How to Apply The Graduate School Address Applications and Additional Required Material Deadlines General Academic Requirements GRE and GMAT Language Requirements Additional Foreign Language - (for Ph.D. students) Academic English Writing Course Summer Ulpan Registration to Courses Tuition Fees Visas Citizenship Customs Health and Medical Insurance Technion Student Card The Graduate School Address The enrollment kit is available on line. Please print the forms, fill them out, and send with the required documents to: The Graduate School- Admission Office Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel For more details please contact us via: Tel.: 972-4-8292693 Fax.: 972-4-8295635 Email: Ms. Yael Cohen, yaelc@dp.technion.ac.il Applications and Additional Required Material Applicants are required to submit the following material:
Deadlines Please submit your Application for Admission forms to The Graduate School, together with all additional required material, no later than the following deadlines: For enrollment to the Fall semester: April 15. For enrollment to the Spring semester: November 15. Please note that delays in the receipt of transcripts and all other documents might delay your admission process. Applicants may be considered for admission towards the end of their previous degree studies. A non-Technion undergraduate or graduate student is required to present a full, officially documented undergraduate record as well as a record of all graduate work completed when filing for application. Final grades are to be submitted as soon as they are available. While a student may, in some cases, register before completing all his academic degree requirements, his admission depends on receipt of official documents attesting to the conferring of the degree. Should the student desire to postpone his/her studies to a later date, he/she is required to submit a written request for deferment within a month of his/her acceptance. The Graduate School will consider such requests and inform the student of the decision. General Academic Requirements The following are the general requirements applicable to all graduate students in the Technion. Several Graduate Study committees add special academic requirements of their own. Please refer to the following chapters of the specific programs. Applicants to the Graduate School should hold a grade average (GPA) of at least 75% [3.2 US], in order to be considered for admission. Please note, that most departments require a higher GPA. It is advisable to contact the department or the Admission Office at the Graduate School prior to registration. Master degrees Master degrees are awarded by all departments and interdisciplinary programs at the Technion. A research degree (M.Sc.) requires course work as well as writing a thesis or a final paper. In some cases supplementary courses are assigned. For more specific details please refer to the departments website. A non-research degree (M.E.) is offered by some of the departments. The M.E. requires course work and a project/seminar as well. For more specific details please refer to the departments website. Ph.D. Degree Enrollment in a doctoral program requires the candidate to hold an M.Sc. degree. (A Research degree and high academic achievements are a must). Direct Ph.D. Track Students who achieve high grades and show good research work can, upon a recommendation of the advisor and the department's graduate committee, be transferred directly to the Ph.D. track. Doctoral students are required to pass a candidacy examination within 11 months of beginning their doctoral program. The examination focuses on the research proposal the student submits. Graduates of a five year M.Sc. degree with a research
thesis may apply for a PhD Degree. Please submit two letters of
recommendations in English including one from your advisor.
GRE and GMAT Applicants who hold a degree from an international university and are applying for a Ph.D. and those who apply for an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Chemical Engineering are required to pass the GRE General Test (Technion code: 0343). Applications will be considered by the departments' committees only after receiving the GRE results (Technion code for the GRE - 0343 Email: http://www.gre.org).Applicants to the Business Administration track (MBA), are required to pass the GMAT exam before beginning their studies. The department's committee will consider applications only after receiving the GMAT results (Technion code for the GMAT - 0027.) Language Requirements Hebrew Classes are conducted in Hebrew which is the official language of Israel. International applicants will be required, upon their admission, to study a basic Hebrew course. New Immigrants ("Olim") are required to pass a Hebrew test prior to their admission. The tests are given three times a year; In June and September (before the fall semester), and in January (before the spring semester). A second Hebrew test, of a higher level, is required after admission and beginning of studies at the allocated time as appears on the admission letter. Samples of tests can be found at the Humanities Department's website http://humanities.technion.ac.il. For more details please contact the department at: 972-(0)4-8293507. English Most textbooks and scientific papers required for graduate studies at the Technion are in English and visiting professors sometime teach in English. Therefore, knowledge of English is a prerequisite for admission to the Graduate School. Applicants from English speaking countries, who hold, either a high school diploma, or an academic degree, are exempt from the English tests. International applicants from non-English speaking countries (not "Olim") are required to either take the TOEFL or the English tests at the Technion prior to beginning their studies. If a GRE / GMAT test was taken and the verbal score is high, an exemption from English is possible. All other students are required to complete the English requirements which consist of two levels of English. The tests are taken after admission and beginning of studies at the allocated time as appears on the admission letter. Samples of tests can be found at the Humanities Department's website http://humanities.technion.ac.il. For more details please contact the department at: 972-(0)4-8293507. All Ph.D. students are required to take an "Academic English Writing" course. An international student who is enrolled in an academic program taught in English – such as MBA or the International School of Engineering [in the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering]- will be exempt from Hebrew language studies. Academic English Writing Course (for Ph.D. students) This course is required of all Ph.D. students. Summer Ulpan Overseas students with no prior knowledge of Hebrew, who enroll for the Fall semester, are offered an intensive Hebrew course during the summer, which is called 'Summer Ulpan'. (not applicable to "olim"). Registration to Courses Registration to courses is open to students who have been officially admitted to the Graduate School. Graduate students are required to register in person. Tuition Fees Upon admission, students are required to sign a Form of Agreement to pay all tuition fees. This requirement cannot be waived. If the student subsequently receives a scholarship covering tuition fees, or alternatively is not admitted, the commitment is null and void. Tuition fee is per degree. Tuition fee for a Master degree is between 24,000-36,000 NIS. Tuition fee for a Ph.D. degree os between 30,000-36,000 NIS. Tuition fee for international students is 25% higher. Visas International students who have been accepted to graduate studies are required to apply for a student Visa at an Israeli Consulate in their home town, before arriving to Israel. How to get or extend your student Visa This process involves three steps:
Step 1. Make an appointment Call the nearest Israeli Embassy or Consulate to make an appointment. Step 2. Prepare your documents You will need:
Bring all the documents to your appointment. Applying for a Student Visa in Israel is done through the Ministry of the Interior [entails a fee]. Technion Center for International Academic Relations and the Technion Graduate School are happy to assist you with updating and extending your visa. If you are an Israeli citizen, or entitled to obtain Israeli citizenship, please make sure you hold a valid Israeli passport and consult your local Israeli Consulate to establish your citizenship rights. In general there are two types of visas which allow students to enter Israel:
An Oleh visa is granted to those included in Israel's Law of Return who wish to settle permanently in Israel. Other visas:
Citizenship People who enter Israel on an Oleh visa or who change their status to that of Oleh during their stay, are automatically granted Israeli citizenship after three months. Israeli authorities allow the holding of dual citizenship. However, some countries do not. Hence, Olim should become familiar with the laws of their native country regarding dual citizenship. Olim who do not wish to become Israeli citizens have to submit a written declaration to that effect to the Ministry of the Interior, within three months after acquiring Oleh status, and receive a temporary citizen status. They are not entitled to vote for the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) but may vote in loca1 elections. Please note: The information provided here on visas and status is general. For further information please contact your nearest Aliyah representative (shaliach) at home, or either the Student Authority or the Ministry of the Interior in Israel. Keep your letter of acceptance to the Technion together with your passport. It has proven useful in speeding up matters with customs and other official authorities. For changes or extensions of visas please apply to the Ministry of the Interior in Haifa, upon your arrival. Passport photos are required for the visa. Ministry of Immigrant Absorption Customs Customs regulations change from time to time. For an updated version please contact the Israeli Consulate nearest your place of residence, or write to: Customs Authorities, 32 Agron Street, Jerusalem, Israel, or Customs Authorities, 3 Hanamal Street, Haifa, Israel. Israeli Department of Customs Health and Medical Insurance
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