Google sets up high-tech school at Israeli University
Alphabet Inc.’s Google (GOOGL.O) and Israel’s Reichman University have created a school to train high-tech professionals, offering courses in computer programming, sales and data analysis, among others , the university announced on Monday.
Israel has a vibrant high-tech sector, but a severe shortage of skilled technicians has left tens of thousands of vacancies.
The high-tech school will fund students from underrepresented communities, “including women, ultra-Orthodox, Arabs, members of the Ethiopian community, and people from the geosocial periphery and disadvantaged socio-economic groups “, said the university.
“We believe that the diversity of voices, opinions and perspectives enriches Israeli high-tech and its developments,” said Barak Regev, general manager of Google Israel.
The courses will launch in the coming weeks, and students who complete courses at the school will earn points for a degree, the university said.
The courses, which will be held at the Tel Aviv Google Campus and Reichman University in the Israeli city of Herzliya, will be offered in programming, software testing, business development, sales and data analytics, and Google will provide scholarships to attendees.
Google sets up high-tech school at Israeli University
The tech sector accounts for about 15% of Israel’s economic activity, and hundreds of new startups are created every year. According to the Israel Tech Review, Israeli tech companies raised nearly $ 10 billion in investments in the first half of 2022.
