our impact

embracing teamwork

94% of students
report increased CS and entrepreneurship capacity

91% of students
feel more confident about CS

97% student satisfaction
with instructors and facilitators

12th alum admitted to MIT
on full scholarship

striving for excellence

3 alumni
serve on meet's 
Board of Directors

71% of alumni
remain actively involved

alumni lead
our alumni program, the Jerusalem hub and the yearlong CS curriculum

65% of our educational team
are alumni

alumni featured
on Forbes, NYT, The Marker, TechCrunch and FemJLM

leading by example
87% of students
gained a better understanding of people from the other nationality

94% of students
are willing to work with people from the other nationality

85% of graduating
cohort felt proud of their teamwork on their startup project

thinking big!
300+ students
making Summer 2024 the biggest yet!

MEETx applications increased by 140%,
with a fourth
cohort launched!

560+ family members  and
hi-tech and business stakeholders

engaged via events

900+ alumni
in the alumni network

Our best evaluation that illustrates the meaning and impact of MEET is the impressive cohort of over 700 alumni, social entrepreneurs, researchers and activists, and their achievements. 

So far, 30 MEET alumni have been accepted to the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology,  12 got accepted to MIT, another 2 to Harvard, and many more to several universities in Europe, including the TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences in Germany, and King’s College in the UK.

Moreover, two Alumnae were featured in 30 Under 30 by Forbes Israel – Helen Wexler (Israeli) in 2017, and Shayma Sharif (Palestinian) in 2020. 

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meet our alumni

MEET alumni lead by example. They are founding innovative ventures, attending prestigious universities, and giving back to their communities — and to MEET.

Moshiko Ben Giat

Class of 2006

After finishing his military services as an IDF Naval Officer, Moshiko rejoined MEET to create and launch MEETx, our newest educational hub. Through Moshiko's leadership, MEET was able to recruit new students from 61 different geographic locations. MEETX will increase the number of young people touched by our lifechanging programming to 300 active students (50% increase) in 2020.

Amin Manna

Class of 2012

Amin is a Palestinian MEET alum from East Jerusalem. He is also MEET's second MIT graduate to receive his M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence and Linguistics. While there, Amin co-founded Lean On Me, a mental health peer support hotline which currently serves six university campuses in the USA. Amin now works as Philanthropy Engineer at Palantir, where he's employing Al technology to identify cures for cancer.

Celina Mukarker

Class of 2013

Celina is a Palestinian MEET alumna from Bethlehem. She volunteers at the Qader organization, the UN, and is a member of the management board of her Christian youth group. After serving at MEET as the Jerusalem Hub Manager for four years, she is now working as a VC Associate and Head of Community at Benson Oak Ventures.

Helen Wexler

Class of 2007

Helen was included on Forbes Israel's 30 Under 30 in 2017 for her work with the Jerusalem Development Authority, where she managed a fund of 800M NIS to invest in binational startups in Jerusalem. A Space Architect and Founder of BubbleBase, her work in designinging 3D printed housing for Mars was recognized by NASA.