BRING AN EXPERT TO CAMPUS
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Alex Goldstein, CEO at 90 West, previously served as the Executive Director of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s political committee, the TogetherPAC, overseeing the strategic implementation of the Governor’s national political efforts – including his primetime speech at the Democratic National Convention. Alex also served as spokesman for Governor Patrick in the Governor’s office, where he traveled to Israel with the Governor as spokesman for the administration's economic development mission.
Alex currently serves on the adjunct faculty at Emerson College and Northeastern University, and is an alumnus of Brandeis University and Newton North High School. |
ISRAEL & CO.
Students from Dartmouth's Tuck Business School
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Israel & Co. generates greater understanding of and appreciation for Israel among global leaders and rising leaders.
They are currently working with top graduate schools in the fields of business, law, and public policy, collaborating with student and faculty trip leaders who have expressed interest in participating, and providing the support they need to design and implement a memorable, fun and meaningful Israel experience. Participants get to appreciate Israel in ways that appeal to them directly: MBAs learn about innovation and entrepreneurship, while law students learn about policy, conflict, and the legal system, as examples. |
TAMID INVESTMENT GROUP
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TAMID Israel Investment Group is a comprehensive, multi-phased program on American college campuses that connects business-minded students to economic ventures in Israel. Upon being accepted, members go through a semester of education that covers basic investing and consulting skills as well as seminars about the Israeli economy. After the semester students elect to join the Fund, Consulting, or both teams. Every summer, TAMID sends select members to Israel for sponsored summer internships. TAMID provides job-placement, living arrangements, and a travel stipend.
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Interested in joining TAMID? Harvard University: Jonah Moroh Brandeis University: Yaela Halper Boston University: Elizabeth Ritz Northeastern University: Ellie Gordy |
Read about Danielle Mizrahi's TAMID internship
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VIVA SARAH PRESS - BEHIND THE SCENES OF ISRAELI INNOVATION
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Viva Sarah Press has worked as a journalist for more than two decades. For the last seven years, she has focused on the local high-tech community, providing readers with a behind-the-scenes take on Israeli research breakthroughs, innovations, and revolutionary startups. She blogs and vlogs on a variety of topics and is a television panelist on trending tech issues. Born and raised in Canada, she immigrated to Israel in 1998 and lives with her family in Tel Aviv. She's also a public speaker who loves sharing stories of Israel's creativity and innovation with new audiences. Topics include: - Israel’s culture of entrepreneurship & amazing innovations - How Israeli technologies are changing our lives - Israeli innovations in global healthcare - Israeli tech trends (in all fields) - Aliyah musings - Being a journalist in Israel |
HEBREW UNIVERSITY 1 YEAR MBA
IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION
Spend a year in Jerusalem earning an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Hebrew U. This program is offered in English, so it’s available to those who are not fluent in Hebrew. Students will get great exposure to Israel’s business culture with the Internship course. Financial aid may be available for this new program at Hebrew University in Jerusalem at the Rothberg International school!
BIZRAEL
Bizrael engages Jewish students and young professionals with the business environment in Israel. Unlike other Israel trips, Bizrael takes students and visitors to businesses and start-ups in Israel. Bizrael offers one-day programs for those looking to supplement a trip or even custom trips for those looking to get a in depth encounter with Israel’s tech industry. Trip itineraries include visiting one of Israel’s 250 research and development centers or even one of the 5,000 start-ups in Israel.
MIT ISRAEL LAB AT SLOAN MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
Students at MIT’s Sloan Management School have the opportunity to examine Israel’s entrepreneurial and tech environment in the hands-on Israel Lab Course. Students spend the Fall semester working on projects at MIT. After spending the semester studying Israeli start- ups, students travel to Israel in January to work with the companies and enterprises in Israel they studied in the Fall.
Students enrolled in the course will get a unique, firsthand experience of Israel. Student teams have even presented their work to CIA Director David Petraeus and Diplomat Dennis Ross. The Israel Lab course is open to students at the Sloan School of Management and MIT’s School of Science and Engineering.
Students enrolled in the course will get a unique, firsthand experience of Israel. Student teams have even presented their work to CIA Director David Petraeus and Diplomat Dennis Ross. The Israel Lab course is open to students at the Sloan School of Management and MIT’s School of Science and Engineering.
NO CAMELS
Check out the latest news in Israeli innovation at Nocamels.com. This is a great resource for unique news developments in Israeli health, technology, and environmental innovation.
BLOOMERG NEWS DOCUMENTARY - IDF TO START-UP NATION
There’s no doubt that Israel is one of the world’s best start-up hot spots. Bloomberg News shows how the Israel Defense Forces has been a source of inspiration for many of the successful entrepreneurs and start-ups in Israel.
MASS CHALLENGE ISRAEL
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Each year, a number of very interesting Israeli start-ups join the MassChallenge
incubator in Boston for a few months as part of the highly competitive Mass Challenge Israel cohort. Most of these companies are led or represented by young, energetic, articulate people whose companies are trying to solve real-world problems while also creating successful businesses. |
ISRAEL TECH CHALLENGE
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The Israel Tech Challenge offers a variety of trips to Israel for students involved in computer programming, engineering, and high Tech. From a 10 day trip to a 5 month coding boot camp, the Israel Tech Challenge bring students to learn important tech skills while being immersed in the innovative and high-tech culture of Israel.
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START-UP NATION TECHNOLOGY FAIRS
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Start-Up Nation Technology Fairs is an initiative of Hasbara Fellowships and Israel Ideas to connect college students with Israeli tech start ups through job fairs, panel discussions and pitch events. The fairs engage a large and diverse population of college students and faculty about an exciting and positive face of Israel.
Explore internship and job opportunities, meet Israeli entrepreneurs and engage with innovative technologies. |
ISRAEL 21C
Israel 21c offers daily updates on how Israeli innovation is helping the world in a variety of fields such as medicine, science, and technology. Follow Israel 21c on Facebook and on Twitter!
BABSON START-UP STRATEGY
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Babson College Offers Course on Start-Ups with 10-Day Israel Visit Babson College has taken an innovative new approach for a trip that is part of a new course on entrepreneurship. The trip focuses on the economics of Israel — specifically its start-up capability and entrepreneurial ecosystem. The trip occurs in conjunction with a course offered at Babson College entitled 'Israel Start-Up Strategy.' Twenty-five students enrolled in the class to study and 'understand the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Israel – a country of about seven million people with the highest rate of NASDAQ listings per capita of any nation,' according to the course description. |
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MASS-ISRAEL ECONOMIC STUDY RELEASED
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The New England Israel Business Council and Combined Jewish Philanthropies released the 2nd edition of a report measuring the economic impact of Israeli-founded companies in Massachusetts.
The output of Israeli companies comprise over 3% of Massachusetts GDP, providing thousands of jobs! Read the report here: 
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JEWISH LEADERS IN BUSINESS
Have a great business idea and want to launch it with other Jewish students? Reach out to collaborate with Jewish student leaders in Massachusetts at UMass Amherst. Converse, organize and plan for a semester project, business plan or real small business launch.
MIT CONNECTECH
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MIT and the Technion - the Israel Institute of Technology are two institutions with more in common than their names: they attract some of the finest students and faculty in the world, explore cutting-edge research in science and technology, and create environments focused on innovation and discovery.
ConnecTech brings Jewish students at the two institutions even closer together. ConnecTech is a year-long fellowship beginning in the spring semester. The primary focus is on student interaction - creating personal bonds between small core groups of students at each institute and strengthening a sense of Jewish peoplehood. Students also travel to the other's campuses and see the culture, innovative technology ventures, and create people-to-people bridges between the two communities. ConnecTech is part of Combined Jewish Philanthropy’s Boston-Haifa Connection. |
MISTI ISRAEL
MISTI matches MIT students with internships and research at leading companies, research labs and universities in Israel. Internships last from 3 to 12 months and are all-expenses-paid.
Experience Israel's science, technology and innovation first hand. Opportunities include paid internships at companies, research institutes and universities; study abroad at top engineering universities; and opportunities to teach STEM subjects in high schools over the Independent Activities Period.
Experience Israel's science, technology and innovation first hand. Opportunities include paid internships at companies, research institutes and universities; study abroad at top engineering universities; and opportunities to teach STEM subjects in high schools over the Independent Activities Period.
iTREK
The pioneers of Israel’s businesses, innovation and politics want to meet you!
Join iTrek on an educational journey of the Startup Nation – immerse yourself in a culture on inspiration, and bring home the knowledge, tools and motivation you can only get from taking a trek outside of the classroom.
The service and trip is pro-bono. This is your chance to visit the #2 most educated country in the world, with 4,800 startup companies. iTrek brings MBA students and professors to a new world of technology, agriculture, business and government.
Join iTrek on an educational journey of the Startup Nation – immerse yourself in a culture on inspiration, and bring home the knowledge, tools and motivation you can only get from taking a trek outside of the classroom.
The service and trip is pro-bono. This is your chance to visit the #2 most educated country in the world, with 4,800 startup companies. iTrek brings MBA students and professors to a new world of technology, agriculture, business and government.
NEW ENGLAND ISRAEL BUSINESS COUNCIL
Dan Trajman is the Executive Director of the New England Israel Business Council.
The mission of the NEIBC is to increase economic development in Israel and New England by fostering cooperation, investment opportunities and business relationships and by leading a vibrant Israeli-minded Business Community in New England.
NEIBC provides a varied and diverse program of activities and events and facilitates connections between the Israeli and New England business communities and offers advice on doing business in these two regions.
The mission of the NEIBC is to increase economic development in Israel and New England by fostering cooperation, investment opportunities and business relationships and by leading a vibrant Israeli-minded Business Community in New England.
NEIBC provides a varied and diverse program of activities and events and facilitates connections between the Israeli and New England business communities and offers advice on doing business in these two regions.
READ START-UP NATION
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Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle by Dan Senor and Saul Singer is a New York Times Bestseller that dives into the reasons for Israel's success a high-tech start-up hub. The book addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel-- a country of 8 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources-- produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada and the UK? Former President of Lithuania, Andrius Kubiluis, has cited Start-Up Nation as his favorite book. CNN's Fareed Zakaria called Start-up Nation "a book every single Arab businessman, Arab bureaucrat, and Arab politician should read. |
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
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The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher. Many of the council's projects are related to Israel's role as start-up nation and the ways in which Israel partners with other countries to promote global development.
For your campus, the council publishes backgrounders on a range of issues and offers student project opportunities. Fun Fact: one the council's best-known Israel-related projects was the book itself, Start-up Nation -- it's author, Dan Senor, penned the book as his fellowship project with the council! |
CEO OF APPTOPIA
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Hear from Eliran Sapir, the Israeli CEO of Apptopia, a company recently invested in by Mark Cuban (Shark Tank, Dallas Mavericks). Eli drives Apptopia’s strategic vision and manages investor relations. Before Apptopia Eli was involved in several startups, including: GPush, Oasys Water, GreatPoint Energy, and DVTel.
Contact Eli for more info |
ISRAEL INSIDE: THE MOVIE
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Israel Inside, hosted by former Harvard lecturer Dr. Tal Ben Shahar, examines the core character strengths that have enabled Israelis to overcome challenges and turn a barren desert into a flourishing nation.
Israel Inside: How a Small Nation Makes a Big Difference is a new documentary that explores the positive characteristics of Israeli society from a humanistic, psychological, and emotional perspective. This insightful and uplifting documentary tells the story of the Israeli people – whose resilience has propelled Israel to the forefront of world innovation and progress. |
HEBREW UNIV. SUMMER ECONOMICS STUDIES
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Ever wanted to get ahead on your course requirements, while visiting the beautiful land of Israel? Here is your chance with Hebrew University’s Summer Economics program.
A five-week Summer School in Economics is offered by the Department of Economics of the Hebrew University, earmarked for international undergraduate and MA students with a background in Economics. The program will include a series of courses in Economics and Finance designed to prepare students for graduate studies (in the U.S. and Europe). |
START UP MBA IN TEL AVIV
The Technion’s Start-uP MBA in Israel is a one-year international MBA program taught in English. This prestigious program is delivered in a newly renovated complex at the center of Tel Aviv.
The unique model of Start-uP MBA provides essential training in management functions, underscoring the skills needed for entrepreneurs who are interested in launching their start-up company or promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in their organizations.
The program exposes students to the start-up scene in Israel and engages students in practical projects and internships that transform ideas into commercial products and services. The teaching faculty includes world-renowned scholars and highly experienced practitioners with a proven track record.
The unique model of Start-uP MBA provides essential training in management functions, underscoring the skills needed for entrepreneurs who are interested in launching their start-up company or promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in their organizations.
The program exposes students to the start-up scene in Israel and engages students in practical projects and internships that transform ideas into commercial products and services. The teaching faculty includes world-renowned scholars and highly experienced practitioners with a proven track record.
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A VIEW INTO ISRAELI CULTURE
What does Israeli culture and society look like?
This 1 minute video explores Israeli innovation and culture.
This 1 minute video explores Israeli innovation and culture.
ISRAELI PRODUCTS OVERVIEW
Israeli innovation has helped to improve the world and support human progress.