Weizmann Institute of Science - Alumni Project

Consultation to inform the development of

a Weizmann Alumni Strategy

What is this alumni project about?

The Weizmann Institute of Science is embarking on a project to coordinate the Feinberg Graduate School (FGS) alumni practice. With over 10,000 alumni, Weizmann has an opportunity to support alumni and to harness the value of alumni across programs, research, and technology transfer.

Currently, alumni connection is primarily through the Alumni Association and there is potential to thread alumni engagement across the Institute. A strategic, coordinated alumni practice can also bring together these Weizmann alumni worldwide for networking and synergies to support prospective and current Weizmann students, recent graduates, and seasoned alumni.

To consider the program’s alumni engagement in as thoughtful and informed manner as possible, Weizmann has engaged Dr Maria Gallo, alumni scholars of KITE – Keep in Touch Education and appointed an Core Group and Steering Group to lead and advise this study to:

• Identify ways alumni can engage or re-engage with the Weizmann aligned to and contributing to the Institute’s mission;

• Understand the ways alumni can find mutually beneficial ways to engage with Weizmann for their own personal, career and professional development;

• Design a strategy to deliver such items of value to alumni and to the Institute.

This project is running from January 2022 to May 2022.  

How can I get involved?

We want to hear from you! You can participate in this research to help shape the Weizmann alumni engagement strategy:

• Make a Written Submission (open ended questions) Link

• Participate in an in-person (on WIS campus) or online focus group (select one):

  • Alumni in academia

    • Monday 7th March, 9:00 – 10:00 IL Book - In-person (venue Feinberg Graduate School Building- Seminar Room 5)

    • Tuesday 15th March 16:00 – 17:00IL Book - Online (Zoom) 

  • Alumni in working in industry – Israel

    • Monday 14th March 16:00 – 17:00IL Book - Online (Zoom)

  • Alumni (in academia or industry) in international locations

    • Monday 14th March 14:00 – 15:00EST US (20:00 – 21:00 IL) Book - Online (Zoom)

  • Alumni - FGS Masters-level 

    • Monday 7th March, 16:00 – 17:00 IL Book - In-person (venue Feinberg Graduate School Building- Seminar Room 5)

    • Wednesday 16th March 16:00 – 17:00IL Book - Online (Zoom)

  • Current FGS Masters/PhD students and Postdocs

    • Monday 7th March, 12:00 – 13:00 IL Book - In-person (venue Feinberg Graduate School Building- Seminar Room 5)

• Participate in an online interview (open to WIS staff, alumni, students and stakeholders) please e-mail Maria directly to signal your interest.

The consultation stage is late February and March 2022. Your participation is voluntary.

As a reminder, your individual responses in any of the methods will not be identified with you personally, but, will be aggregated and summarized with feedback from other respondents.