationsCanada Building, room 401, Technion City, Haifa 3200003, Israel.

Tel: 972-4-8292964 ; Fax: 972-4-8293773.

Email:studex@tx.technion.ac.il.

http://www.technion.ac.il/technion/studies/exchange

For information concerning admission to Technion’s Pre-University Studies,

please contact: Pre-University Studies, Technion City, Haifa 3200003, Israel.

Tel: 972-4-8294536 ; Fax: 972-4-8295709.

Email:kdam@tx.technion.ac.il

Visiting International Students

The Technion offers a variety of opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students during the school year or during the summer. Students can visit to take courses or to participate in research activities. The International School of Engineering offers courses in English in a variety of engineering and science disciplines. Students interested in a research internship must obtain approval of their Home University and of a Technion host.

For information concerning admission to the Irwin and Joan Jacobs Graduate School, please contact:

Irwin and Joan Jacobs Graduate School, Technion City, Haifa 3200003, Israel.

Tel: 972-4-8292739 ; Fax: 972-4-8295635.

http://www.graduate.technion.ac.il

For information concerning the psychometric test, please write to:

NITE (National Institute for Testing and Evaluation) Overseas Examinations Center, P. O. B. 26015, Jerusalem 91260. Israel.

Email: public@nite.org.il

http://www.nite.org.il

Application and Study Tracks for Undergraduate Studies

Approximated Entrance Requirements

The SECHEM grade determines the status of a candidate in reference to other candidates registered to the same course. The SECHEM quoted in the table below is n approximation only. In reality, the SECHEM grade needed to qualify may differ due to number of applicants, their grades and seats still available. In the later stages of the registration period, the qualification grade might be higher than it was in the earlier stages.

Admission to medical school

Minimal requirements for applicants with an academic background: An academic average of 85 and psychometric score of 700.

Some of the applicants will be requested to undergo a qualifying procedure (Evaluation System for Medical Schools - M.O.R) at the Israel Center for Medical Simulation as part of the admissions process. The examination is offered only in Hebrew

Applicants will be requested to provide curriculum vitae and 2 recommendation letters.

Final date for considering applicants with an academic background, who have already registered at the Technion, will be 31.3.2012.

A. Applicants Attending a Medical School in Israel

Students who have completed one or more years of Medical School in Israel may apply for the second, third or fourth year at the Technion.

A special committee will consider the application.

Applicants should provide proof that they meet all of the admissions' requirements for the stage of studies at the Technion to which they wish to be accepted, as well as confirmation that they are eligible for admission to that stage in the Medical School where they already study.

The committee will consider the applicant's previous academic achievements, as well as his/her personal circumstances.

Committee decisions will be based on all the data included in the application package.

Admissions' decisions will depend on availability of open positions in the relevant year (which are very limited.(

B. Applicants Studying Dentistry in Israel

Preliminary consideration of applicants who study dentistry in Israel will take into consideration the grade average of at least five semesters + the psychometric score. These grades should be submitted as early as possible.

Admission is conditional upon completion of the third year of studies.

Applicants in this category may apply only to the third year of studies in the Faculty of Medicine.

Committee decisions will be based on all the data included in the application package.

Admissions' decisions will depend on availability of open positions in the third year (which are limited).

Minimal M.O.R grade of 209.

C. Applicants Studying in Other Disciplines in Israel and Abroad

Only applicants from the following disciplines will be considered: Life Sciences, Nature Sciences, Exact Sciences, Psychology or Engineering, Veterinary medicine or Pharmacy.

Applicants in this category may apply only to the first year of studies at the Faculty of Medicine, Technion. The Faculty may grant exemptions from certain courses, based on previous studies.

Preliminary consideration of applicants with a previous academic background will take into consideration the grades average of at least five semesters + the psychometric score. These grades should be submitted as early as possible.

Admission is conditional upon completion of all requirements for the first degree.

Committee decisions will be based on all the data included in the application package.

Minimal M.O.R grade of 200.

D. Applicants Studying in Other Disciplines in Israel and Abroad

Only applicants from the following disciplines will be considered: Life Sciences, Nature Sciences, Exact Sciences, ngineering, Veterinary medicine or Pharmacy.

Applicants in this category may apply only to the first year of studies at the Faculty of Medicine, Technion. The Faculty may grant exemptions from certain courses, based on previous studies.

Preliminary consideration of applicants with a previous academic background will take into consideration the grades average of at least five semesters + the psychometric score. These grades should be submitted as early as possible.

Admission is conditional upon completion of all requirements for the first degree.

Committee decisions will be based on all the data included in the application package.

Minimal M.O.R grade of 200.

Submission of Documents Attesting to Academic Background in all the Above-Mentioned Disciplines

Note: The deadline for consideration of admission of applicants with a previous academic background, who have already applied to the Technion, is 31.3.2013

Applicants with a previous academic background must submit, in addition to all the application documents required of all new applicants: teudat bagrut; an official grade transcript, signed by the issuing institution, specifying courses taken during previous studies and the grades obtained.

Grade transcripts, which do not include an up-to-date cumulative grade average, will not be considered.

(Applicants with a previous academic background are also required to attach a certified teudat bagrut.)

Applicants with grades from abroad should provide a notarized photocopy of their grades, together with a notarized translation to Hebrew.

Applicants in this category will be considered on the basis of their grade transcript and psychometric score (or the SAT1). Applicants who have completed an academic degree must present their degree or proof of eligibility for the degree.

Applicants whose studies at the Technion were terminated due to poor academic performance, are entitled to apply to the Technion no earlier than two years after their studies were terminated. Applicants in this category will have to present, when registering, all documents pertaining to the termination of their studies.

Applicants with a previous academic background will not be considered on the basis of their sechem only.

Admission to Architecture and Landscape Architecture

The Architecture admission exam is intended to test candidates' observation and analytical abilities, their visual memories and their powers of expression in formal planning. Exam questions include: presentation, analysis, planning and design of different components in man's physical environs.

The exam is taken using equipment and notes, accompanied by clear oral instructions. Exam topics are drawn from candidates' daily experiences. No prior knowledge of art or sketching is required.  The examination is offered in Israel in March or April, only in Hebrew.

Admission of Documents Attesting to Academic Background in all the Above-Mentioned Disciplines

Note: The deadline for consideration of admission of applicants with a previous academic background, who have already applied to the Technion, is 31.3.2012.

 

Applicants with a previous academic background must submit, in addition to all the application documents required of all new applicants: teudat bagrut; an official grade transcript, signed by the issuing institution, specifying courses taken during previous studies and the grades obtained.

Grade transcripts, which do not include an up-to-date cumulative grade average, will not be considered.

(Applicants with a previous academic background are also required to attach a certified teudat bagrut).

• Applicants with grades from abroad should provide a notarized photocopy of their grades, together with a notarized translation to Hebrew.
• Applicants in this category will be considered on the basis of their grade transcript and psychometric score (or the SAT1). Applicants who have completed an academic degree must present their degree or proof of eligibility for the degree.
• Applicants whose studies at the Technion were terminated due to poor academic performance, are entitled to apply to the Technion no earlier than two years after their studies were terminated. Applicants in this category will have to present, when registering, all documents pertaining to the termination of their studies.

Applicants with a previous academic background will not be considered on the basis of their sechem only.

The Psychometric test or the SAT1

The Technion will consider the admission of applicants who meet basic requirements. One of these requirements is the psychometric test. The test is given in Israel a number of times a year, in the following languages:

In addition, there is also an option to take the exam in a combained format English and Hebrew with selected words translated into Russion, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, German, Hungarian and Arabic.

Calculation of the SAT1

For students whom have taken the SAT1 exam the following translation formula is applied:
V - Verbal SAT1 score or Critical reading;
M - Math SAT1 score;
Psychometric score = M * 0.67 + V * 0.33

In all cases, where there are numerous grades for the psychometric test or the sat1, the optimal grade will be taken into consideration.

All candidates should get at list 88 in the English section in the psychometric test otherwise they will not be accepted to the Technion.

Quick SECHEM Calculation Table

A table for quick, approximate sechem calculation for all tracks except Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Upper line - optimal average (including bonus coefficient)

Left column - psychometric score

Internal cells - sechem scores

Method of calculation: select approximate psychometric score and approximate optimal average. At the intersection of both axes is the approximate sachem.

The Psychometric Overseas

The psychometric test is also given abroad in several locations in Europe, the U.S. and South America (depending on the number of applicants). The registration form and fee for the test overseas is different from the in Israel. To obtain a registration form and additional information, contact the Unit for Overseas Tests at NITE.

For further information concerning the psychometric test, please write to:

Overseas Examinations Center
NITE (National Institute for Testing and Evaluation)

P. O. B. 26015, Jerusalem 91260, Israel
or visit their site at : http://www.nite.org.il

The "Amir" English Proficiency Test

The test examines English reading comprehension on an academic level.                               

Those who have not got the minimum of 88 can take the "Amir" test.  

Those who will get less than 188 in the test will not be able to start studding.

In all cases, where there are numerous grades for the psychometric test or the "Amir" test, the optimal grade will be taken into consideration.

The "Yael" Hebrew Proficiency Test

The "Yael"  test is intended for examinees who take the Psychometric Entrance Test in a language other than Hebrew. The test takes approximately one and half hours, and consists of two parts. The first part contains questions in multiple-choice format ; in the second part, examinees are instructed to write a composition.

Those who will get less than 95 in the test will not be able to start studding.

In all cases, where there are numerous grades of the "Yael' test, the optimal grade will be taken into consideration.

Dates of registrations

Dates of registrations for the Technion:

The registration for the fall semester for the "2013 undergraduate study year" will open on 24.1.2013 and will be closed on 28.2.2013. (There may be a late registration for some of the faculty courses after the official date of the registration will be closed)

The registration for the spring semester for the "2013 undergraduate study year" will open on 1.11.2012 and will be closed on 30.1.2013. (There may be a late registration for some of the faculty courses after the official date of the registration will be closed)

Dates of classification and selection exams :

The exams' dates of the national center for exams and evaluation, Jerusalem:

The psychometric exam

General Information for Prospective Students Holding Israeli Matriculation (Bagrut)

Dear Applicants,

Thank you for expressing interest in studying at the Technion.

The Technion, Israel’s first university, instructs undergraduate and graduate students in almost every major field of engineering, science, architecture and medicine.

The Technion will consider the admission of applicants who meet the following requirements:

1. Applicants should have a psychometric test .

2a. Applicants should have an official Israeli bagrut certificate, with scores in mathematics and English at the level of at least 4 units.

2b. Applicants have an academic background, as discussed in detail below, and have provided all the documents relevant to previous studies.

Applicant Categories

For the purpose of admission decisions, applicants will be considered in one of the following categories:

Applicants considered on the basis of the sechem grade

Applicants considered on the basis of previous academic background

Applicants considered on the basis of the sechem grade

A sechem grade will be calculated for all applicants, other than those with a previous academic background. The sechem grade is based on the optimal average of the bagrut grades (or, alternatively, the average of grades obtained during the Technion’s mechina program), the grade in the psychometric test and the grade in the architecture test (for candidates for the tracks of Architecture and Landscape architecture).

In all cases, except for the architecture test and the admission test for medicine, where there are numerous grades for comparable tests (bagrut or psychometric test), the optimal grade will be taken into consideration.

The optimal average is based primarily on bagrut grades. Many bagrut subjects entail a compensation factor - “bonus” Compensation Factor). The bonus is relative to the grades; the higher the grade, the higher the bonus.

Results of previous academic studies which are not considered a complete academic background, or grades obtained during Handessaim course of studies may be taken into account when calculating the optimal average, if they improve the average.

The sechem can be calculated on the Web at: http://www.technion.ac.il/admissions

2. Applicants considered on the basis of previous academic background

Consideration of applicants who have studied (or are studying) in an accredited institute of higher learning will be based on their academic achievements and the psychometric grade.

Further inquiries should be addressed to our office:

Registration and Admission Center,

Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel.

You may also call or fax our office: Tel: 972-4-8293306; Fax: 972-4-8295830.

Email:rishum@technion.ac.il.

Registration procedures

There are two ways to register: On-line or by paper forms.

Registration On-line:

http://ug3.technion.ac.il/cand/

Registration by paper forms:

Registration forms for undergraduate studies can be purchased bookstores at the Technion’s “Michlol” store.

All applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

• A money order or cashier’s check for 407NIS.
• Candidates for the tracks of Architecture and Landscape Architecture who haven't studied at least one year in architectural studies, are also required to take an examination in architectural skills. The examination is offered in Israel in March or April, only in Hebrew.
• Candidates for the Faculty of Medicine, if potentially acceptable, will be invited for an admission test and/or a personal interview. The test is only in Hebrew.

In addition, they are required to submit detailed syllabi of all courses taken, indicating the number of semester hours for each course. A university catalog containing the information will suffice. The Technion accepts transfer students only from the sciences (exact or natural) and engineering.

Those who have not studied a year or more at any university should forward their Israeli bagrut.

Once admitted, most of the students are required to take a placement examination in physics. Those accepted to Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Medical Laboratory Sciences and Biology are exempt from the examination.

Under the credit system, the course of studies may be completed at the student’s own pace.

Registration for the Fall Semester (starting in October) opens in January and closes at the end of February. Registration for the Spring Semester (starting in March) opens in September and closes at the end of October.

The academic tracks of Architecture, Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Medicine, Materials Science & Engineering, Molecular Biochemistry, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Landscape Architecture, Dual Degree: Physics-Computer Science and Environmental Engineering admit new students only in the Fall Semesterץ

Applications for loans, grants, scholarships and dormitories are considered only after candidates are admitted to the Technion.

For information concerning admission to Technion’s Pre-University Studies, please contact:

Pre-University Studies, Technion City, Haifa 3200003, Israel.

Tel: 972-4-8294536 ; Fax: 972-4-8295709.

Email:kdam@tx.technion.ac.il

The Technion also offers programs for visiting students .

You may write or call Mrs. Merav Guttman ,Secretary,

Email:studex@technion.ac.il.

http://www.technion.ac.il/technion/studies/exchange

For information concerning admission to the Irwin and Joan Jacobs Graduate School, please contact:

Irwin and Joan Jacobs Graduate School, Technion City, Haifa 3200003, Israel.

Tel: 972-4-8292739 ; Fax: 972-4-8295635.

Email: yaelc@technion.ac.il

The Graduate School Internet site is: http://www.graduate.technion.ac.il

For information concerning the psychometric test, please write to: NITE (National Institute for Testing and Evaluation) Overseas Examinations Center, P. O. B. 26015, Jerusalem 91260, Israel or to: http://www.nite.org.il

Invitation to a personal tour of the Technion