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TAU and Goethe University establish joint Center for the Study of Religious and Interreligious Dynamics

December 20th, 2022

A full agreement establishing a joint Center for the Study of Interreligious Dynamics at Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Israel and Goethe University (GUF) in Frankfurt, Germany, will be signed during an inaugurating two-day international conference at TAU this month entitled “Thinking Interreligiously.” The center will promote research on religion, in particular the monotheistic faiths,… Read More

TAU professor presents Pope Francis with “Jesus from the Soil of the Holy Land”

November 30th, 2022

Professor Dina Porat of Tel Aviv University (TAU) recently surprised Pope Francis when she presented him with an artwork by Nilly Shachor, “Jesus from the Soil of the Holy Land.” Receiving the work from her hands, the Pope thanked Profesor Porat wholeheartedly, saying that it was a very special gift. A photograph, “Jesus from the… Read More

TAU climbs to seventh place in global entrepreneurship ranking

November 3rd, 2022

814 entrepreneurs with bachelor’s degrees from Tel Aviv University (TAU) have established 677 companies and raised a total of $26.5 billion, bringing TAU to the seventh-ranked place in the world and first-ranked place outside the USA in the 2022 PitchBook ranking. Every year PitchBook, a business data research firm, publishes an annual ranking of the… Read More

Bloomberg-Sagol Center for City Leadership at TAU announces inaugural class

October 26th, 2022

The Bloomberg-Sagol Center for City Leadership at Tel Aviv University (TAU) has announced the first 20 mayors and municipal heads from across Israel that will participate in an intensive, yearlong executive education and training program that will equip them with the tools and skills to deliver better and more equitable public services to residents, strengthen… Read More

TAU to switch entirely to sustainable electricity within two years

August 2nd, 2022

In a first among Israeli academic institutions, the Green Campus Committee at Tel Aviv University (TAU) has released an external, comprehensive, and objective report that inspected and assessed all campus greenhouse gas emissions (both direct and indirect) as part of initial steps in a ten-year plan for reaching carbon neutrality. The report was prepared by… Read More

TAU’s Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center designated a protected historic site

July 27th, 2022

The Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center at Tel Aviv University (TAU) has been designated a protected “Heritage Site” by the Council for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in Israel, one of Israel’s top conservation authorities. Completed in 1998, the building is currently the “youngest” in the country to hold this status. The designation signifies… Read More

TAU ranked number one university in Israel and 116th worldwide

July 26th, 2022

Tel Aviv University (TAU) has been ranked the #1 university in Israel and #116 in the world by the prestigious National Taiwan University (NTU) Rankings organization. Additionally, the Faculty of Medicine was ranked #92, up from #98 in last year’s ranking. TAU’s George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences ranked #108 in the world, five… Read More

Professor Karen Avraham elected Dean of Tel Aviv University’s medical faculty

June 27th, 2022

Professor Karen Avraham was selected last week as the next Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University (TAU). She is the first woman appointed to the position. Professor Avraham’s tenure begins on September 1, 2022. She previously served as Vice Dean for Pre-Clinical Affairs at the Faculty of Medicine. “Medicine is undergoing… Read More

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