Death of Professor Malcolm ChaikinHonorary Life President, Professor Malcolm Chaikin AO OBE FTSE of the Technion Society of Australia (NSW) passed away on Saturday, 5th January 2012 after a long illness. His involvement with the TSA extended over four decades. Dr Ruth Ratner, TSA President, conveyed the deep loss felt by the Technion family for Malcolm, whose energy and enthusiasm for the Technion and Israel was only diminished in recent years due to ill health. The following tribute was sent by Technion President Peretz Lavie. Read more... |
Technion Energy Program Director and tissue expert to speak at Sydney University Israel ForumProfessor Gideon Grader, Director of the Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), and Professor Dror Seliktar, regenerative medicine researcher will be speakers at Sydney University’s Israel Forum to be held on 31 October, 2011. Professors Grader and Seliktar will be the guest speakers at the TSA’s October Einstein Supper to be held on Sunday evening, 30 October 2011. Read more... |
The Technion Society of Australia (NSW) aims to establish a lasting relationship between Australian society and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
We support the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in its mission to be at the forefront of the global network of science and technology, to be Israel's top facility for science and technology (a role that is necessary for the future of Israel and to all humanity) and to be a centre of excellence in technical education producing leaders with strong professional ethics and sensitive to social and environmental issues.
Our activities include lectures by visiting Technion academics; academic and student exchange programs (including supporting scholarships); fostering links between Australian business and the Technion; an Australian Technion alumni group; and fundraising.