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SCE - Sami Shamoon College of Engineering Shamoon College of Engineering (SCE) is Israel's largest college dedicated to engineering the future.

Combining world-class academic excellence with a unique approach to education and social responsibility, SCE is much more than a college; it is a source of inspiration and cultivation which encourages forward-thinking and facilitates significant achievements. "Engineering the future" is more than a promise – it is a mission which propels our students forward and leads them to set an example of excellence amongst their peers and within their communities. With two campuses located in southern Israel (Asdod & Beer-Sheva), a continuously growing body of over 5,000 students and six different engineering faculties, SCE is a pioneering academic powerhouse.

In the holiday spirit, we are always happy to grant a fine gift; our congratulations go to SCE’s women researchers who r...
11/10/2026

In the holiday spirit, we are always happy to grant a fine gift; our congratulations go to SCE’s women researchers who received research grants, this time, in the context of a call for tenders about sustainability and the environment, sponsored by the Ne’ot Hovav Local-Industrial Council and the Negev Development Authority. Why ‘this time’? That’s because, for these academic women faculty members, receiving research grants has become a routine occurrence, one that compensates them for their hard work and consistent academic excellence.

The head of SCE’s Department of Chemical Engineering on the Be’er-Sheva campus, Prof. Ariela Burg, and faculty member, Dr. Inna Levitsky, were awarded a 160,000 NIS grant for their research: “Heavy metal detector in flow.” According to them, this research, which deals with the development of a flow system that identifies heavy metals, is a novel technology enabling the rapid and ongoing monitoring of water quality and the early identification of pollutants. Their research is also closely related to the Chemical Engineering Department’s study track on Water Technology, which grants a B.Sc. degree.

Dr. Marina Grigorovitch, from SCE’s Department of Civil Engineering on the Be’er-Sheva campus, also received a similar grant for her research on: “The combined monitoring of energy consumption and air quality in an industrial installation: Adaptive control for the identification of polluted sources and energy efficiency: Ne’ot Hovav Park as a living laboratory.” This study is being conducted with the cooperation of Prof. Erez Gal of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Dr. Grigorovitch said that her research deals with the development of an innovative methodology that incorporates a network of sensors that monitor air quality and energy consumption, as well as machine learning algorithms and adaptive control in real-time. Within the purview of her project, a pilot study will be conducted at the “Teva-Tech” plant in the Ne’ot Hovav Industrial Park, to ascertain how to best improve the environmental quality in production spaces and how to reduce energy consumption without interference in operational continuity. This research strengthens the connection between Academia and Industry and promotes applicable solutions in the fields of Sustainability.

Warm congratulations to our wonderful women researchers, who continue to lead SCE with their impressive academic achievements.

This morning (Monday), SCE is recognizing the tragedy of 7 October 2023, by holding memorial ceremonies for those SCE st...
11/10/2026

This morning (Monday), SCE is recognizing the tragedy of 7 October 2023, by holding memorial ceremonies for those SCE students who fell in battle on that day, during the “Iron Swords” War and in the ongoing war since then. Participating in these ceremonies: the College Administration, members of the academic faculties and the families of the casualties, of blessed memory.

Today (Tuesday), we are proud to take part in a moving ceremony held at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, marking the ins...
11/10/2026

Today (Tuesday), we are proud to take part in a moving ceremony held at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, marking the installation of a children’s radiation treatment simulator in the Helmsley Cancer Center—developed in cooperation with two of our students.

These students, now SCE graduates of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Zohar Kadosh and Yehuda Calfon, developed an innovative technological solution that can make the medical treatment experience of children suffering from cancer more friendly and comfortable. They accomplished this in cooperation with the Hadassah/University Medical Center (Ein Kerem), Department of Children’s Hemato-Oncology—mentored by SCE faculty member, Dr. Efi Zemach. By this, we mean a downsized, interactive simulator that may be used to prepare children for radiation treatments; the goal of children’s practicing in this simulator is to significantly reduce their anxiety levels and decrease the need for sedation during urgent treatments.

This project is based on the combination of advanced technologies and 3-D printing. The model simulator enables the children to become experientially familiar with the radiation treatment process in an accessible and soothing manner, while personally interacting in the way suited to each individual case.

In today’s ceremony, at which the College was awarded a certificate of esteem, both the Managing-Director of Shaare Zedek, Prof. Ofer Merin, and the Director of the Radiation Institute, Prof. Aaron Allen, participated. This is an excellent example showing that advanced engineering training can produce solutions that may directly affect children’s quality-of-life and that of the entire community.

We are happy to update you regarding two research grants received by two of our excellent women researchers, members of ...
11/10/2026

We are happy to update you regarding two research grants received by two of our excellent women researchers, members of the academic faculty on the Be’er-Sheva campus.

The first, Dr. Marina Litvak, from SCE’s Department of Software Engineering, was awarded a 4-year grant sponsored by the ISF, together with Prof. Iris Reinhartz-Berger from Haifa University and Dr. Nurit Gal-Oz from Sapir College, totaling 1,367,000 NIS for the entire period, for their research on: “Context-aware intelligence for software development.”

This research deals with the use of AI for reliable and suitable software development. Dr. Litvak explains: “Large language models can create code rapidly; however, software development requires an understanding of the system within which that code must function, including its structure, behavior, goals and constraints. Our study examines how it is possible to identify, model and supply AI tools all the contextual data required, in accordance with the characteristics of our development process. The goals of our research are: to improve the creation of new software components; to recycle defunct components or modify existing ones for further use; to efficiently install them into the system; and to create an infrastructure for more effective and reliable software development by means of AI tools.”

The other, Dr. Marina Grigorovitch from SCE’s Department of Civil Engineering, was awarded a 200,000 NIS grant sponsored by the Directorate of Defense, Research & Development (a joint administrative body of Israel’s Ministry of Defense and the I.D.F.), together with Dr. Gili Lifsh*tz Sherzer from Ariel University. Their study dealt with: “A multi-scale numerical model for the description of dynamic damage development and cracking propagation in compound materials, such as concrete, under conditions of extreme damage.”

This model should interconnect the internal structural processes, occurring inside the material, with those of the entire structure—the goal of which is to improve the ability to predict invisible internal damage, thus reliably estimating the survivability of that structure. According to Dr. Grigorovitch: “Beyond the scientific contribution in the field of Computational Mechanics and the immediate significance of this research for national security, tools derived from this research should be able to support the planning and upgrading of protective, reinforced buildings and critical infrastructures—thus improving their durability during damaging incidents and/or explosions and helping in the decision-making process regarding the continued use, reinforcement or restoration of structures after undergoing extreme incidents.”

We are proud of the successful research done by our SCE faculty members and are certain that we will continue to lead at the forefront of Science.

Before the start of the academic school year, a delegation from SCE’s School of Architecture traveled to the Monviso Ins...
06/10/2026

Before the start of the academic school year, a delegation from SCE’s School of Architecture traveled to the Monviso Institute in Northern Italy to attend a three-week “Summer Architectural Studio.” This Studio was held with the support of the College’s Division for International Academic Relations, for the expansion of such collaborations and to provide the students with learning opportunities and experiences in other academic and professional environments across the globe. This delegation, in which 17 students participated, was accompanied by Architects Alon Sarig and Lior Ramon.

During those three weeks, these students lived and did their research work amid the Alpine scenery. They examined various sites and did architectural planning while considering each specific community and its specific environment. Besides the work done at the Studio, they also went on professional tours in the Monviso area, in Po Valley (Val Padana) and in the city of Torino, which exposed them to a variety of professional architectural approaches to landscape planning, heritage preservation, local industry, and regarding the reciprocity between Humanity and Nature.
In the Studio, the main task required connection with Industry. Over the course of ten days, the students participated in an intensive program that included workshops, lectures, and field trips to local industries. They were directly exposed to practical applications of technologies they had studied in the classroom, and they learned how advanced industries integrate technological innovations, AI and environmental thinking into their development and production processes.

The students had to deal with the mountainous surroundings, characterized by acute changes in the weather, complex topography and limited accessibility. The planning suggestions included partial solutions, such as: modular construction; use of local materials; passive mechanisms for natural energy use; functional flexibility across the seasons of the year; as well as the development of construction systems that may be easily built, deconstructed, and fortified even in distant sites.

The lengthy stay in the field and direct contact with the community and local experts provided the students with unmediated learning opportunities and personal experiences in research-based planning, ideational development and dialogue. The participants in this delegation recounted that the experience enabled them to leave their comfort zones, to strengthen their professional self-confidence, and to expand their architectural perspectives, as well as acquiring new tools for teamwork in challenging surroundings.
According to the Studio’s mentors, Architects Sarig and Ramon: “The Studio is a learning opportunity in another league. Rather than planning a site from afar, the students were living there and experiencing the climate, the topography and the local culture. The Monviso region is a unique laboratory for architectural thought, in which the climatic conditions and environmental sensitivity require creative, precise and responsible thinking, These are precisely the questions with which future Architecture will have to deal.”

Summarizing, the students said: “This was a significant academic and personal experience—one that connected Architecture, location, community and environment—and substantiated the latent possibilities in learning outside the classroom walls.”

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