"Entrepreneurship education is essential for any country that wants to survive in a world whose natural resources are rapidly depleting," said Professor Shechtman, who spoke about the entrepreneurship course he has been teaching for 25 years at the Technion
Stockholm's business community is interested in the entrepreneurship of a Nobel laureate in chemistry, from the Faculty of Materials Engineering at the Technion, research professor Dan Shechtman. 25 years ago, he opened a technological entrepreneurship course at the Technion, which has already produced about ten thousand graduates, many of whom turned to entrepreneurship. This facet of the Nobel laureate is not known in Stockholm and therefore the prestigious forum of the Adam-Bonier Foundation invited him to a meeting with 85 heads of the economy and economy in Sweden, on the subject of education for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Matthias Bonnier, the foundation's president, received the dozens of guests at the family home for generations, in a mansion on an island in the suburbs of Stockholm. The CEO of the forum, Mikolai Norek, introduced Professor Shechtman and told the story that is now being talked about in Stockholm, about the path that the Nobel laureate took until the scientific community recognized his discovery - the quasi-periodic crystals.
"Entrepreneurship education is essential for any country that wants to survive in a world whose natural resources are rapidly depleting," said Professor Shechtman. He talked about his entrepreneurship course and the mature Israeli student, and emphasized the similarity between Sweden and Israel - two countries with a small population and a small domestic market that must export in order to survive. "I implore my students - stop dreaming about an exit," he said. "Dream of establishing a company for generations, a large and developing company that will provide employment for many Israelis."
Then there was a panel with the participation of Professor Anders Flodström, head of the Swedish Agency for Higher Education, Moed Olofsson, former Minister of Entrepreneurship and Energy and Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden, who currently serves as an adviser to Hillary Clinton on women's entrepreneurship, Professor Karin Markides, President of Chalmers University of Technology and Professor Martin Schurmans, Founder and Chairman of the European Institute for News and Technology.
Tor Bonier, the chairman of the forum, concluded by saying that it is important to educate entrepreneurs based on the culture of each country, in order to be competitive in the era of a global economy.
The event was held at the initiative of the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, headed by Ambassador Benny Dagan. At the end, all the men received "quasi-crystal" ties, which were a hit in Stockholm, and all the women received a scarf with the quasi-periodic crystal illustration, which the Technion gives ahead of the award ceremony that will take place on Saturday. Tomorrow and Saturday Professor Shechtman, members of his family, the heads of the Technion and the Minister of Science, Professor Daniel Hershkovich will be guests of the Jewish community in Stockholm.
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Israel:
What you said about the Chinese is true, but I just want to mention that any mention of the issue of foreign students in American universities is just an argument designed to point out that the disconnect you tried to make between the level of education in schools and the level of universities is not justified.
my father
It's amazing what you said about China. Indeed, they have both the quantity and the quality. And it is also true that many universities in the US look like a university in Beijing, especially in the realist majors. But are they only guests? Aren't they simply Americans of Oriental descent?
And the main question: isn't this the natural state of things? According to the book THE BELL CURVE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bell_Curve
IQ is primarily hereditary. And although Jews are given great respect in the book, the book claims that the Orientals (a much larger group than the Jews) have a higher innate IQ than the rest of the US population.
Can't this factor simply explain the Chinese occupation of the universities in the USA? Especially if we add to this the ancient and rooted Confucian tradition of diligence and diligence.
Unfortunately, the Americans do not want to study and therefore the universities are full of foreigners - mainly Chinese and Indians. Many of them returned to China and India and we saw the results - that these countries are progressing and the great USA is left behind. In China, universities the size of MIT are being built every month, so it is also only a matter of time until universities in China itself overtake the universities where their faculty members grew.
In Israel it is impossible to import faculty members and students (with the exception of former Israelis and Jews) therefore there is nothing to compare.
sympathetic
Apparently the word "howls" has a contemporary connotation that I was not aware of. I meant more in the sense of "screams". I changed now, and I got:
"With all the outcry about the poor state of education in Israel, it seems to me that we are doing quite well with the Nobel prizes for chemistry in recent years. Probably the result of investment in previous years."
Is it clearer now? Doesn't the last sentence show exactly what I mean? Does not matter. I know exactly what I meant. I sleep well tonight.
To the point. When I say "maybe" I'm trying to roll out a possibility, not start a personal world war. I don't know all the data, of course, and what you wrote adds to my knowledge. It seems a bit similar to me that in the capitalist system there is polarization between rich and poor and also between primary and higher education. that's it. The examples I gave -California for example - reinforce my feeling, but I have never seen any serious research on the matter, and I was hoping that maybe one of the readers knows something and will share it with us.
Anyway - thanks for the response. We miss you in the physical articles.
Michael - Come on, say the last word and we'll close the matter.
How about a nice math puzzle? We haven't received for a long time.
Israel:
I'm in a hurry for a series of family events, so I'll be very brief:
You think that "who started" is important, so know that you started.
Didn't you know that the phrase "whining" would offend those who frequently complain about the state of education and see that you think they are "whining"?
The fact that there is no demand for advanced education has a reason and I previously listed the reasons (and one of the main ones I mentioned here as well).
For these reasons we must fight if we want to live.
I don't have time today so I leave you the stage to continue trying to discredit and hurt.
Israel,
You don't judge a person when he's sad, probably not when he's happy either. I don't understand what connection you are implying
On him between the state of education and the Nobel Prizes. Presumably you were talking about the investment in universities even then it is enough to observe
In the Nobel prizes we received to see that there is no direct connection.
Ada Yonat received almost no funding for her research, which was mostly done in Germany.
Dan Shechtman made his discovery in the US at the NIST laboratories.
By the way, they both received the Nobel Prize mainly for tenacity, which is a very important quality for a scientist.
About Yonat, the experts in the field said that there is no chance for her research. Dan Shechtman was told that he talks nonsense.
I see no connection between any education system and stubbornness.
To conclude, the state of education in Israel is extremely bleak, but there is no point in linking the Nobel Prizes that are everywhere
These are singular events and the state of education is good or not. It is desirable to invest in education for the sake of the whole public
in Israel and not in order to win this or that prize.
I meant that California is in 49th place from the end - almost at the bottom.
Michael.
You are right, as always.
I suppose also when I wrote: "Also beautiful, also a baker, also a scientist, a waste of time." I meant to say Shachtman
Is a good looking baker, a scientist, and the whole thing is a waste of time
Anyway, where does this pretension to always know what I meant come from? Am I not the only one who knows? Is there not a trace of the occult in this?
"I don't know what percentage of Californians study at California universities. I actually know about Israelis who study and teach there."
Tell me, so I can know too.
The whole intention was that just as there is radicalization between the poor and the rich, so too is there between elementary education and higher education. that's it.
If you are not sure, ask.
Well, here you are asking.
To your first question: Of course, the current trends in education must be fought, in every possible democratic way, and the science site does a good job of doing so. You also have to understand that education is mainly a result of demand and supply, and if there is no demand for education and educated people, and the people prefer Ninet or the Bababova, then so be it. In a democracy, the voice of Shechtman, Bibi, Tshuva or a homeless person from the street is worth exactly the same.
And to your second question: we are debating that after I gave a kind and sympathetic response to an event that makes us all happy, you responded personally and bluntly, as always.
Israel:
I don't know what the end will be but I hope that one of its characteristics will be that when you write something, you write it so that you don't have to claim later that you didn't mean it.
The fact that you said "howls" and even the fact that you did not mean that these were just howls does not change the way in which it is interpreted by the reader.
I don't know what percentage of Californians study at California universities. I actually know about Israelis who study and teach there.
A good education is also necessary for those who do not study at university.
In recent years, the State of Israel has been harming education at all levels - from elementary school to universities.
There is also a reason for this and the economy can at best be used as a cover for the fact that a large part of the money is channeled to the cultivation of ignorance instead of the cultivation of education and thought.
Now - so that I don't make the terrible mistake of "not understanding what you really meant" again, I will ask you explicitly:
Do you think that the damage to the education system is a positive thing that should not be complained about and fought against?
Because if you don't think so - then why are you even arguing with me?
Michael, what will be the end?
I was the one who mentioned the phrase "howls", and for a moment I did not mean that they were just howls. Paintings, Michael, lyrics. Where is Guy when you need him?
And for that matter. It is possible that there is a growing gap between elementary education in Israel and higher education. Such a gap also exists in the USA, where the level of primary education is relatively low, while the best universities in the world are in the USA.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2011-2012/top-400.html
California ranks 49 out of 50 in public elementary education, and many of the best universities in the US are in California, including 3 of the 10 best in the world.
Perhaps it is about the privatization of knowledge, which, as in any capitalist system, increases the gaps between those who have knowledge and those who do not. Perhaps also simple economic reasons: see Gali's repeated complaints (okay, not howls) about the dismal situation of PhD holders in Israel.
A. Ben Ner,
It even appears in the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/dec/09/higgs-boson-hunters-lhc?newsfeed=true
Exciting news:
I learned from a very reliable source that the Higgs boson, the mass-carrying particle, had been discovered
At the LHC accelerator in Sern, Switzerland.
The rumors (founded in this case) have been circulating in the physicist community for about two weeks.
On 13-12-2011, a press conference will be held in Seren where the discovery will be announced.
I assume that the discovery is already known to many, but they are prevented from publishing it before publication
the official Since the ethical limitation that applies to professionals does not apply to me, as a reader,
I credit the science site with the right to be the first, or at least among the first
to publish the discovery. As mentioned, the source is reliable...cast concrete (Bozon).
I repeat again: the Higgs boson was discovered at the LHC. Mazel Tov.
David:
I am very happy about Shechtman's happiness, but I do not see it as a reason to be blind to the reality that is developing before our eyes.
I wouldn't have said anything if someone hadn't mentioned to me the "whining" about the poor state of education - a phrase that suggests that these are just whining.
The trend of terror in Israel is very serious.
Today there are more than in the past and in the future there will be more than today and that is why I said that there might not be anyone who will miss.
Is there anything you don't like here?
Oh Michael, aren't you tired of complaining? Is it forbidden to rejoice in Shechtman's joy for one moment?
(And let me remind you, even 40 and 50 years ago there were those who refused to study the core studies, and they are the same people who refuse to study them even today. Then they were simply fewer...)
The Nobel Prizes of recent years are not the result of today's education but a demonstration of what we will miss in forty or fifty years (if we still have the sense to miss it. Maybe we will even be proud of our stupidity like all those who today refuse to teach the core studies).
We succeeded, this Shechtman.
Also beautiful, also a baker, also a scientist, a waste of time.
With all the wails about the poor state of education in Israel, it seems to me that we are doing quite well with the Nobel prizes for chemistry in recent years. Probably the result of investment in previous years.
Yasher Choch Shechtman. You brought us a lot of joy and pride. Thanks.
A clear voice of integrity and truth - if we continue to sell our knowledge for money that will be burned in ostentatious consumerism and not build on it as a society and as a creative and innovative country - we will cut the industry we stand on and apparently we will also betray our role as a nation in the world.
The recognition and appreciation that Prof. Dan Shechtman receives demonstrates how the relations of the Jewish people with the world could have been!!! - If we listen to his advice, maybe maybe it will happen again...