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Life-Changing Innovation

Our students designing a system of sensors to inform first-responders if they possess faulty or missing equipment in the back of their ambulances before responding to a life-threatening crisis.

Jerusalem students design medic checklist app during hackathon

Entrepreneurial Medical Devices

After 44+ sleepless hours, our students used machine learning to automatically detect the images of patients and blur them, which enables organizations and hospitals to protect the privacy of their patients.

Jerusalem students design new medical technology for infants at hackathon

Securing Israel's Borders

Our students dropped pen and pad, leaving the hallways desolate and our classrooms bare, in order to defend millions of civilians. JCT's students have won the coveted Israel Defense Prize over 10 times, often using their life-saving technologies while fighting on the front-lines.

JCT alumnus wins Israel Defense Prize for Role in Detecting Hamas Tunnels

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As Trump Unveils ‘Golden Dome’ Plan, Israeli Defense Tech Continues To Advance

May 29, 2025 Israel is developing new defense technology at breakneck speed, but one AI expert warns The ...

A New Jersey Native’s Efforts to Strengthen Israeli Healthcare—One Nurse at a Time

May 8, 2025 Caring for nurses strengthens economies. That is the forthright and urgent message surrounding this year’s ...

Zvi and Betty Ryzman name the ‘beit midrash’ at the Jerusalem College of Technology

May 8, 2025 Zvi Ryzman’s expertise and passions strongly align with JCT’s institutional character as one of Israel’s ...

New program helps address mental health stigma in Israel’s haredi community

February 19, 2025 A new program is bringing mental health support to Israel’s haredi community, tackling deep-rooted stigma. ...

Yehuda Auerbach, Cedarhurst

The Gift Of Torah-Academic Balance: Why I Don’t Take My College Experience For Granted

by Yehuda Auerbach

As a first-semester student in the Jerusalem College of Technology’s (JCT) International Program in English, I’m now only beginning to recognize the tremendous benefits of having the ability to balance Torah study with secular academics, building a strong foundation for a professional career, a…

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Our International program boasts the finest computer science major in Israel, in addition to the option of studying business – with all classes conducted entirely in English!

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As Trump Unveils ‘Golden Dome’ Plan, Israeli Defense Tech Continues To Advance

A New Jersey Native’s Efforts to Strengthen Israeli Healthcare—One Nurse at a Time

Zvi and Betty Ryzman name the ‘beit midrash’ at the Jerusalem College of Technology

New program helps address mental health stigma in Israel’s haredi community

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Yehuda Auerbach, Cedarhurst

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