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Eye-tracking is a powerful tool for understanding human behavior in an extraordinary range of settings-from advertising, healthcare, and education to sports, virtual reality, and even the design of buildings and digital interfaces. We met up with Dr. Hayley Weigelt, academic head of the User Experience Lab at HIT’s Faculty of Instructional Technologies, to hear about how she is applying eye-tracking tools within digital education.

1,450 graduates from all faculties will receive their bachelor's and master's degrees in a series of ceremonies spanning four days. Of these, 1,271 are receiving bachelor's degrees and 179 are receiving master's degrees

A broad national study examining the adoption of generative AI among 500 teachers and 12 principals in Israel, conducted in May 2026, reveals a complex picture: while the technology is changing the way teachers work - primarily in lesson planning and administrative tasks - teachers are concerned about its social and ethical implications, particularly the deepening of educational inequality, threats to student privacy, and excessive dependence on technology.

Adi Yotvat, a fresh graduate of the Industrial Design Department at HIT, developed a smart wearable system that knows exactly when the leg "freezes” and delivers, at precisely the right moment, the small nudge that brings walking back on track.

New collaboration between academia and the defense industry will focus on integrating artificial intelligence into systems engineering, while preserving the systems engineer's central role as the professional who connects disciplines and sees the bigger picture.

The Senior Appointments Committee has unanimously approved the promotion of
Dr. Amir Handelman, of the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, to the rank of Associate Professor.

Dr. Yael Eylat Van Essen and Dr. Gaddi Blumrosen from HIT Holon Institute of Technology are partnering on a major international research project that has been awarded a total grant of approximately 1 million euros through the HU-RIZON International Research Excellence Cooperation Programme,

Think AI, developed by Prof. Gila Kurtz and an inter-institutional working group, trains students in critical thinking and decision-making through an AI-based simulation

Warm Congratulations to Dr. Refael Barkan, Vice President for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Internationalization, on his promotion to Associate Professor of Practice at the Faculty of Medical Technologies.
Best wishes and continued success

The Digital Medical Technologies (Digital Medicine) Program - the degree that bridges the White Coat and Artificial Intelligence

The Department of Industrial Design presented recently five final projects from the Fixperts course, where every project begins with one person and one real problem - and ends with a working product placed directly in that person's hands.

A unique platform developed at the MAIA (Medical AI Applications) Lab at HIT is creating a new social network connecting researchers at Sheba Medical Center with students and interns who wish to take part in their research.