IMAGE: YOAV ALON


SUSTAINABILITY IN ISRAELI ACADEMIA


Working together for a better tomorrow


Israeli universities and colleges are busy harnessing their knowledge and culture of innovation to help ensure a more sustainable future for all


Convenience has evolved exponentially in the past few decades, and our life expectancies are far greater than those of our ancestors. But at what cost has all of this been to the wider environmental picture? Worrying events paint a bleak prognosis. The


climate has irreversibly changed on a global scale, and the human population keeps growing just as the world’s natural resources are being depleted at an alarming and unsustainable rate. Yet there’s reason for hope. We’re living in an


age of unprecedented technological and scientific advances aimed at revolutionizing the way we live, often spearheaded by the ever-vibrant entrepreneurial world. Israel remains at the forefront of this inventive,


global race. Across the country, creative minds and dynamic teams of researchers are at work


addressing burning questions related to the fields of renewable energies, biotechnology, agriculture and more. And for their part, the nation’s higher-education institutions are flourishing with a range of exciting, sustainability-related research and study programs. Starting from the north of the country, the


Technion – Israel Institute of Technology’s partnership with a venture firm will allow it to widen the scope of its research in the fields of renewable energy and climate studies. Nearby, the University of Haifa is equally


committed to having a positive impact, investigating matters related to sustainable development and ensuring this knowledge is both integrated into the institution’s operations and extended beyond the bounds of the campus to meet the needs of the wider community.


ABOVE: Students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment


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