Holon Institute of Technology
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Center for Technological Education Holon (CTEH) Holon Academic Institute of Technology (HAIT) |
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| Motto | Quality and Excellence |
| Established | 1969 |
| Chairman | Moshe Bar-Lev |
| President | Prof. Eduard Yakubov |
| General Manager | Dov Peleg |
| Students | 3600 |
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Holon, Israel 32°0′51.56″N 34°46′25.75″E / 32.0143222°N 34.7738194°ECoordinates: 32°0′51.56″N 34°46′25.75″E / 32.0143222°N 34.7738194°E |
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Holon Institute of Technology (HIT) (Hebrew: מכון טכנולוגי חולון), is an academic institution of higher learning in Holon, Israel. It focuses on teaching Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Instructional Technologies, Design and Technology Management. HIT also deals with both theoretical and applied research and holds strong ties with the Israeli industry.
HIT was the first college in Israel which was accredited to grant the B.Sc. degree (colleges in Israel used to grant only the B.Tech. degree). As other colleges receive accreditation, HIT became the first to be accredited to give the M.Sc. degree.
The Holon Institute of Technology was founded in 1969 by Abraham Margalith with the support of the mayor of Holon, Pinchas Eylon. In the belief that technical vocational training was not sufficient to prepare engineers to work in Israel's developing industry, Margalith envisaged HIT as an academic center for technological education combining academic study and practical experience in industry.
It opened with 100 students as the Center for Technological Education Holon (CTEH). Until 2000, it was affiliated with Tel Aviv University. In 2000, it became an independent institution called the Holon Academic Institute of Technology (HAIT) and was recognized by the Council for Higher Education in Israel as an institute of higher education. In 2006, it became the Holon Institute of Technology (HIT).
The HIT single campus in the center of Holon stretches over about 50 dunams (5.0 ha; 12 acres) and includes eight buildings, two of which were constructed in the last few years. The combined area of the first six buildings is over 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft).
The institute is one of two in Israel which offer career training and research in engineering and technology; the other is the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa.
About 3,600 students study in HIT, in the following program:
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