Following the horrific October 7, 2023, terror attack by Hamas and the disturbing proliferation of fake news across digital platforms, a group of about 30 international students at Tel Aviv University (TAU) has formed a task force to tell the verified story of what they’re seeing and hearing in Israel right now. “We’re a group… Read More
Tel Aviv University (TAU) held a special exhibit on Thursday, October 19, at its 1,000-seat Smolarz Auditorium. Pictures of all persons abducted, missing, murdered, or killed in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel — both citizens and IDF soldiers — were displayed on the empty seats. The initiative was led by Daniel Zilber, Chair… Read More
Tel Aviv University (TAU) has launched a groundbreaking new leadership gap-year program, Exploration, Leadership and Innovation (ELI), the first gap-year program in Israel to offer Jewish youth from around the world an opportunity to enrich their identity and leadership skills through an ambitious and immersive college-preparatory approach that centers engagement with Judaism, Jewish culture, and… Read More
Thirteen of the 50 individuals on the Jerusalem Post‘s 2023 list of the 50 Most Influential Jews are alumni of Tel Aviv University (TAU). Among these thirteen are Ynon Kreiz, the CEO of Mattel, and Guy Franklin, the Founder and General Partner of “Israeli Mapped in NY” Ventures. Every year, the Jerusalem Post releases a… Read More
A new Tel Aviv University (TAU) program will strive to increase the numbers of students from underrepresented populations admitted to its School of Medicine. According to the new plan, 10% of all those admitted to the first year of the six-year track will come from four underrepresented groups: haredim, Ethiopian Israelis, outstanding students from the… Read More
A little more than a week ago, Kirill Drik fulfilled his dream and went on stage at Tel Aviv University (TAU) to receive his degree — a dream that began in the nightmare of a Ukrainian bunker. Drik, a master’s degree student in TAU’s School of Political Science, Government, and International Affairs, had been caught… Read More
Tel Aviv University (TAU) is ranked first in Israel by the prestigious QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Ranking 2024. The ranking includes 1,500 universities from around the world. TAU is ranked at the 215th place overall, first among the Israeli universities. The top three universities in the world ranking are MIT, Cambridge, and Oxford. The… Read More
Professor Emeritus Yosef Shiloh from the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University (TAU) was elected an international member of the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The Academy includes approximately 2,500 American scientists from all fields of science and another approximately 500 foreign scientists from all over the world. Professor Shiloh is the… Read More