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MEET hires new staff
Michal
Bruck is MEET's new general manager in Jerusalem and oversees the
organization's work on the ground as well as strategy building for coming
years.
Abeer Hazboun has been working with MEET since 2004 spearheading the summer program. In 2005 Abeer has taken on a broader role as MEET’s project manager, heading the student recruitment process and planning of the summer program.
Welcome to both of them!
MEET launches new Web site
The new site at http://meet.csail.mit.edu,
enhances MEET's communication with prospective students, instructors and
supporters by showcasing the impact the MEET curriculum has on participants
and their communities. New interactive tools to be unveiled will allow
supporters to follow the program's progress. Thanks to Intel and MIT CSAIL
for making our site a reality.
Thank you
MEET would never happen without
your support. Thanks to all of you who have supported MEET financially,
logistically and otherwise. We also want to offer special gratitude to
those at MIT and Hebrew University that help facilitate our program.
Planning for MEET 2005 is in full swing and many exciting changes are expected. Out of over 250 applicants from 20 schools, MEET 2005 has chosen 30 new students to join the graduates of 2004, offering scholarships to nearly 60 students from East and West Jerusalem. MEET is also proud to announce that for the first time students will be joining the program from the West Bank town of Bethlehem. This new initiative follows MEET’s vision to expand and include other Palestinian and Israeli cities.
"Bringing Palestinian students into the program from beyond East Jerusalem has been one of our most important goals since MEET's inception," said MEET co-founder Anat Binur. "I'm very excited that students from Bethlehem are joining us this year and I hope this will be just a start in MEET's cooperation with schools and towns throughout the West Bank and Israel."
Doubling in size, MEET 2005 to offer advanced classes and leadership training
The best of MEET 2004 students will be returning in 2005 for advanced classes and mentoring of new students. Second year students, who have met frequently to work on projects throughout the year, will once again find themselves on campus at Hebrew University's Givat Ram campus. They'll definitely be busy:splitting into designated project groups; finalizing their projects; finalizing their projects; taking their skills to the next level with new technical training; and taking formalized entrepreneurship classes. They will also play an integral role in helping the first-year students with their training and in forging new relationships.
MIT Instructor recruitment exceeds expectations
MIT students are just as excited about MEET as the participants themselves. For six instructor positions, MEET received nearly 60 applications. Applicants hailed from over seventeen countries and had diverse and experienced backgrounds. Only after rigours and challenging application process and personal interviews were the final six chosen.
"The response we got during instructor recruitment was outstanding. The number of applicants and their level of experience was staggering," said MEET co-founder Yaron Binur. "I'm pleased that we had the opportunity to choose the best of the best here at MIT. The continued support of MEET here at MIT continues to defy our grandest expectations and is something our students are very thankful for."
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