Collaboration with institutions of higher learning in Israel makes it possible for Israel ’s largest scientific and technological education network’s students to encounter the academic world and nurture their aspirations for future academic studies.
University students tutor and mentor sci-tech school students, acting as positive role-models to their younger peers. They offer scholastic support and encouragement to students who benefit from the augmented personal attention they receive through the network’s unique programs.
Students are encouraged to integrate theoretical scientific concepts with practical work, arousing their interest in technological and scientific fields as well as their motivation to succeed and excel in them.
The university students present their often complicated academic studies in an accessible and exciting way to the younger students. Their close proximity in age encourages them to invest in each other as peers, friends and colleagues, working together towards academic achievement.
In addition, university students work with underprivileged youth, providing them emotional and scholastic support through group enrichment activities and nurturing their motivation to succeed. The programs aim to reduce drop out rates and increase the number of students who continue on to advanced technological and scientific studies.