Reichman University () is Israel's only private university, located in

Herzliya Herzliya ( ; , / ) is an affluent List of Israeli cities, city in the Israeli coastal plain, central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it had a populatio ...

Tel Aviv District The Tel Aviv District (; ) is the geographically smallest yet also the most densely populated of the six administrative districts of Israel, with a population of 1.35 million residents. It is 98.9% Jewish and 1.10% Arab (0.7% Muslim, 0.4% Chris ...

. It was founded in 1994 as the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC Herzliya, ) private

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, before being rebranded in 2021. It receives no direct government funding, and in August 2021 became Israel's first

private university Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the count ...

History

Reichmann University was founded in 1994 by

Uriel Reichman Uriel Reichman (; born 4 July 1942) is an Israeli legal scholar and former politician. In 1994 he established the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, later renamed Reichman University. He remained its president for 27 years and is currently chai ...

as the Israeli

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Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC Herzliya, ). The campus is located in the city of

Herzliya, Israel Herzliya ( ; , / ) is an affluent city in the central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it had a population of . Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder ...

, six miles north of the city

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...

, on the grounds of a former British Air Force base. It served the first squadron of the Israeli air force for three months in Israel's

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. In 2009,

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opened the first college fraternity in Israel at the IDC. In 2012, the college attracted controversy for the School of Sustainability being funded by Israel's major polluting companies. In 2018, the college was authorized by the state council to run several doctoral courses but was not permitted to brand itself as a university. In 2021, the college was permitted to brand itself as a university. The school does not receive direct government funding.

Organization and administration

The university's

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are: * Adelson School of Entrepreneurship * Arison School of Business * Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology * Dina Recanati School of Medicine * Efi Arazi School of Computer Science * Harry Radzyner Law School * Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy * Raphael Recanati International School * Sammy Ofer School of Communications * School of Sustainability * Tiomkin School of Economics File:IDC Herzliya School of Communications.JPG, School of Communications building File:Radzyner Law School Building, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.jpg, School of Law building File:Adelson School of Entrepreneurship 3.jpg, School of Entrepreneurship building File:Radzyner law school.jpg , School of Law building

NoCamels website

Reichman University through the Samy Ofer school of communications sponsors NoCamels, an Israeli online website that publishes stories on Israeli innovation, technology, and science.

Academics

In its 2022 rankings, ''

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'' rated the university in the 801–1000th bracket.

Herzliya Conference

The

Herzliya Conference The Herzliya Conference is an annual summit held at Reichman University in Herzliya, Israel to discuss matters of state security and policy. History The Herzliya Conference was established in December 2000 as a "closed-door annual gathering of t ...

is a forum for policy speeches which is hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center at Herzliya.

Notable people

Administration

Key staff include: *

Rafi Melnick Rafi Melnick (; born ) is an Israeli economist and academic administrator who served as president of Reichman University from 2021 to 2023. Biography Rafi Melnick was born in . He completed a B.A. in economics and statistics and a M.A. in econo ...

, president *

, founder and former president * Alex Mintz,

provost Provost may refer to: Officials Ecclesiastic * Provost (religion), a high-ranking church official * Prince-provost, a high-ranking church official Government * Provost (civil), an officer of local government, including the equivalent ...

Amnon Rubinstein Amnon Rubinstein (; 5 September 1931 – 18 January 2024) was an Israeli legal scholar, politician and recipient of the Israel Prize. A member of the Knesset between 1977 and 2002, he served in several ministerial positions. He is referred to a ...

, board chair *

Zvi Eckstein Zvi Eckstein (; born April 9, 1949) is a full professor, dean, Arison School of Business and Tiomkin School of Economics at The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya - IDC. Emeritus Professor at the Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv Unive ...

, dean of the School of Economics and School of Business *

Boaz Ganor Boaz Ganor () is the former dean of the Lauder School of Government and Diplomacy at the Interdisciplinary Center and the current President of Reichman University. Biography Boaz Ganor is the founder and the executive director of the Intern ...

, dean of the School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy *

Yossi Maaravi Yossi Maaravi (; born 1973) is a decision making and negotiation researcher. He is the dean of the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, a lecturer, and an author. Biography Maaravi was born and raised i ...

, dean of the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship *

Uzi Arad Uzi Arad (; born October 2, 1947) is an Israeli national security official and scholar. Spending over two decades in the Mossad, Arad rose to become the agency's director of research (Intelligence (information gathering), intelligence). Between ...

, founding director of the Institute for Policy and Strategy *

Eyal Biyalogorsky Eyal Biyalogorsky (Hebrew: אייל בילוגורסקי) is a professor of Marketing and Deputy Dean at the Arison School of Business at the Reichman University.

, professor of marketing and deputy dean at the Arison School of BusinessProf. Eyal Biyalogorsky
in Reichman University website *

Elette Boyle Elette Boyle () is an American and Israeli computer scientist and cryptographer, known for her research on secret sharing, digital signatures, and obfuscation. She is a professor of computer science at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, wh ...

, professor of computer science and director of the Center for Foundations and Applications of Cryptographic Theory

Notable staff

Barak Libai Barak Libai (; Israel) is a Professor of Marketing at the Arison School of Business at Reichman University. Libai’s research focusses on the strategic importance of Customer profitability, Word of mouth and other social effects on profitabilit ...

, professor of marketing at the Arison School of Business *

Aharon Barak Aharon Barak (; born 16 September 1936) is an Israeli lawyer and jurist who served as President of the Supreme Court of Israel from 1995 to 2006. Prior to this, Barak served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel from 1978 to 1995, and bef ...

, law professor at master's degree program for commercial law *

Yair Galily Yair Galily (; born July 10, 1970) is a behavioral scientist, head of the Sport, Media and Society (SMS) Research Lab at the Sammy Ofer School of Communications and a senior researcher at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at ...

, a senior researcher at the

International Institute for Counter-Terrorism The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) is an Israeli think tank founded in 1996 and located at Reichman University, in Herzliya, Israel. Activities According to ''The Village Voice'', the ICT is a think tank developing public-poli ...

(ICT) of the Sammy Ofer School of Communications *

Isaac Berzin Isaac Berzin (Hebrew: איציק ברזין; born December 12, 1967) is an Israeli scientist and entrepreneur. Academic and professional life Berzin is a scientist and entrepreneur in the field of sustainable microalgae. During his early career ...

, senior faculty member *

Anat Brunstein Klomek Anat Brunstein-Klomek () is an Israeli psychologist. She is an associate professor at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya and holds an adjunct position at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Her research focuses on depression, suicide and ...

, associate professor * Nadine Baudot-Trajtenberg, faculty member and lecturer at Tiomkin School of Economics *

Anat Bremler-Barr Anat Bremler-Barr (Hebrew: ענת ברמלר-בר), is an Israeli computer scientist. She is a professor at Tel Aviv University who is known for her contributions in network security, specifically in Denial of Service attacks and scalable protect ...

, professor, Efi Arazi School of Computer Science *

Keren Barak Keren Barak (; born 20 September 1972) is an Israeli lobbyist and politician. She was a member of the Knesset for Likud from 2019 to 2022. Biography Born in Haifa to parents who had immigrated from Egypt and Poland, Barak served as an infantry ...

, faculty memberKeren Barak: Particulars
Knesset *

Anat Berko Anat Berko (; born 14 January 1960) is an Israeli criminologist and politician. An expert in the fields of counter-terrorism, she served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 2015 and 2019. Biography Berko was born in Jerusalem to Jewis ...

, lecturer at the Lauder School of Government *

Tal Ben-Shahar Tal Ben-Shahar Tal Ben-Shahar (Hebrew: טל בן-שחר; born 1970), also known as Tal David Ben-Shachar, is an American and Israeli teacher, and writer in the areas of positive psychology and leadership. He has subsequently written several best ...

* Ron Malka, former economics lecturer * Shavit Matias, head of the Program on Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, and the Executive Leadership of the Institute for Policy and Strategy * Daniel Rothschild, head of The Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), an Israeli

think tank A think tank, or public policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governme ...

in the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy *

Alan Dershowitz Alan Morton Dershowitz ( ; born September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer and law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional law, U.S. constitutional and American criminal law, criminal law. From 1964 to 2013, he taught at Harvard Law Sc ...

* Michael C. Dorf *

, a full professor, dean of the Arison School of Business, dean and founder of the Tiomkin School of EconomicsZvi Eckstein
, at IDC *

, former dean of the Lauder School of Government and Diplomacy

Notable alumni

Ashager Araro Ashager Araro (; born 1991) is an Ethiopian-Israeli activist. Early life and education Araro was born while her parents were traveling from their home of Gondar via the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to Israel as part of Operation Solomon. She ...

(born 1991), Ethiopian-Israeli activist *

Gal Gadot Gal Gadot (; born 30 April 1985) is an Israeli actress. She gained recognition for portraying Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe films (2016–2023). In 2018, Gadot was named one of ''Time''s 100 most influential people and ranked by ''F ...

(born 1985), actress and model *

Amit Mekel Amit Mekel (; born Amit Makalda, 20 February 1980) is an Israeli diplomat. Since October 2024, he is the List of ambassadors of Israel to Paraguay, Israeli Ambassador to Paraguay. Early life and education Mekel was born Amit Makalda, in the Dru ...

(born 1980), Israeli Ambassador to Paraguay *

Sagi Muki Sagi Aharon Muki (or Moki; ; born 17 May 1992) is an Israeli Olympic and former world champion half-middleweight judoka. Muki is the 2019 World Judo Championships – Men's 81 kg, 2019 World Champion. He also won the Judo at the 2015 European Ga ...

(born 1992), Olympian and world champion judoka *

Yair Netanyahu Yair Netanyahu (; born 26 July 1991) is an Israeli podcaster and political activist. He is the second child of Benjamin Netanyahu. Biography Yair Netanyahu was born in Jerusalem to Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara. He has a brother, Avner ...

(born 1991), podcaster *

Matan Roditi Matan Roditi (; born 6 October 1998) is an Israeli Olympic Marathon swimming, marathon swimmer. His 4th place at the 2020 Summer Olympics is the closest Israel has come to an Olympic medal in swimming. He has set Israeli national records in the ...

(born 1998), Olympic marathon swimmer

References

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