In recent days, a delegation from the Holon Institute of Technology (HIT) completed a successful visit to Tashkent, where they held a successful array of meetings with academic and research institutions.

On Thursday, June 18th, HIT hosted a workshop designed to introduce and investigate pressing issues concerning non-ionizing radiation, which require immediate policy-setting and action.

For the first time in HIT's history, honorary degrees were awarded as part of the general graduation ceremony. In all, three honorary degrees were bestowed: on former President of the Israeli Supreme Court Judge Dorit Beinisch, on scientist Prof. Ruth Arnon, and on industrialist Mr. Stef Wertheimer.

On Wednesday, May 6th, 2015, delegates from Kauno Kolegija, one of Lithuania's leading technological institutes, visited HIT, with the aim of discussing academic and research collaboration.

Delegates from the National University of General San Martín in Argentina visited HIT to consider academic and research innovation-oriented collaboration.

On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, representatives of RTU, Latvia's leading technological higher education and research institution, visited HIT. Their aim was to get acquainted with HIT activities and consider possibilities for future collaboration.

The Board of Trustees, which convened recently, has unanimously elected Mr. Pinchas (Pini) Cohen as its chairman

The EU's ambassador to Israel, Mr. Lars Faaborg Andersen, visited the Institute on Thursday, 3/19/15, and gave a lecture to HIT's students and faculty about the technological and scientific ties between Israel and the EU.

Professor Eduard Yakubov, aged 62, is a resident of Holon and married with two daughters. He repatriated to Israel from the former USSR in 1990. After completing his Ph.D. studies magna cum laude, he received the title of Associate Professor in Mathematics at the early age of 30 and entered HIT in 1994