74 lecturers received Outstanding Teaching Awards at HIT

The annual ceremony of awarding outstanding teaching awards to lecturers for teaching, research, creation and contribution to the institute and the community was held at HIT.

Prof. Eduard Yakubov

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Despite the fact that the ceremony has taken place now- the lecturers' achievements relate to the 2018 academic year. The excitement of the face-to-face meeting after such a long period of time, has left its mark throughout the ceremony.

Mr. Moti Mishan

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Mr. Moti Mishan, Head of the Presidential Division and Senior Advisor to the President, was the moderator of the ceremony and said among other things that The ceremony reflects more than anything else the institute's mission during its 52 years of existence, to be a leading scientific-engineering-technological institution and that in recent years, the institute has experienced an impressive academic development momentum, which is reflected in the opening of new, unique, study programs; In recruiting quality staff, in recognition of the Council for Higher Education by authorizing the Institute to award Associate Professor degree in 5 fields - an unprecedented thing in itself - in awards, grants and invitations to prestigious exhibitions, and more.

Prof. Eduard Yakubov

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HIT's President, Prof. Eduard Yakubov, praised the contribution of the lecturers in everything related to the rapid transition of the entire institute to a distant learning curriculum. "We were able to transfer 1200 courses to the Zoom platform and I thank you for doing everything you could so that the students continue to receive everything they need. You've learned everything while on the go and while continuing your research and creative pursuits and for that you have my true appreciation and thanks".

Dr. Michal Balberg

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Dr. Michal Balberg, senior lecturer and researcher from the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, gave a speech on behalf of the outstanding lecturers and said, among other things: Each and every one of us came here with great knowledge, with a vision and with the desire to pass them on to future generations as well. Most of us think that the way we studied qualified us as a scientist, an engineer or a designer, and also as lecturers. In the past year, we have had to change the way we teach and update it according to the constraints.

I believe, and operate under the assumption, that in order to continue to succeed in our mission we must come out of this period with a different approach. We must assimilate and create new and innovative ways of teaching in order to enable the next generation to successfully face the challenges that lie ahead. We must also combine the transfer of knowledge with the acquisition of soft skills, so that the skills with which the students enter the work force will be adaptive to the technological, social and human challenges of the 21st century."