Post Donation Category: Tel Aviv University

Celebrating 20 Years of Gender Studies

Written on June 16, 2021.

TAU and Jewish women’s group launched first B.A. program of its type in the Middle East. Tel Aviv University this week alongside the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) are marking 20 years of partnership...

Tel Aviv University

TAU Alumni Fill Ranks in Israel’s New Government

Written on June 15, 2021.

Ten graduates among ministers in recently convened cabinet. Upon the swearing in of Israel’s new Unity Government, the country’s 36th government, on Sunday night, Tel Aviv University would like to extend special...

Alumni News, Politics & Society

TAU Graduates Bolster Israel’s Global Standing

Written on June 14, 2021.

Alumni in top diplomatic positions driven by a passion for Israel, share success stories from the field. As a young girl growing up on a kibbutz, Galit Ronen wanted to change the world. At the time, she thought...

Alumni News

TAU and Columbia University Launch Dual Degree Program

Written on May 31, 2021.

“Synergy” between students, faculty is excellent as TAU prepares to welcome next cohort. Despite the worldwide lockdown, an enthusiastic cohort of students arrived in Tel Aviv in fall 2020 for the inaugural...

Partnerships, Tel Aviv University

Standing With The Tel Aviv University Community

Written on May 13, 2021.

Message from the President of Tel Aviv University, Prof. Ariel Porat – Dear Tel Aviv University Community, These are difficult times for all of us, Jews and Arabs alike. The riots in Israel – in Jerusalem,...

Tel Aviv University

“Arabic for Beginners” – TAU’s Most Popular Course

Written on March 24, 2021.

With hundreds on waiting lists. Two and a half hours was the time it took for a sizeable number of people – as many as 907 – to enroll in TAU’s “Arabic for Beginners” course, from the...

Tel Aviv University

Add ‘Zoom w. Dubai University’ to Your Calendar

Written on March 18, 2021.

TAU students welcome to join week of activities and getting to know our friends at UD. Israel and the UAE have been inching toward normalization in recent years. The historic, US-brokered peace deal that was...

Collaborations, Tel Aviv University

Prof. Zvi Galil, Former President of Tel Aviv University, is Ranked 7th Among the World’s Most Influential Computer Scientists

Written on March 18, 2021.

Remarkable achievement for Israeli researcher. The prestigious Academic Influence ranking has placed Prof. Zvi Galil as 7th among the world’s most influential computer scientists for the decade of 2010-2020. Prof....

Honours & Awards

President’s Message

Written on March 10, 2021.

The 2020-21 academic year has rolled out under the shadow of the ongoing corona crisis, but this situation hasn’t held back the University, its marvelous people and its remarkable innovations in the service of...

Tel Aviv University

Dafna Meitar-Nechmad Tapped as Chair of TAU’s Board of Governors

Written on March 8, 2021.

A triple alumna and long-time benefactor of TAU, she will be first woman in role. Last Wednesday, Tel Aviv University’s Search Committee unanimously recommended the appointment of Dafna Meitar-Nechmad as...

BOG, Tel Aviv University

TAU Launches Israel’s First Center for AI and Data Science

Written on February 25, 2021.

Center to take TAU and Israel to forefront of the global artificial intelligence revolution. Tel Aviv University launched the new, interdisciplinary Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science today,...

AI, Tel Aviv University

Israel’s Premier Artificial Intelligence Event is Back!

Written on February 22, 2021.

TAU’s AI Week brings together top Israeli and global experts in the field for three fascinating days, Feb 22-24. It is time for TAU’s annual International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI),...

AI, Global Events

TAU Announces First of Its Kind International Programme

Written on February 16, 2021.

First in the world to combine politics, cyber and government. Tel Aviv University launches a new program, first of its kind in the world, taught in English and targets Master’s students from Israel and overseas...

Tel Aviv University

More than 20,000 participants on TAU’s Open Day 2021

Written on February 15, 2021.

Record high attendance despite event held online due to Corona. This year, TAU wholeheartedly embraced the challenge of organizing its Open Day event online, resulting in a hugely successful event spanning...

Tel Aviv University

Online Impact: TAU 1st in Israel, Among Top 100 Worldwide

Written on February 9, 2021.

Webometrix ranks web presence of institutions of higher education. Tel Aviv University was ranked 73rd out of more than 31,000 institutions worldwide, number one in Israel and third in Asia by Webometrics,...

Tel Aviv University

See you in Dubai

Written on January 17, 2021.

The new agreements between nations have created new opportunities – A TAU student meets students from the University of Dubai. Oleg Ben-Avi, a third-year student in the Digital Society Studies Track at the Gershon...

Collaborations, Tel Aviv University

Enemies: A Love Story

Written on December 23, 2020.

TAU’s Alliance Center for Iranian Studies is global authority on modern Iran and Iranian Jews. By Melanie Takefman Even though they have been enemies in official channels for decades, Iranians and Israelis...

Collaborations, Tel Aviv University

Twelve TAU Researchers among Top 50 in their Fields

Written on December 20, 2020.

“A cause for real national pride,” says Research VP of the Stanford University study. A new study from Stanford University places 12 TAU faculty members among the world’s top 50 researchers in their respective...

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Hollywood Legend Martin Scorsese Meets with TAU Students, Donors

Written on December 14, 2020.

“Film school was a major turning point in my life; I’ve been wanting to talk to TAU students for a long time” More than 1,700 participants from Tel Aviv University’s Steve Tisch School of Film and Television...

Tel Aviv University

Attracting Students with “Fire in Their Hearts”

Written on November 18, 2020.

TAU’s DAN Department of Communication trains young Israelis in digital literacy, unbiased reporting and media professionalism By Lindsey Zemler Since Aubrey and Marla Dan, Toronto, Canada based philanthropists,...

Tel Aviv University

European Association of Law and Economics recognizes TAU President

Written on November 17, 2020.

Professor Ariel Porat, President of Tel Aviv University and former Dean of its Buchmann Faculty of Law, has been named the winner of the 2020 European Association of Law and Economics (EALE) Lifetime Achievement...

Tel Aviv University

Unique Collaboration Between Tel Aviv University And Local Fashion Designers

Written on November 17, 2020.

What do you do when the academic year begins but the students can’t come to campus? When the 2020/21 academic year began on October 18, TAU found itself in an unprecedented situation. The restrictions...

Tel Aviv University

Online With Students From Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq

Written on November 12, 2020.

The Israeli course on Islam has been ranked as one of the 50 best online courses in the world. A coup for the Innovative Learning Center and the Zvi Yavetz School of Historical studies at Tel Aviv University:...

Partnerships

Historic TAU-UAE Partnership Symbolizes Hopeful Future

Written on October 26, 2020.

Moshe Dayan Center signs agreement with TRENDs Research Center in Abu Dhabi TAU’s Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies (MDC) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...

Partnerships

“A Scientific Discovery Can Never Be Undone”

Written on September 16, 2020.

Change-maker Yuri Milner talks to the “TAU Review” about why he supports TAU and Israel By Ruti Ziv A theoretical physicist turned tech investor and philanthropist, Russian-Israeli Yuri Milner...

Tel Aviv University

TAU Professor First Israeli Named to US Inventors’ Academy

Written on September 15, 2020.

Noam Eliaz is a global change-maker in materials engineering In a significant first for Israeli academia, TAU’s Prof. Noam Eliaz has been selected as a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors,...

Engineering

Tel Aviv University Researcher Heads a Committee in Charge of the Future of the European Science

Written on August 16, 2020.

CERN Council unanimously decided to update its scientific strategy – according to the recommendation of a committee headed by Prof. Halina Abramowicz After two years of prolonged discussions of physicists...

Physics

Dan David Prize to Focus on Medicine, Public Health in 2021

Written on August 3, 2020.

In wake of COVID-19, laureates will be chosen in fields relating to pandemic and beyond The 2021 Dan David Prize will focus on three fields with special resonance in the context of the coronavirus pandemic...

Honours & Awards

Abbas’s threats

Written on May 27, 2020.

In this episode, BICOM Director Richard Pater talks to Middle East expert Tel Aviv University Professor Eyal Zisser about a wide range of regional issues including the instability inside Lebanon and Iran’s influence...

TAU medical researcher wins Israel Prize

Written on May 6, 2020.

Prof. Gidi Rechavi, of TAU’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine, has won Israel’s highest honor for his academic and clinical work Prof. Gidi Rechavi has spent most of his professional life at Tel Aviv University,...

Honours & Awards

Milner Foundation Donates $3 million to Tel Aviv University, Magen David Adom and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Written on March 25, 2020.

This “critical injection of oxygen” is expected to increase coronavirus remote testing and research. The Milner Foundation, founded by renowned tech investor and science philanthropist Yuri Milner and his...

Donations

Meet the women behind the next groundbreaking scientific discovery

Written on March 8, 2020.

For International Women’s Day, TAU PhD students from different disciplines share their passion for research This year, for International Women’s Day, we’d like to introduce you to some of...

International Women's Day

The power of women in 2020

Written on March 2, 2020.

Tel Aviv University celebrates International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day, originally called International Workers’ Day, is marked annually on March 8th. It’s a political statement...

International Women's Day

New Dual Degree Program – TAU & Columbia University

Written on February 28, 2020.

Cutting-Edge Education Meets Non-Stop Discovery Tel Aviv University is proud to announce its newly launched new Dual Degree Program with Columbia University. As part of the Dual Degree Program, students will...

Tel Aviv University

TAU Embraces Australia after Bushfires

Written on February 19, 2020.

The University jointly organized a solidarity event for the restoration of nature and wildlife Down Under As a way of giving back to Australia at its time of need, Tel Aviv University co-sponsored a fundraising...

Tel Aviv University

Who are the 2020 Dan David Prize laureates?

Written on February 13, 2020.

From the preservation of African American history to Artificial Intelligence, the Dan David Prize honors innovators in a range of important fields The internationally renowned Dan David Prize, headquartered...

Honours & Awards

TAU researcher first female Israel Prize laureate in Talmud

Written on February 12, 2020.

Prof. Vered Noam, chair of the Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies, is a true change-maker TAU is delighted and proud to announce that Prof. Vered Noam, Chair of the Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies and...

Honours & Awards

TAU’s Open Day draws over 17,000 visitors

Written on February 10, 2020.

Visitors met with professors and graduates, heard about academic programs and participated in experiments open to the public We’d like to thank everyone who came to visit our campus today for TAU’s...

Tel Aviv University

TAU’s first-of-its-kind “Twitter conference”

Written on February 10, 2020.

A “Woodstock of science” conference that originated on Twitter will bring biologists from all over the world to Tel Aviv Are you on Twitter? When the platform first became popular many said its 140 character limit...

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Most cited: TAU 1st in Israel according to international ranking

Written on February 5, 2020.

Tel Aviv University ranked among top ten institutions worldwide for citations of articles written by its researchers Tel Aviv University was ranked first in Israel and 149th out of 12,000 institutions worldwide...

Tel Aviv University

TAU’s new center will combine medicine and food security

Written on January 22, 2020.

A new center for plant sciences, in partnership with Adama, will train the next generation of experts in delivery and formulation, key aspects of modern agriculture Tel Aviv University and Adama, one of the...

Tel Aviv University

Making the future accessible

Written on January 6, 2020.

For International Braille Day we talked to the head of TAU’s Sourasky Central Library about the future of accessibility For many years, if you were vision impaired and wanted to read, you had to know Braille....

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University Trust jazzes up its fundraising in UK to a record £12 million

Written on October 7, 2019.

How an Israel educational support group has become one of the most successful charities in the community For 200 years, the Victorian Bath House in Bishopsgate has been a place to unwind in the heart of the City...

TAU Trust News

The 50th International Physics Olympiad has opened in Tel Aviv

Written on July 8, 2019.

Hosted and academically managed by the School of Physics and Astronomy 78 delegations of high school students from all over the world have arrived in Tel Aviv to display their talents...

Tel Aviv University

TAU one of top 20 universities worldwide in scientific impact

Written on July 3, 2019.

QS World University Rankings assess performance of over 1,000 universities in 82 locations worldwide The 16th edition of the QS World University Rankings, released this month by...

Tel Aviv University

8,000 Cyber Security Experts to Attend 9th Annual Cyber Week Conference at Tel Aviv University

Written on June 21, 2019.

Weeklong event features world’s top cyber security experts in government, military, industry and academia On June 23-27, more than 8,000 cybersecurity professionals, policymakers,...

Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University Ranks Among World’s Top 20 for Research Impact

Written on June 20, 2019.

The QS World University Rankings assess the performance of over 1000 universities in 82 locations worldwide The 16th edition of the QS World University Rankings, released today by global...

Tel Aviv University

BOG 2019: Yehuda Naftali Botanic Garden Dedicated

Written on June 18, 2019.

A major gift by entrepreneur and philanthropist Yehuda Naftali will transform the Garden into an Israeli national landmark Mr. Yehuda Naftali, an Israeli-American real estate entrepreneur,...

Tel Aviv University

It’s Simple Math

Written on June 14, 2019.

TAU is pursuing creative ways to get more girls interested in STEM subjects Whoops and cheers rip through the room as industrial engineering student Merav David looks on with amusement. She has just told...

STEM, Tel Aviv University

BOG 2019: Practice Makes Perfect at Kreshek Center

Written on May 31, 2019.

TAU’s Buchmann-Mehta School of Music inaugurates a new home for students to hone their piano skills With over 100 in attendance, including outgoing TAU President Joseph Klafter and Head of TAU’S Buchmann-Mehta...

Tel Aviv University

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Memoranda of Understanding Between Florida Institutions and Tel Aviv University

Written on May 30, 2019.

The Florida Governor was presented with a Friendship Award for his ‘continued friendship with the State of Israel’ Tel Aviv – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed eight historic Memoranda of Understanding...

Tel Aviv University

BOG 2019: Hugo Ramniceanu Prize in Economics

Written on May 28, 2019.

Prize awarded to Imad Telhami, Chairman and Founder of Babcom Centers, for promoting the integration of minorities into Israel’s workforce The 2019 Hugo Ramniceanu Prize in Economics was awarded to...

Honours & Awards

Advancing Israeli Innovation in China

Written on May 22, 2019.

A new agreement signed by Tel Aviv University and Tsinghua Shenzhen International Global School (TSIGS) will promote technological exchange between the two institutions A ceremony marking...

Collaborations

Prof. Ariel Porat is incoming Tel Aviv University President

Written on May 19, 2019.

The TAU Board of Governors ratified the presidency of Porat, a TAU alumnus, law professor and EMET Prize laureate Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Ariel Porat served as an officer in the “8200” IDF Intelligence...

Tel Aviv University

President’s Farewell Message – 2009 to 2019

Written on May 19, 2019.

Prof. Joseph Klafter sums up a rewarding tenure of championing creativity and entrepreneurship in every field Like many organizations, Tel Aviv University must reinvent itself every now and then to ensure...

Tel Aviv University

TAU Honorary Degrees 2019

Written on May 13, 2019.

This year’s Honorary Degrees will be awarded to illustrious individuals in the areas of research, business, banking, social activism and philanthropy The ceremony will take place on 16 May 2019 at the Miriam...

Honours & Awards

27 TAU alumni in the 21st Knesset

Written on April 18, 2019.

TAU Alumni are the most influential in Israel! 27 TAU alumni, from the right-wing and left-wing parties, were elected yesterday as MK’s in the twenty-first Knesset of the State of Israel: Avi...

Alumni News

2019 Israel Prize goes to TAU Jewish Studies scholar

Written on April 18, 2019.

Mordechai Akiva Friedman wins high national honour for Geniza work The 2019 Israel Prize in the category of Jewish History was awarded to TAU Prof. (emer.) Mordechai Akiva Friedman, Chaim Rosenberg School of...

Honours & Awards

When Harry met Zahava

Written on March 27, 2019.

TAU expert on post-military combat trauma, Prof. Zahava Solomon, speaks at the Veterans’ Mental Health Conference in London TAU’s Prof. Zahava Solomon discussed issues relating to the long term trauma...

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A unique collaboration for Blockchain Applications at the Coller School of Management

Written on March 27, 2019.

This is a special opportunity for researchers at the Coller School of Management and Tel Aviv University to carry out blockchain and crypto currency research in cooperation with international industry. The...

Blockchain, Collaborations

TAU scholar named Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters

Written on March 5, 2019.

Dr. Sefy Hendler received the highest decoration awarded by the French Ministry of Culture Dr. Sefy Hendler, head of the Department of Art History at Tel Aviv University, has been named Knight of the Order of...

Honours & Awards

TAU Confers Honorary Doctorate on Pioneer in Internet Technology

Written on March 4, 2019.

Prof. Amnon Yariv honored for decades of breakthrough research in optoelectronics In recognition of his indelible mark in the field of integrated optics technology, Tel Aviv University awarded an honorary...

Honours & Awards

TAU Shines at Elite German Science Event

Written on February 19, 2019.

German Friends features TAU professors during prestigious Berlin Science Week German Friends of Tel Aviv University hosted three of the University’s brightest minds at an event held at Humboldt...

Tel Aviv University

The 2019 Rappaport Prize for Excellence

Written on February 17, 2019.

The 2019 Rappaport Prize for Excellence in the field of Biomedical Research is awarded to Prof. Ehud Gazit from the School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology The Rappaport Prize for Excellence in the...

Honours & Awards

Congratulations to Prof. Khitam Muhsen for Receiving a Certificate of Appreciation

Written on February 11, 2019.

The President of the University will award Prof. Muhsen with a certificate of appreciation for her achievements to mark International Women’s Day Dr. Khitam Muhsen is Associate Professor at the Department...

Honours & Awards

The Kadar Family Award granted to Professor Oded Rechavi from the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Written on February 11, 2019.

The Kadar Award is granted annually to four TAU researchers, two senior and two junior faculty members, from across the spectrum of faculties and disciplines at TAU. The Kadar Family Award for Outstanding...

Honours & Awards

Eli Gelman appointed TAU Executive Council Chairman

Written on January 7, 2019.

The former Amdocs CEO replaces Dr. Giora Yaron, who completed two terms in office The Executive Council of Tel Aviv University approved the appointment of Mr. Eli Gelman as its Chairman, replacing Dr. Giora...

Tel Aviv University

TAU’s Ben Luria is one of the first Israeli Rhodes Scholars

Written on January 7, 2019.

We talked to the Political Science major just before he flew to Oxford to begin his Master’s degree What does former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner have in common with three Australian prime ministers,...

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