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Concept MIT - the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - and the Technion - the Israel Institute of Technology, are two institutions with more in common than their names: the finest students and faculty, cutting-edge research in science and technology, and environments focused on innovation and discovery. The Hibur Project brings these two institutions closer than they already are, by means of connections created at all levels of these Institutes. Hibur, a Hebrew word for "connection," is an especially fitting title for the program, as it shares its root with the word for friend - haver. Ultimately, the purpose of the MIT-Technion Hibur is to forge the links of friendship, both between individuals and institutions. Goals and Overview The mission of Hibur, in the broadest sense, is to make MIT and the Technion sister institutions, akin to the way that Boston and Haifa are sister cities through Combined Jewish Philanthropies' Boston-Haifa Connection. The initiative works to create connections between the two Institutes at many levels, including students and faculty as well as alumni, and supported by faculty and administrators on both sides of the ocean. Hibur is to be an umbrella, and a "clearinghouse" of sorts - to provide a framework that will allow a web of personal and professional connections to grow between the Technion and MIT. Hibur's primary focus is on student interaction establishing on-going personal and academic contact between small core groups of students at each institute. The program highlight for student participants is the annual MIT delegation to the Technion in late May coupled with planning and hosting the annual Technion student delegation visit at MIT each fall. Other student-to-student projects are developed and implemented by students and have included a pen pal program, the $100K-BizTECH collaboration, a video-lecture series, and developing a joint web site. Visit the Hibur MIT-Technion Project web site. MIT students can apply for the May delegation by completing the application (pdf) and submitting it to the MIT Hillel office. |
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