Tel Aviv University

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 128.196.38.94 (talk) at 03:47, 23 March 2008 (→‎Faculty). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Tel Aviv University
אוניברסיטת תל אביב
File:Logo-tel-aviv.jpg
TypePublic
Established1956
PresidentZvi Galil
RectorDany Leviatan
Vice-PresidentsYehiel Ben-Zvi, Hagit Messer-Yaron
Students29,000
Location
Israel Tel Aviv
,
Israel
CampusUrban
Websitewww.tau.ac.il/
The Leigh Engineering Faculty Boulevard
File:Cymbalista.JPG
The Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center
The Smolarsh Auditorium

Tel Aviv University (TAU, אוניברסיטת תל־אביב, את"א) is Israel's largest on-site university.[1] As of 2006, the Tel Aviv University teaches around 29,000 students.

TAU was founded in 1956 when the Tel Aviv School of Law and Economics, the Institute of Natural Sciences, and the Institute of Jewish Studies joined together to form a university.

TAU received its autonomy from the Tel Aviv municipality in 1963, when its campus, in the northern Tel Aviv neighborhood of Ramat Aviv was established.

TAU comprises nine faculties, 106 departments, and 90 research institutes.

Early history

The idea of establishing a second university in Palestine, in addition to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, was discussed in the 1930s, but it was only after the establishment of the State of Israel that the plans materialized. On August 16, 1953, Tel Aviv University opened its doors in Abu Kabir with 24 students. [2]

Faculties

The nine faculties of the university are:

Other university schools and programs include:

Relations with other universities

Tel Aviv University offers special programs of Jewish studies to teachers and students from the United States, France, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. The programs are in English.

The School for Overseas Students gives young people from different countries the opportunity to study at Tel Aviv University. The program is in English and also offers the opportunity to live and study in a kibbutz.

Other study opportunities for students from abroad are:

  • Master's Program in Middle Eastern Studies
  • Master's Program in Biblical Archaeology
  • Summer Law Program co-sponsored by Temple University Law School
  • Sackler School of Medicine New York State/American Program
  • Wharton-Recanati-INSEAD-York Project in Management
  • International Executive MBA Program with the Kellogg School, Northwestern University
  • Spring Engineering Program with Boston University's College of Engineering
  • High-Tech Management School

Faculty

Notable faculty members (past and present) include:

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Data - Data on Students in Institutions of Higher Education". Israeli Council for higher education. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  2. ^ http://www.tau.ac.il/tau-history-eng.html

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tel-Aviv University.

32°06′50″N 34°48′15″E / 32.11389°N 34.80417°E / 32.11389; 34.80417

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tel_Aviv_University&oldid=200227175"