On this week’s episode of Inside Israeli Innovation, this week's hosts Corey Tusak and Ellie Esquenazi take a deep-dive into Aardvark Israel’s Tech Track.This gap-year program specializes in preparing students for the Israeli technology industry. 

During their 9 month-long stay in Israel, students on the Tech Track spend one semester taking computer science courses, where they learn to code in various programming languages. During their second and final semester, participants work as interns at different startup companies and tech businesses in Israel. 

They utilize their coding expertise at these internships and are able to become fully integrated into the Israeli workforce.

Within the episode are interviews with Eitan Kiperman, Aardvark’s Tech Track coordinator, Maya Michaeli, a current student on the program, and Emily Poltrack, a former participant in the Tech Track. 

These three individuals share their thoughts on Aardvark’s program as well as provide insight into their personal experiences while on the Tech Track.

Michaeli explains the computer science course Aardvark Israel offers through the Tech Track as well as the tours she has been on, exploring Israeli startups. 

Poltrack recaps her work as an intern at Anima Biotech, an Israeli company that specializes in AI tracking technology with the goal of photographing mRNA lifecycle images.