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Shaping a New Ethos: The Blender, HAC’s
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

March 2021 marked a new milestone for HAC with the inau-
guration of The Blender, HAC’s Center for Innovation and En-
trepreneurship. This new initiative, implemented in partnership
with the Jerusalem Development Authority, will promote our ef-
forts to nurture a new spirit of entrepreneurial thinking at HAC.
The Blender will sponsor specially designed programs and ac-
tivities to provide students, graduates, and faculty a springboard
into the world of innovation.
Harnessing our unique multicultural make-up, The Blender, as “I've seen how great ideas
its name implies, will be a space where individuals from differ- start from student experi-
ent backgrounds and disciplines can create new and exciting
‘’blends’’ together. This effort has the potential to reconfigure ences which, with the ap-
the innovation arena: while over 70% of HAC’s students are propriate support system,
women, today women comprise just 20%-30% of those involved can grow into truly great
in start-up activities. HAC’s student body also includes Arab- initiatives. I aim to make
Israeli (20%) and Haredi (20%) students, as well as many new The Blender a nurturing
immigrants, communities whose representation in the world of center in which any, and
Israeli innovation is long overdue.
all ideas get a chance to
The Blender is offering an exciting assortment of activities develop to their fullest po-
throughout the year, such as the 10-week pre-accelerator
program - launched in April 2020 for 20 participants, monthly tential."
“speed-blending” events (interdisciplinary networking events Tiferet Solomon-Sadan
focused on creating solutions to specific challenges), hosting CEO, The Blender

Daniella Khaner,
Climbing Wall and Game

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