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At Olympus Entrepreneurship: Tel Aviv University in the top five in a prestigious ranking in the high-tech field
The institute is ranked 5th in the world in a ranking that examines the integration of graduates of the leading universities in the field of entrepreneurship, as well as the establishment of companies that Schwein estimates at more than $ 50 million.
Tel Aviv University is the only non-American institution in the top ten and is alongside Stanford, MIT, Berkeley and Harvard
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Thursday, 28 October 2021, 13:02 Updated: 13:22
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Tel Aviv University (Photo: Erez Michaeli)
Tel Aviv University was ranked fifth in the Startup Genome ranking for 2021. The prestigious ranking examines the integration of graduates of the world's leading universities in the field of entrepreneurship and the establishment of companies that have made Scale up, ie companies that have advanced beyond the start-up phase and their valuation stands at $ 50 million or more.
According to the ranking, in the first places are the leading American universities: Stanford, MIT, Berkeley and Harvard, and immediately behind them is Tel Aviv University. Closing the top ten in the world of universities: Cornell University, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University.
It is worth noting that Tel Aviv University is the only non-American university ranked in the top ten. According to the ranking, about 1,300 Tel Aviv University graduates have established active companies in a wide range of fields in recent decades, and about 40 of them are in the scale-up phase.
This ranking joins the Pitchbook rankings that annually rank Tel Aviv University among the top ten institutions in the number of entrepreneurs who have raised money from venture capital funds and also in this ranking Tel Aviv University is the only non-American university ranked in the top ten.
Prof. Moshe Tzviran, Dean of the Faculty of Management named after Koller and Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Tel Aviv University, said after the publication of the ranking: "This is an important and significant achievement for both Tel Aviv University and the State of Israel. The Startup Genome ranking is a standard mark for entrepreneurial excellence at the highest level in the world. The State of Israel in general and Tel Aviv University in particular constitute a particularly fertile and creative cushion of young entrepreneurs who establish independent companies and integrate into key positions in the world's leading companies. "
"The diverse toolbox that our students receive during their studies is used by them immediately upon entering the labor market. We are proud of our graduates and students for our achievement, and we will continue to work to establish Tel Aviv University at the top of global entrepreneurship."
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