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Nurses from the Jerusalem College of Technology gather at an Israeli hospital for training and helping patients grapple with the coronavirus (COVID-19), April 2020. Credit: Courtesy.
Jerusalem nursing students help curb spread of COVID-19 at senior residences
More than 30 students at the Jerusalem College of Technology have been performing tests for the elderly and nursing-home workers, and functioning as a supervisory body for other areas of patient care.
Dr. Haya Raz, head of the nursing school at the Jerusalem College of Technology. Credit: Courtesy.
Nurses in training enlisted to help with corona patients
Some 600 third- and fourth-year nursing students from the Jerusalem College of Technology’s five campuses were trained in respiratory care.
More than 100 students from Israel and dozens of other countries took part in the fourth annual Jerusalem College of Technology hackathon, working for 48 hours on innovative projects and designs.
A newly established research center at the Jerusalem College of Technology seeks to answer pivotal religious questions, such as: Can you send Alexa voice commands on Shabbat?
“This is something you don’t see anywhere else. Full-time engineering students who also spend several hours a day studying a 1,500-year-old text in small print. China has no such thing,” said one of the visitors.
The women came from a variety of disciplines, including software engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering and business.
The winning team of third-annual “Great Minds” men’s hackathon at the Jerusalem College of Technology, Brazilians Daniel Vofchuk, David Zimberknopf and Daniel Grunberger. Photo by Michael Erenburg.
Lifesaving solution for MDA wins ‘Great Minds’ hackathon at Jerusalem tech college
The winning team developed an app where sensors installed in an ambulance will be able to identify necessary items and communicate with a tablet on board to notify if something is missing.
As part of the competition, male students at the Lev Campus and women at the Tal Campus solved university-level physics challenges.
The new program is part of the Jerusalem College of Technology’s Machon Tal School, where more than 2,500 women study in undergraduate and graduate tracks.
Observant young men and women tackle secular subjects while maintaining their lifestyle, opening doors into careers within the general workplace.