General Information and Regulations

Academic guests are visitors at the Technion and a employed for a limited period, according to a specific agreement, in the following ranks:

1. Visiting Professor, including Distinguished Visiting Professor
2. Visiting Associate Professor
3. Visiting Scientist or Visiting Senior Lecturer
4.  Visiting Lecturer

The process for appointing guests is arranged in the Academic Regulations, paragraph 40, and it singles three kinds of visitors:

1. Short period guests – guests who arrive for a period of up to one month. A form for inviting a short time guest is available in the portal.
2. Long period guests – guests who arrive for a period of up to one year. Please fill a long period guest form and submit it with the necessary documents, as specified in the procedure for inviting guests.
3. Long period guests – guests who arrive for a period of more than a year or who extend their visit for more than a year. Applications should be in the usual academic process (Senate Preparatory committee and Standing committee, as needed).

Maximum stay at the Technion as a guest – 6 years.

An academic guest may be employed with or without pay. Some guests, and Visiting Distinguished Professors, use an academic slot.

Funding for paid guests: The host staff member’s research funds, or partial payment from Technion funds such as the Lady Davis Foundation.

The administration of guests is handled by the dean’s office / faculty secretariat.