The second annual Blavatnik Prizes for Outstanding Israeli Doctoral Students in Computer Science were awarded on June 8 to four recipients, in a ceremony at Tel Aviv University (TAU). With generous funding from the Blavatnik Family Foundation, the prizes were established to highlight excellent research by Israeli Ph.D. candidates in the field of computer science… Read More
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola visited Tel Aviv University on May 22 to discuss critical global and regional issues with students in her first stop on a three-day visit to Israel. Metsola said she was “impressed by the engagement, the questions and ideas put forward by students. Always good to listen and discuss the future… Read More
Meet the man running Israel’s largest university Professor Ariel Porat is the dynamic president of Tel Aviv University By Alan Rosenbaum | The Jerusalem Post | May 5, 2022 The office of Ariel Porat, president of Tel Aviv University, tastefully furnished with comfortable black chairs, a gleaming brown conference table, a work desk and a… Read More
In a ceremony held during the 2022 Board of Governors meeting, Tel Aviv University (TAU) awarded honorary degrees to 11 individuals and an organization, all of whom have made exceptionally positive impact on the world. The honorary degrees were awarded by the Chairwoman of TAU’s Board of Governors Dafna Meitar-Nechmad, TAU President Professor Ariel Porat,… Read More
On May 15, The Koret Foundation announced a $10 million grant to establish the Koret Center for Jewish Civilization, a partnership between the foundation, Tel Aviv University (TAU), and ANU – Museum of the Jewish People (ANU). The center will employ a unique educational and cross-disciplinary approach to the challenges of contemporary Jewish thought, social… Read More
Antisemitic incidents dramatically increased over the past year in almost all countries with large Jewish populations, according to the Antisemitism Worldwide Report 2021 published by The Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University (TAU). Released annually on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the report is based on dozens of… Read More
On April 3, Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Sagol Family announced a major new effort to strengthen local leadership across Israel through The Bloomberg-Sagol Center for City Leadership at Tel Aviv University (TAU). Inspired by the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, the new program aims to help mayors of cities across Israel — north and south,… Read More
Tel Aviv University (TAU) Professor Ehud Gazit has been selected as the International Solvay Chair in Chemistry for 2023. He is the first Israeli to receive this annual appointment and the first scientist to be appointed to the position outside of the United States and Europe. The Solvay International Institute was founded in Belgium about… Read More