Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a

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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 ...

, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. 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. Tel Aviv University originated in 1956 when three education units merged to form the university. The original campus was expanded and now makes up in Tel Aviv's Ramat Aviv neighborhood.

History

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. The Ramat Aviv campus, covering an area of , 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 Yuval Ne'eman (; 14 May 1925 – 26 April 2006) was an Israeli theoretical physicist, military scientist, and politician. He was Minister of Science and Development in the 1980s and early 1990s. He was the President of Tel Aviv University ...

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. The university also maintains academic supervision over the Center for Technological Design in

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, the New Academic College of

Tel Aviv-Yafo 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 ...

, and the Afeka College of Engineering in Tel Aviv. The

Wise Observatory The Florence and George Wise Observatory (IAU code 097) is an astronomy, astronomical observatory owned and operated by Tel Aviv University. It is located west of the town of Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev desert near the edge of the Ramon Crater, an ...

is located in Mitzpe Ramon in the

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desert.

Academic units

Life Sciences Building in Tel Aviv University

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 *

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(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

Tel Aviv University has over 130 research institutes and centers.

The Lowy International School

In addition to being Tel Aviv University's home for international researchers, visitors and partnerships, The Lowy International School (formerly TAU International) annually affords thousands of students from across the globe the opportunity to study at Tel Aviv University. The school is overseen by Milette Shamir, the university's vice president of international affairs. The school's full name is The Lowy International School in Memory of Shirley Lowy; the name changed in 2022 following an $18-million gift from Australian-Israeli businessperson Sir Frank Lowy. Lady Shirley Lowy, Sir Frank's wife, died on December 9, 2020. School programs are primarily conducted in English, though The Lowy International School also offers immersion options for studying in Hebrew. Programs include undergraduate, graduate, study abroad, research, gap year and short-term programs, and the school provides a variety of scholarships. Students in the B.A., M.A., exchange and study abroad programs are given the option of housing at the Einstein or Broshim dorms, just outside the university. Undergraduate programs: *International B.A. in Liberal Arts and Humanities *International B.A. in Management and Liberal Arts *B.Mus. at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music *Programme de Licence en Sciences Sociales, Politiques et Économiques *Dual Degree B.A. Program in Liberal Arts: TAU &

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*Collaborative B.A. with

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Graduate programs: * M.A. in Ancient Israel Studies * M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering * M.A. in Conflict Resolution and Mediation * M.A. in Cyber Politics & Government * M.Sc. in Digital Health * M.D.M in Disaster Management * M.F.A. in Documentary Cinema * M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering * M.A. in Environmental Studies * M.Sc. in Life Sciences * M.Sc. in Medical Sciences * M.Sc. in Neuroscience * M.Sc. in Plant Sciences with Emphasis in Food Security * M.A. in Security and Diplomacy * M.A. in Social and Policy Aspects of Climate Change * M.A. in Sustainable Development * M.A. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) * Sofaer Global MBA * M.Mus. at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music * International LL.M. Program – Parasol Foundation *

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SAIS and TAU Collaborative Program *

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Lille University and TAU Collaborative Program * TAU- Thapar 3+2 Integrated Degree in Biotechnology or Electrical Engineering Lowy Distinguished Guest Professors: Created in 2023, the Lowy Distinguished Guest Professors program brings eminent academics to Tel Aviv University. * Reinhard Genzel, Nobel laureate in physics * Eitan Tadmor, mathematician * Milette Gaifman, classicist * Michael Waidner, computer scientist * Rudolf Podgornik, physicist * Susan B. Davidson, computer scientist *

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, historian * Olga Sorkine-Hornung, computer scientist

Rankings

In 2024 ''

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'' ranked Tel Aviv University 214th in the world, 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

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ranked Tel Aviv University 81st in the world and third in Israel in its 2016 CWUR World University Rankings. They have also ranked it as 56 in 2012. The ''

Times Higher Education World University Rankings The ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'', often referred to as the THE Rankings, is the annual publication of university rankings by the ''Times Higher Education'' magazine. The publisher had collaborated with Quacquarelli Symon ...

'' for 2019 placed Tel Aviv University at 189th in the world. The ratings reflect an overall measure of esteem that combines data on the institutions' reputation for research and teaching. In 2016 ''

'' ranked Tel Aviv University 22nd in the world for citations per faculty, which is the indicator that measures a university's research impact. This makes Tel Aviv University the leading university in Israel in terms of research. In 2015 the ''

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'' 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. 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. As of 2021, it is ranked as the 191st best university in the world by '' THE World University Rankings'', 230th by the ''

'' and in the 151–200th bracket by the Shanghai Rankings In 2022, PitchBook Data ranked Tel Aviv University 7th in the world in terms of number of alumni who have founded

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backed companies, the highest out of any University outside the United States.

Relations with other universities

Currently, Tel Aviv University partners with more than 280 academic institutions spanning 46 countries. The university's academic partnerships are supported by The Lowy International School. Types of international partnerships include: joint research centers, research collaborations, joint CFPs for research seed funding, joint or dual degrees, jointly taught courses, joint summer/winter schools, joint post-doctoral fellowships, exchange programs, study abroad programs and visiting faculty opportunities. The Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law has exchange agreements with 36 overseas universities, including: University of Virginia, Cornell University, Boston University, UCLA, Bucerius (Germany), EBS (Germany), McGill (Canada), Osgoode Hall (Canada), Ottawa (Canada), 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) and Madrid (Spain). 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

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, where students will undertake advanced studies of issues impacting the coastal environment and its resources.

International cooperation

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

Publications

* Tel Aviv (journal), peer-reviewed international journal of archaeology in the

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and the history and culture of Near Eastern civilizations, with a focus on biblical and protohistoric periods and also dealing with the classical and prehistoric periods

TAU Ventures

TAU Ventures is a

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. founded in 2018 by the university and Nimrod Cohen to invest in early state

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in Israel; it is headquartered in

. In early 2018, Tel Aviv University announced the creation of TAU Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund with US$20 million. Its operational period is a seven-year cycle, tentatively. It is a first of its kind concept in Israel, modelled after similar funds existing in other universities such as

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, the

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, and

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(MIT). Nimrod Cohen is the managing partner.

Investments

TAU Ventures invests an initial capital of US$500,000 with potential follow-up investments into early stage startups of Israel belonging to various industries such as enterprise solutions,

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, industry 4.0, and food technology, with a majority being software related. The TAU Ventures ecosystem combines the resources and network of Tel Aviv University, industry connections, and a network of Israeli startup founders. It operates at its co-working office space located in Tel Aviv. The space consists of in-house experts who mentor and support the portfolio of companies in various aspects of startup growth. As of May 2021, TAU Ventures had invested in 17 startups. Some of the more notable companies include Xtend, SWIMM, Gaviti, MyAir, Medorion, Castor, and Hoopo.

Accelerator program

Along with its venture capital operations, TAU Ventures operates an accelerator program in partnership with the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) which provides a technological platform for founders. It is a four-month exclusive program that connects startups with the ISA and a US$50,000 grant with no equity clause. The program is geared to companies developing civilian and commercial technologies and can benefit from various technical expertise, unique databases, technology validation, and other factors. The alumni startups have raised over US$100 million. Xtend, Cyberpion, Talamoos, Cyabra, DigitalOwl, Decodea, and NeuraLegion are some of its alumni.

Recognition

In 2018, IVC Research Center awarded TAU Ventures the citation for being the most active venture capital in Israel. In 2019 and 2021, Geektime listed TAU Ventures among the top five and top six of venture capital funds in Israel.

Notable people

Faculty

Notable faculty members (past and present) include: * Joseph Agassi, philosopher * Yakir Aharonov, physicist * Noga Alon, mathematician * Yitzhak Arad, historian * Karen Avraham, geneticist * Shlomo Ben-Ami, historian, former Minister of Foreign Affairs * Yoav Benjamini, statistician * Ziva Ben-Porat, literary theorist, writer, and editor * Joseph Bernstein, mathematician * Silvia Blumenfeld, curator of the fungi collection * Athalya Brenner, feminist Biblical scholar * Daniel Chamovitz, biologist * Guy Deutscher, physicist * Yoram Dinstein, international law professor emeritus and former president of Tel Aviv University * Uzi Even, chemist and political activist for

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rights * Margalit Finkelberg, historian and linguist *

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, archaeologist * Yisrael Friedman, historian * Raphael E. Freundlich, Biblical studies and Latin * Ehud Gazit, nanotechnologist, chief scientist – ministry of Science * David Ginzburg, mathematician * Bob Griffin (born 1980), basketball player and English Literature professor * Daphna Hacker, lawyer * Sylvie Honigman, senior lecturer in ancient history * Benjamin Isaac, historian * Joshua Jortner, physical chemist * Shoshana Kamin, mathematician * Aryeh Kasher, historian * Asa Kasher, philosopher and authority on Ethics, author of IDF's Code of Conduct * David S. Katz, historian * Joseph Klafter,

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, the eighth president of Tel Aviv University * Shaul Ladany, industrial engineering *

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, semanticist * Zvi Laron, pediatric endocrinologist * Orna Lin, lawyer * Raphael Mahler, historian * Yossi Matias, Computer Scientist * Vitali Milman, mathematician * Moshé Mizrahi, Oscar-winning film director * Baruch Modan, oncologist *

(1925–2006), physicist, former minister of Science and Technology * Abraham Nitzan, chemical physicist. * Kennedy Otieno, criminologist * Ariel Porat, legal scholar and president of Tel Aviv University * Itamar Rabinovich, former Israeli ambassador to the United States and former president of Tel Aviv University * Aviad Raz, sociologist *

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(1943–2007), linguist * Amnon Rubinstein, former Dean of Law, also former Education minister *

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, economist * Joseph Sadan, emeritus professor, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies * Pnina Salzman, pianist and piano pedagogue * Shlomo Sand, historian * Leon Schidlowsky, composer * Milette Shamir, scholar of American literature and vice president of Tel Aviv University * Anita Shapira, historian *

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, mathematician * Edna Shavit, drama * Margot Shiner, gastroenterologist *

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, playwright, writer, and director * David Soudry, mathematician * Carlo Strenger psychologist, philosopher *

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, physicist * Boris Tsirelson, mathematician * Jacob Turkel, Israeli Supreme Court Justice * Lev Vaidman, physicist *Avi Weinroth, lawyer * Paul Wexler, linguist * George S. Wise, first president of the university (1963–1971) * Moshe Wolman, neuropathologist * Amotz Zahavi, biologist * Moshe Zviran, Dean of the Coller School of Management

Alumni

* Carmela Abraham, neuroscientist and Alzheimer's disease researcher * Nadav Ahituv, bioengineering professor and geneticist *

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(1942–2018), mathematician, acting president of

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, president of Netanya Academic College *

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, author and academic * Shai Avivi, actor * Fouad Awad, theatre director *

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, actress and television host * Alon Bar, award-winning filmmaker * Daphne Barak Erez, current

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justice *

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, Knesset member and leader of

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* Rebecka Belldegrun (born 1950),

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and businesswoman * Shlomo Ben-Ami, historian, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Labor) *

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, co-director of the Berkman Center,

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'' * Avishay Braverman (born 1948), Knesset member and president of the

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* Shimshon Brokman (born 1957), Olympic sailor * Moran Cerf (born 1977),

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, professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University * Nili Cohen (born 1947), professor and legal expert * Ran Cohen, former Minister of Housing (Meretz) * Simon L. Dolan, Israeli-born academic * Orna Donath (born 1976), academic and activist * Arie Eldad, former Knesset member ( National Union (Israel)) * Israel Eliashiv, former Israeli Ambassador to Singapore * Dana Erlich, Israeli Ambassador to Ireland * Nancy Ezer, author and professor of Hebrew at

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* Yael S. Feldman, Abraham I. Katsh Professor of Hebrew Culture and Education and professor of Hebrew and Judaic studies at

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, filmmaker (Director of ''

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'') * Tal Friedman, comedian, actor, and musician * Amir Gal-Or, founder of the Infinity Group * Zvi Galil (born 1947), computer scientist, mathematician, and president of Tel Aviv University *

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, Chief of General Staff of the

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. * Lior Geller,

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and

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nominated filmmaker and

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holder * Dan Gillerman, former Israeli Ambassador to the UN, and vice-president of the 60th

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* Bob Griffin (born 1950), basketball player and English Literature professor * Tamar Halperin, harpsichordist, pianist and musicologist *

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, member of Knesset, former minister of Internal Security (

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and

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) * Rafael Harpaz, Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines * Michael Harris, academic * Avi Hasson, current Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy * Natasha Hausdorff (born 1989), British

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, international news commentator, and Israel advocate * Zvi Heifetz, former Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom *

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, current mayor of

* Benjamin Isaac, historian * Moshe Kam, 49th President of

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and Dean of the Newark College of Engineering * Moshe Kaplinsky, Deputy Chief of the IDF General Staff * Efraim Karsh, historian * Rita Katz, terrorism analyst *

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, writer * Dov Khenin, political scientist and Knesset member

* Joseph Klafter,

professor, the eighth president of Tel Aviv University *

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, former Israeli vice premier, Minister of Justice and founder of the

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party * Amos Lapidot (1934–2019), fighter pilot, 10th commander of the

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, and president of

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. As more became known of the role of members of the Sackler family in the global opioid crisis, many including the Israel Medical Association called for the removal of the Sackler name from the Faculty of Medicine. As of November 2021, no members of the Sackler family served on the university's board of governors. In June 2023, the Sackler name was removed from the university's Faculty of Medicine. In November 2024, the university stripped the Sackler name from its international prize in biophysics.

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