Highlights
- Create: Develop a new technology-based venture to solve global health challenges, working in a multidisciplinary group, and pitch to experts and investors.
- Learn: Experience hands-on learning about cutting-edge technologies, the hottest business trends and the entrepreneurial process.
- Meet: Meet with Israel’s top innovators, entrepreneurs and investors, along with a group of international, like-minded peers.
- Hybrid experience: A unique methodology that leverages online lectures and virtual visits, allowing participants to join this program from anywhere, alongside the option to be physically present in Jerusalem.
Spend your summer in the Start-Up Nation and learn how to develop a startup at the Trans-Disciplinary Innovation Program (TIP), an intensive 6-week international entrepreneurship program at the Jerusalem School of Business Administration in cooperation with the Asper Foundation focusing in 2021 on global health issues as an opportunity to make substantial impact while building a business minded venture.
Experience an accelerated entrepreneurial digital journey in the center of the world-renowned startup nation where entrepreneurs are developing game-changing ventures that are globally impacting many industries. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is a key player in Israel’s vibrant startup ecosystem and has contributed to many of the country’s startup successes.
At TIP, you will sharpen your creative thinking skills to develop new venture ideas and experience the process of turning an idea into a product. During the process, you will learn today’s leading entrepreneurial methodologies, such as Design Thinking and Lean Launchpad, how to pitch to investors, meet industry leaders, visit the hottest companies and startups in Israel, develop the first stages of a startup and more.
You will do a deep dive into today’s most influential technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Bio-Engineering, and the Internet of Things (IoT), and understand their power to transform the health industry.
TIP will inspire and empower you to apply your acquired knowledge to create innovative solutions to complex problems.
See the 2024 Brochure here
During this program, you will work and learn alongside entrepreneurs, business leaders, scientists, and engineers from around the world to develop innovations through an interdisciplinary approach.
Check out the entrepreneurial process that you will be going through at TIP here.
Course Components:
- Hands-on training workshops
- Interactive group discussions
- In-person/virtual tours at Israeli hi-techs in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
- Presenting venture to potential customers, partners, and investors
See the 2024 Syllabus
Apply by: June 15, 2025
Arrive on campus: July 7, 2025
Program dates: July 7- August 14, 2025
Dorm Check-out: August 14, 2025
Program length: Six Weeks
Tuition: US$ 2,980
Application fee: US $120
Dorms (optional and depending on availability): US$ 1,170
Health insurance through Rothberg is mandatory for the program.
Learn more about fees, cost of living, and paying for the program.
Scholarships
Several scholarships between $500-$1,000 will be awarded based on socio-economic needs by the program directors at the Business School. For more information about scholarships for this program, please contact the program coordinator Ms. Ruba Mashni at rubama@savion.huji.ac.il
Experience all Israel has to offer from breathtaking views to the thriving Startup scene. Participants will tour Israel to meet its diverse people and cultures and have the opportunity to network within the Jerusalem tech ecosystem and discover Jerusalem’s lively nightlife.
Graduate students with strong interest and a drive to learn and grow in entrepreneurship through first-hand experience and intensive workshops. Candidates may be contacted for an interview. Undergraduate students with exceptional work experience may be considered if they are at the late stages of completing their degree, and they will be interviewed.
TIP is looking for students with a strong interest and drive to learn and grow in entrepreneurship.
English is required as the program is taught in English.
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Contact
We’re happy to answer any questions you might have – or to chat for a bit to help you choose the right course or program.
For questions about the curriculum
Email Ms. Ruba Mashni
Director of International Programs
For questions about admission or other administrative matters
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Call us: +972 2 588 2602
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Fast Facts
Program:
Transdisciplinary Innovation Program (TIP)
Program Coordinator:
Language of Instruction:
English
Credits/Hours:
Academic hours: 90
Credits: 6
Program Dates:
July 7- August 14, 2025
Eligibility:
Graduate students with strong interest and a drive to learn and grow in entrepreneurship through first-hand experience and intensive workshops. Undergraduate students with exceptional work experience may be considered if they are at the late stages of completing their degree, and they will be interviewed.
Application Deadline:
June 15, 2025
Costs:
Tuition: US$ 2,980
Application fee: US $120
Dorm Accommodation (optional and depending on availability): US$ 1,170
Health insurance through Rothberg is mandatory for the program.*
The program will take place at the Mount Scopus Campus.
Relevant Academic Fields:
Technology, science, innovation, entrepreneurship, business
