Collaborations with high-tech and startup companies on scientific and technological matters are an integral part of promoting and enriching ORT Israel network students. These crucial partnerships keep the network’s teaching staff up-to-date with the latest technologies and work practices in the job market. By leveraging these connections, students are introduced to the contemporary entrepreneurial world in a meaningful way while also gaining potential employment opportunities. Furthermore, these collaborations help the network establish innovative scientific and technological programs that align with the future job market demands. Consequently, the network’s graduates become catalysts for strengthening Israel’s position as a leader in the high-tech and entrepreneurship sectors.
As part of several partnerships between ORT Network schools and startup companies, students:
- Attend lectures on technological and scientific topics.
- Receive extra-curricular support in various subjects.
- Are mentored and guided in developing scientific and technological projects.
- Visit innovative companies and laboratories.
- Teaching staff undergo professional development training and get acquainted with groundbreaking technologies.
In alignment with the high-tech industry’s ethos, the ORT Israel network initiates and leads programs and projects to foster entrepreneurship in its schools. This is achieved through various means, including collaboration with representatives from technological companies to establish innovative learning tracks, implementing project-based learning supervised by mentors from the high-tech sector, introducing students and staff to advanced technological and scientific knowledge, and integrating learning with the realms of startups, research, and development, encompassing innovation and entrepreneurship environments and spaces.
In recent years, a pioneering joint venture between the ORT Israel network and OpenValley Company was launched as part of the ORT Israel Network’s iSTEAM program. Its goal is to connect the realms of innovation and startups with ORT Network schools across the country.
Additionally, the ORT Israel network is currently leading collaborations with several organizations and high-tech factories in various fields throughout the country. These collaborations are tailored uniquely to match the capabilities and needs of the organizations and the respective schools or colleges. The following companies are currently collaborating with the ORT Israel Network: Biosense Webster, Elbit, NESS, IBBLS, Western Digital, Bezeq, Israel Electric Company, Union Motors Ltd. (Toyota), Leumi After Me – the Century’s Fund for Tomorrow’s Generation, Mizrahi Tfahot, Poalim in the Community, CBC Group, Migdal Group, Rafael, Shikun & Binuy, Pfizer, and more.