The School of Multidisciplinary Studies held a major exhibition showcasing a wide range of projects by students from across the Institute’s faculties.
Opening remarks were delivered by Dr. Nava Shaked, Head of the School, who said: “These projects demonstrate how multidisciplinary thinking, genuine collaboration, and social engagement can give rise to creative and meaningful solutions for today’s challenges. All the works were developed within courses at the School of Multidisciplinary Studies, as part of an ecosystem of collaboration that includes students from different fields of knowledge, together with elementary schools, senior citizens, nonprofit organizations, companies, institutions, and a range of innovative technologies and AI applications. Bringing these projects together invites viewers to ask what ecological thinking means in this age of artificial intelligence.”
The term “Human Ecology,” which has recently entered multidisciplinary academic discourse, refers to the deepening relationships between human beings and the environments in which we live, act, and shape the natural, social, built, technological, and educational environment. The selection of student projects presented in this exhibition explores how these interconnected ecologies both anchor us and expand our capacity to act within the complexity of the contemporary world.
The exhibition is organized around six central themes: technology, society, politics, the built environment, nature, and culture each highlighting, in its own way, how students are grappling with the urgent need to understand themselves as part of changing, interdependent systems. Through this lens, the value of interdisciplinary thinking emerges to navigate complex challenges and to imagine a more sustainable and humane future.
The exhibition places particular emphasis on a student-centered knowledge ecology: a dynamic space of knowledge exchange, shared experimentation, and co-creation. Within this framework, students are not merely learners – they are active knowledge agents, taking part in a broader discourse on the future of society in a rapidly changing world.
The exhibition’s curator, Dr. Sayfan Borghini, received special thanks for her professional work. She emphasized that the exhibition’s central goal was to convey the students’ own perspective on their projects, and the abilities and potential embodied in them.
This project grew out of a partnership between students and the staff of Abarbanel Medical Center. Its central goal was to improve access to mental health services and reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness.
The project included a redesign of the hospital’s website along two tracks. The first is aimed at young volunteers planning to complete a year of national service at Abarbanel, and features a friendly, human-centered interface that presents a day in the life of a volunteer. The second track is aimed at the public and families and presents the hospital’s outpatient services in a visual style that feels less intimidating and institutional.
The director of Abarbanel Medical Center, Prof. Yuval Melamed, expressed great satisfaction with the project and interest in continuing the collaboration.
Students: Amit Broker, Daniela Chen Hamo
Academic course: Approachable Technology for Improving the Medical Encounter Instructors: Dr. Yoel Tawil, Dr. Gili Peleg
This project began as a personal initiative of the two students, inspired by their friend Daniel Waldman, may her memory be blessed, who was murdered at the Nova festival. The students proposed a beachfront hotel designed as a rehabilitative space for young people affected psychologically by the events of October 7th. The hotel includes private therapy rooms, group therapy rooms, and a space where each young resident can design their own room as they wish a simulation of ordinary life, supported by psychological care. One of the central spaces in the design is the “Memory Room.”
Amit has already signed an agreement with an academic body to build such a facility for young people.
Students: Oren Ohayon, Shai Macaitan, Coral Yechezkel Academic course: Wearable Computing – Industry
Challenges Instructors: Dr. Nava Shaked, Eliezer Jacobson
This project turns the city’s streets into a smart observation network. Using dog harnesses fitted with lightweight, AI-powered GPS cameras, everyday walks with pets become a passive data-collection system. From ground level, the cameras capture hazards, infrastructure damage, and safety issues from unique angles that standard surveillance cameras cannot detect. The data is analyzed in real time and transmitted to the relevant authorities.
Students: Omer Drori, Amit, Rozana
Academic course: Wearable Computing Industry Challenges Instructors: Dr. Nava Shaked, Eliezer Jacobson
The students designed a device with a camera and AI that helps trainee electricians who are exposed to numerous hazards — identify components, receive real-time feedback, and avoid dangerous mistakes. The device also offers a solution for colorblind users, since the color-coding of electrical wires is critical for safe work.
SightFlow is a smart glove that helps electrical engineering students and professionals bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and hands-on work. Using computer vision, sensors, and AI, the system identifies components and wiring in real time and provides visual and audio feedback. The project is designed to build confidence, reduce errors, and enable a safe, accessible, and intuitive learning experience from the lab to the field. By combining an educational tool with accessibility features and a wearable-technology interface, the project demonstrates the multidisciplinary nature of the solution.
Exhibition curator: Dr. Sayfan Borghini
About the School
The School of Multidisciplinary Studies was officially established eight years ago. Today it has 45 faculty members and more than 3,000 students annually, offering roughly 6070 unique courses. Its mission is to give students tools that complement their studies in their home faculties and prepare them for industry. One of its distinctive features is paired teaching: in many courses, two instructors from different fields teach side by side.
