Though one of the pillars of the program is fostering new academic minds to join the Israeli population, it’s primarily a refuge for students who no longer feel safe on their respective campuses.
Published by Ruby Sadikman, The Jerusalem Post on August 16, 2025
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology announced the opening of a new program for international students to address rising antisemitism on college campuses around the world earlier this week.
Antisemitism in Canada is on the rise and it’s worse than it seems,” Anna, a 19-year-old student from Canada, said. “I was already accepted into the mathematics program at the University of Toronto, but because of publications about antisemitism at the university, I preferred to study at the Technion.”
The first cohort includes 26 students from eight different countries: the US, Canada, Brazil, Russia, Spain, Germany, Azerbaijan, and Israel. Though the academic year doesn’t begin until October, the students will participate in an orientation program to help acclimate them as new additions to the Israeli academic community.
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