Innovation Knowledge Triangle: High Education-Research-Industry

Today, November 27, 2017, under the title “Business, media and education”, delegation from Uzbekistan visit HIT Holon Institute of Technology.

The guests Mr. Hikmat Abdurakhmanov – Chairman AMBiT & Founder, Uzbek-Chinese Trading House, Mr. Arsen Dlyanchev – CEO, Unique Present Media Holding, Mr. Suren Sapov – CEO, Afisha Media, Mr. Abduhalad Kuchkarov – Head, Groundzero&Technoplasma, Mr. Avnar Irchaev – CEO, Orient Capital Management and Ms. Irina Matvienko – Chief Editor, “Business Lab” were accompanied by Mr. Yitzhak Kagan – Ambassador of Euro- Asia, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting attend Prof. Eduard Yakubov – President, HIT, Mr. Samuel Goldberg – CEO, Dr. Refael Barkan – Head, R&D and External Relations Authority, Prof. Yair Lampl – HIT Board of Trustees and charge for the discipline of brain stroke E. Wolfson medical center, Prof. Adir Pridor - Chairman of the HIT Executive Committee, Founder and CEO of the Institute for Industrial Mathematics, Dr. Guy Yoskovitz – Deputy Director, R&D and External Relations Authority, Mrs. Tony Levy - ERO, President's office.

The opening remarks of Prof. Eduard Yakubov – President, was composed on the strong HIT background of professional and experienced lecturers and researchers. These nurture tight connections with the industry, develop innovative teaching technologies and are extensively involved in the community. These fruitful collaborations are embedded in up-to-date courses materials and workshops. Industrials give lectures and tutor HIT's students.

Mr. Hikmat Abdurakhmanov at the 3D Lab

Research topics and final projects done in countless fields (energy, nano-technology and nano-materials, cyber, design, data mining, data analysis, health care and more). In addition, HIT is equipped with theoretical and applied research facilities among which some unconventional and forward-thinking labs and multidisciplinary centers.

Mr. Hikmat Abdurakhmanov at the 3D Lab

Dr. Refael Barkan present the Research and Development Authority as innovation knowledge triangle that is more than necessary today:

Promote the education to help create an informed and ambitious workforce that understands the demands of sustainability and the needs of industry.
Innovation Projects to bring together ideas, inventors and industry to create commercially attractive technologies that deliver real results to customers.
Business Creation Services to support entrepreneurs and start-ups.

A visit to the Cyber lab

“The challenge is big, but our goal is simple”, he told, “Results of both in-house work and collaborations – whether among our faculties, international collaborations, collaborations via institutional multidisciplinary and national task forces or collaborations within the academic world and with the industry. HIT is the meeting place between them and we successfully provide our students with multidisciplinary knowledge and original analytical thinking, and encourage and cultivate excellence, encourage cooperation between industry, academia and research – as well as well.

A visit to the Cyber lab

Bringing these disciplines together maximizes the impact of each, accelerates the development of market-ready solutions, and creates a fertile environment in which we can sell the innovative results of our work. Dr. Refael Barkan kindly invited the guests to enrich their insights from the Institute's activities by visiting HIT's innovative research centers and laboratories.

Published: 27.11.17