Entrepreneurship from the Future

Senior officials from the Israeli hi-tech industry came to HIT Holon Institute of Technology for a special PBL (Project-Based Learning) conference.

HIT representatives and Senior officials from the Israeli hi-tech industry 

As the world develops at rapid speed, the ability to adapt quickly and connect to different unknown realms is critical to success. Many a time, a project can rise or fall on the very fact that it was or wasn’t able to make the move to a multidisciplinary world. 

"One of the qualities that HIT is most proud of is its multidisciplinary approach. When you develop a project, you will most certainly need the mathematician to write the algorithm, the computer scientist to write the software, the industrial manager to ensure efficiency, and the designer to make it visual. All these disciplines, together with outstanding academic faculty, can be found here at HIT," said Prof. Eduard Yakubov, HIT President. 

PBL learning (Project Based Learning) is a focused teaching method which allows students to learn while ‘doing’. It is a method that is gaining popularity in research institutes, high-tech companies, business organizations and leading universities, and helps students to successfully deal with new and complex subjects in practical terms.

Adopting the PBL method, according to the lecturers at the conference, is important for companies, and will enable them to ensure a reality-based continuum of learning and achieve optimal innovations as a result.

"This conference is a great example of the ongoing work of HIT’s Center for Projects and Industry Collaborations. It is an opportunity to present our distinguished guests with a glimpse into the special ecosystem we have created here.

PBL provides a unique work environment, where dozens of organizations actively participate in academic education, with lecturers and students. This is definitely the future of technology education", says Mark Israel, Development Manager at HIT’s Center for Projects and Industry Collaborations 

The conference was organized by the School of Computer Science and the Center for Projects and Industry Collaboration, led by Aharon Cohen.

Participating were senior officials from the Israeli tech industry, including Eran Nadel, the Innovation Director of Siemens, Nir Gendler, CEO of Dronix Engineering, who lectured on these topics.