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Tel Aviv University

Coordinates: 32°06′45″N 34°48′18″E / 32.11250°N 34.80500°E / 32.11250; 34.80500
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Tel Aviv University
אוניברסיטת תל אביב (Hebrew)
جامعة تل أبيب (Arabic)
Mottoבעקבות הלא נודע (Hebrew), التّميّز بإكتشاف المجهول (Arabic)
Motto in English
Pursuing the Unknown
TypePublic research
Established1956; 68 years ago (1956)
PresidentAriel Porat[1]
Vice-ChancellorMilette Shamir
RectorMark Shtaif
PrincipalMordechai Kohen
Vice presidents
Academic staff
1847
Undergraduates15,285 (2019)
Postgraduates11,098 (2019)
2,143 (2019)
Location
Tel Aviv
,
Israel

32°06′45″N 34°48′18″E / 32.11250°N 34.80500°E / 32.11250; 34.80500
CampusUrban, 220 acres (89 ha)
LanguageHebrew
Colors  Black
  White
Websitetau.ac.il
Academic rankings
National
ARWU[2]4
Global
ARWU[3]201–300
QS[4]215
THE[5]201–250

Tel Aviv University (TAU; Hebrew: אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, Universitat Tel Aviv, Arabic: جامعة تل أبيب, Jami’at Tel Abib) is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country.[6] Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and research of the city, comprising 9 faculties, 17 teaching hospitals, 18 performing arts centers, 27 schools, 106 departments, 340 research centers, and 400 laboratories. It is ranked 7th in the world by PitchBook data index.

Tel Aviv University originated in 1956 when three education units merged to form the university. The original 69-hectare (170-acre) campus was expanded and now makes up 89 hectares (220 acres) in Tel Aviv's Ramat Aviv neighborhood.[7][8]

History[edit]

TAU's origins date back to 1956, when three research institutes: the Tel Aviv School of Law and Economics (established in 1935), the Institute of Natural Sciences (established in 1931), and the Academic Institute of Jewish Studies (established in 1954) – joined to form Tel Aviv University. Initially operated by the Tel Aviv municipality, the university was granted autonomy in 1963, and George S. Wise was its first president, from that year until 1971.[9][10] The Ramat Aviv campus, covering an area of 170-acre (0.69 km2), on top of the depopulated and razed Palestinian village of Sheikh Munis, was established that same year. Its succeeding presidents have been Yuval Ne'eman from 1971 to 1977, Haim Ben-Shahar from 1977 to 1983, Moshe Many from 1983 to 1991, Yoram Dinstein from 1991 to 1999, Itamar Rabinovich from 1999 to 2006, Zvi Galil from 2006 to 2009, Joseph Klafter from 2009 to 2019, and Ariel Porat since 2019.[10]

The university also maintains academic supervision over the Center for Technological Design in Holon, the New Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo, and the Afeka College of Engineering in Tel Aviv. The Wise Observatory is located in Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev desert.

Academic units[edit]

Life Sciences Building
School of Economics
Social Sciences Building
Environmental Studies Building
Leigh Engineering Faculty Boulevard
The Vladimir Schreiber Institute of Mathematics
Smolarz Auditorium
Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center

Faculties

  • Katz Faculty of the Arts
  • Fleischman Faculty of Engineering
  • Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
  • Entin Faculty of Humanities
  • Buchmann Faculty of Law
  • Wise Faculty of Life Sciences
  • Faculty of Medicine (formerly the Sackler Faculty of Medicine)
  • Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Boris Mints Institute
  • Coller School of Management

Independent schools

  • Berglas School of Economics
  • Porter School of Environmental Studies
  • Buchmann-Mehta School of Music
  • David Azrieli School of Architecture
  • Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine
  • Miller School of Education
  • Shapell School of Social Work
  • TAU International (formerly the School for Overseas Students)
  • Sagol School of Neuroscience

Institutes and centers[edit]

Tel Aviv University has over 130 research institutes and centers.[11]

The Lowy International School– English-taught programs[edit]

The Lowy International School (formerly known as TAU International) affords thousands of students from across the globe the opportunity to study at Tel Aviv University. All Lowy International School programs are conducted in English.[12]

Programs include Semester or Year Abroad, Degree Programs, and Specialized Programs, such as the International LL.M at the Faculty of Law. Students in the Undergraduate or Semester Abroad Programs are given the option of housing at the Einstein Dorms, just outside the university.[13]

Undergraduate programs:

Graduate programs:

  • M.A. in Political Science (Leadership, Communications and Elections)
  • M.A. in Security and Diplomacy
  • M.A in Middle Eastern Studies
  • Archaeology and History of the Land of the Bible
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
  • International Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation
  • M.A. in Social Work with specialization in Crisis and Trauma Studies
  • M.P.H. in Emergency and Disaster Management
  • M.A. in Environmental Studies
  • Sofaer Global MBA
  • Kellogg Recanati MBA
  • M.A. in Migration Studies
  • International LL.M.

Medical school:

Within the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, there is a four year, English speaking Doctor of Medicine program which prepares students from North America for residencies in the United States and Canada. The program has a track record of excellent residency matches which far exceeds most international medical school,[16] although as of 2022, all Israeli medical schools have been instructed to cease their programs for foreign medical students to provide more places for Israeli medical students.[17]

In May 2007, New York University and Tel Aviv University approved a plan to establish an NYU Study Abroad Campus in Israel based at Tel Aviv University.[18]

Rankings[edit]

The Webb school of languages in Tel Aviv University

In 2024 QS World University Rankings ranked Tel Aviv University 214th in the world,[19] making it the highest ranked university in Israel. In 2016, its subject rankings were: 202nd in Arts and Humanities, 295th in Engineering and Technology, 193rd in Life Sciences and Medicine, 208th in Natural Science, and 240th in Social Sciences and Management.

The Center for World University Rankings ranked Tel Aviv University 81st in the world and third in Israel in its 2016 CWUR World University Rankings.[20] They have also ranked it as 56 in 2012.[21]

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2019 placed Tel Aviv University at 189th in the world.[22] The ratings reflect an overall measure of esteem that combines data on the institutions' reputation for research and teaching.[23]

In 2016 QS World University Rankings ranked Tel Aviv University 22nd in the world for citations per faculty,[24] which is the indicator that measures a university's research impact.[25] This makes Tel Aviv University the leading university in Israel in terms of research.

In 2015 the Academic Ranking of World Universities gave Tel Aviv University the following subject rankings: 20th in Computer Science, 51–75 in Mathematics, 76–100 in Physics and 76–100 Economics/Business. In 2016 it was ranked as 51–75 in Engineering.[26]

From the year 2007 until 2018, Tel Aviv university ranks as 35th in the world in Computer Science according to CSRankings, the same rank as Harvard and the second-highest ranked in Israel.[27]

As of 2021, it is ranked as the 191st best university in the world by THE World University Rankings,[28] 230th by the QS World University Rankings[29] and in the 151–200th bracket by the Shanghai Rankings[30]

In 2022, PitchBook Data ranked Tel Aviv University 7th in the world in terms of number of alumni who have founded venture capital backed companies, the highest out of any University outside the United States.

Relations with other universities[edit]

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 Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law has exchange agreements with 36 overseas universities,[31] including: University of Virginia, Cornell University, Boston University, UCLA, Bucerius (Germany), EBS (Germany), McGill (Canada), Osgoode Hall (Canada), Ottawa (Canada),[32] Queens University (Queens), Toronto (Canada), Bergen (Norway), STL (China), KoGuan (China), Tsinghua (China), Jindal Global (India), University of Hong Kong, Singapore Management University, Stockholm University (Sweden), Monash (Australia), Sydney (Australia), Sciences Po (France), Seoul (South Korea), Lucern (Switzerland), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Bocconi (Italy)[33] and Madrid (Spain).[32]

The Coller School of Management has exchange agreements with over 100 overseas universities. The Coller Exchange Program is open to MBA/MSc/MA students and qualified professionals. The school offers a wide variety of courses for its visiting students in strategy, entrepreneurship, finance-accounting, marketing, organizational behavior, decisions and operations research, technology and information systems. The program also offers courses from other TAU schools on Israeli Culture, History, Economics and more.

In 2013, Tel Aviv University and Ruppin Academic Center jointly created a study center at the Mediterranean Sea, where students will undertake advanced studies of issues impacting the coastal environment and its resources.[34]

International cooperation[edit]

In Germany, Tel Aviv University cooperates with the Goethe-University in Frankfurt/Main. Both cities are linked by a long-lasting partnership agreement.[35]

Publications[edit]

Notable people[edit]

Faculty[edit]

Ariel Porat, President of Tel Aviv University
Daniel Chamovitz
Yisrael Friedman
Benjamin Isaac
Ariel Rubinstein
Anita Shapira
Lev Vaidman

Notable faculty members (past and present) include:

Alumni[edit]

Ayelet Shaked, Israel's Minister of Interior
Tal Friedman
Ilan Ramon
Michael Harris

Sackler Family

Tel Aviv University has long held significant ties to the Sackler family as evidenced by several schools and many endowed chairs being in their honor. As more has become known of the role of members of the Sackler family in the global opioid crisis, many including the Israel Medical Association have called for the removal of the Sackler name from the Faculty of Medicine.[39] As of November 2021, no members of the Sackler family served on the university's board of governors.[40]

See also[edit]

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