Israel Government Portal - Studying in Israel
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University's Rothberg International School offers a broad
selection of courses taught in English, along with courses in French, Spanish,
Russian, and Hebrew by members of the Hebrew University faculty. Students may
choose from among several study programs at the graduate and undergraduate
levels. A range of MA
degree programs are also conducted in English.
The Hebrew University has a number of graduate programs that offer practical
skills for work in the developing world and society. They include master of science degrees in plant sciences, nutritional
sciences and animal sciences at the Robert H. Smith
Faculty of Agriculture, Food & Environment in Rehovot and an international master of public health program taught at the Braun School
of Public Health and Community Medicine at Hebrew University-Hadassah
Medical center since 1970. A new LLM degree in human rights and international law will also be
introduced in the coming academic year.
Tel Aviv University
The department of political science is offering the International MA in Security and
Diplomacy. The program provides advanced knowledge and analytical tools in
the fields of strategy, diplomacy, decision-making, and the shaping of security
and foreign policy. The program brings together renowned scholars and leading
practitioners, offering students a unique learning experience.
For more information click here: http://socsci.tau.ac.il/sec-dip/
Tel Aviv University School for Overseas Students offers the following
classes of programs (view brochure):
- Undergraduate Programs - Tel Aviv University offers semester
and year-abroad programs for undergraduates, as well as degree programs and
specialized programs.
- Graduate Programs - Offerings include Middle Eastern History,
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Conflict Resolution and
Mediation, MBA programs and access to the full offerings of the University.
- Summer Programs - Summer Programs are offered in general
academic areas as well as language offerings in Yiddish, Hebrew and Arabic.
- Intensive Language Program - Intensive language programs are
offered in Hebrew, Yiddish and Arabic.
In addition, the Bob Shapell School of Social Work at Tel Aviv
University is offering a new M.A. program on Coping with Stress, Crisis and Trauma for
international students.
The Porter School of Environmental Studies (PSES) will be
offering a new, full-time International MA Program in Environmental Studies,
taught in English, to commence in the fall semester of 2011, during a one-year
period (3 semesters). The new program aims to provide international candidates
with an intensive multidisciplinary insight into environmental studies with an
emphasis on Israel's unique geographic and geopolitical setting.
Tel Aviv University's Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern
Civilizations offers academic credit for overseas M.A. and Ph.D.
students transferable to most American universities, designed for students from
various fields related to the Hebrew Bible.
The Faculty of the Humanities offers an international B.A. program in the
Liberal Arts. Students in this three-year program can choose a
major in such areas as Middle Eastern Studies, Philosophy, Literature, Israel
and Jewish Studies, Digital Culture, or Psychology and Psychoanalysis.
The Faculty of Engineering recently announced the opening of its International School of
Engineering, delivering full degree programs from its top 100
internationally ranked faculty in English to international students. It
currently offers a full undergraduate degree program: BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The program
includes and integrated internship component placing students in international
firms and Israeli start-ups.
Bar-Ilan University
Located in Ramat-Gan, Bar-Ilan University offers several programs in English:
The Preparatory Program (Mechina) & Ulpan
The Mechina is a special study program for New Immigrants (Olim Chadashim)
and tourists, run in conjunction with the Student Authority at the Israel
Ministry of Absorption. This program is intended for immigrants or tourists who
have completed their high school education overseas. The aim of the program is
to prepare overseas students for higher education in Israel, and to instill them
with the knowledge of Hebrew (through the Ulpan program included within the
Mechina), Jewish history and traditions, and Israeli culture and
customs.
International B.A. Program
Bar-Ilan's
International B.A. Programs allows students from around the world to study in
one of Israel's top universities and integrate successfully into Israeli
society, while taking all of their classes in English. The premier choice for
olim and overseas students since 1955, Bar-Ilan is the first university in
Israel to offer B.A. degrees taught entirely in English. Currently, students can
choose between three degrees: Macro Social Sciences (Economics, Political Sciences,
Sociology), Micro Social Sciences (Criminology, Psychology, Sociology),
and Communications.
The Israel Experience Program
The One Year Program for Overseas students, titled "The Israel Experience",
offers the benefits of a relatively small, intimate program (limited to 100
English-speaking students), combined with the resources an infrastructure of a
top-notch University.
Bar-Ilan - Yeshiva University Summer Science Internships
This exciting new program enables talented undergraduate science majors to
work for up to 2 months in the research group of one of Bar-Ilan's more than 180
distinguished faculty members in the biological and/or physical sciences. The
internships are offerd to Yeshiva University students at the Bar Ilan Campus in
Ramat Gan, Israel, starting June 19, 2011. For more information about the
program click here.
Tikvah-Bar-IlanSummer Institute for Graduate Students
Political Thought, Economics, and Strategy
Bar-Ilan
University and the Tikvah Fund invite you to an interdisciplinary summer
institute offering graduate students a unique opportunity to explore three major
fields of statesmanship:
* Political Philosophy
* Economics
*
Strategy
Summer School for US Law Students
The Summer
School for US Law Students program, offered in collaboration with Whittier Law School, is the longest running, most successful
program of its kind in Israel. For information about the Summer School program
contact Adv. Ravit Engelsman, Postgraduate Research Department Secretary, Tel:
972-3-531-8816 or email: ravit.engelsman@mail.biu.ac.il
The Lookstein Center for Jewish
Education
The Lookstein Center for Jewish Education of Bar-Ilan's School of Education
offer professional development and resources for Jewish educators around the
world. The Center is staffed by leading educators from across the globe and
focuses its programming and research on "professionalizing the profession" of
Jewish education outside of Israel. Its programs include training educational
leadership, facilitating online communities that connect thousands of educators
from around the world, curriculum and staff development projects, school
evaluations, publication of an academic and popular journal, and online academic
courses for Jewish educators.
Programs and resources offered to educators by the Lookstein Center for
Jewish Education include:
- The Remote
Teacher Program
- The Jim Joseph
Foundation Fellows
MA in Creative
Writing
Since its inception in 2002, the Shaindy Rudoff
Graduate Program in Creative Writing has attracted dozens of local Anglo
Israelis, Diaspora Jews and writers from around the world to spend a year (or
longer) in Israel, honing their creative skills in English with the guidance of
leading poets and fiction writers, in a context both Jewish and creative.
iMBA Program
The International MBA Program at the S. Daniel Abraham Center of Economics
and Business is a one-year program, taught entirely in English. Students are
given a global perspective, together with real world applications, that allows
them to master the complexities of today's increasingly more sophisticated world
of business.
For more information about the program, click here.
Linguistics
in Clinical Research
This program offers an M.A. and Ph.D. in Linguistics in Clinical Research
within the linguistics program already offered in the English Department. The
studies greatly deepen the students’ understanding of how language works and
deal with issues important to clinicians working in Israel, including
bilingualism, dyslexia, and first and second language acquisition.
University of Haifa
The International School at
the University of Haifa welcomes international students to study at the
university on a non-degree basis for a summer, semester, or full academic year.
The University of Haifa is recognized internationally as an approved study
abroad site, and academic credits earned are transferable back to home
institutions to be applied towards completion of a degree.
The undergraduate Semester / Year Academic Program grants you a unique study
abroad experience where you will combine challenging academics with the
opportunity to immerse yourself in an Israeli university. Other undergraduate
programs include an Honors Program in Psychology, an Honors Program in Peace and Conflict Studies and an Internship Program.
Full MA programs are available in Holocaust Studies, Creative
Arts Therapies, Patent Law, and Peace & Conflict Management.
See full listing of undergraduate, graduate, language, and summer
programs available.
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Overseas Student
Program (OSP) programs include:
Ben Gurion University has also established a variety of international
programs for studying in English offered to foreign students arriving to BGU
within the framework of European educational programs such as Erasmus, within
the framework of exchange agreements or within other international
programs, including:
Ben Gurion University also has an International Summer School offering intensive Hebrew
language studies.
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Technion
International School programs include:
Undergraduate programs:
- Freshman Year of Engineering and Science - Freshman Year
program allows students to study at the Technion for one year in English. It is
the ideal solution for students interested in engineering and science, who wish
to spend meaningful time in Israel. This program covers the basic engineering
and science areas and allows the graduate to continue to a full degree at the
Technion or transfer to an overseas partner university.
- Civil and Environmental Engineering - Bachelor of Science
(BSc) in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on: Construction Management and
Water Resources.
- Semester of Science and Engineering - You can spend a semester
at the Technion by building your own course load. Courses are offered in ENGLISH
in the following areas: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Aerospace
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biotechnology and
Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Math,
Biology and Chemistry. See list of
courses and brochure.
- Research Internship - at the undergraduate and graduate level
- Semester of Sustainable Development - Focus on involvement with the
community from start to finish, evaluating, financing and implementing. Will
also cover topics such as alternative renewable energies and poverty reduction.
- Semester of Entrepreneurship - Include general information on intellectual
property including commercialization and legal aspects pertaining to. The
semester will include meetings with Israeli entrepreneurs and visits to local
companies.
- Summer Course - Engineering for Developing Communities -
Engineering for Developing Communities is a month long program which combines
field work with academic studies while learning how to affect living conditions
and welfare of people living in developing communities.
Graduate studies:
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Feingold Graduate School offers graduate programs
leading to Master of Science (MSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in
five major fields of study: Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences,
Mathematics and Computer Science and Science Teaching.
Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya
The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya is based on
the model of Ivy League universities in the U.S. IDC Herzliya offers
undergraduate degrees in various fields.
The Raphael Recanati International School offers Undergraduate programs in: Business Administration,
Government, Communications and Psychology. The graduate programs include an MA in Government and a Global
MBA.
Galillee International Management Institute
Galilee International Management Institute
(GIMI) is a public, international management-training
institution. Its International Department offers a core curriculum of over a
dozen program. Its Program Development Division designs and implements training
projects tailor-made for the requirements of sponsoring governments and
international agencies. The college also recruits interns from Japan, China,
Vietnam, Cambodia and South Korea in order to promote cooperation.
Political
Sciences and Middle East Studies - Five-week summer program for students
from around the world who are interested in the Middle East, focusing on the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Joint
Jewish-Christian-Muslim Program: A Religious Mosaic in the Holy Land -
Five-week summer program devoted to the three great monotheistic traditions -
Judaism, Christianity and Islam (as well as the other traditions/different sects
represented in Israel), their history and connections in the context of
modern-day Israel.
Israeli and
Jewish Art - Eight day seminar held twice a year.
Other study programs
are also available.
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem
MASA semester or year long courses for students interested in
the arts
Exchange programs for overseas students studying at colleges
overseas for a semester or year
The two year masters program (in fine art, urban
design/architecture and industrial design) would be possible for overseas
students although they are conducted in Hebrew.
Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
The Jerusalem
Academy of Music and Dance offers two international programs:
DanceJerusalem - This unique program, initiated jointly by
the Rothberg International School (RIS) and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and
Dance (JAMD), combines artistic training in dance skills and technique with
academic exposure to Israel's challenging social, historical and cultural
environment. DanceJerusalem offers university-level artistic and technical
training in the disciplines of Classical Ballet, Contemporary Dance,
Choreography, Repertoire and Improvisation. Within the framework of a
comprehensive survey course, "Dance in Israel", students create, rehearse and
perform works with outstanding Israeli composers and choreographers. Students
choose from a wide range of academic courses in Jewish, Israel and Middel
Eastern Studies, as well as Hebrew Language.
- See information on JAMD website
- See information on RIS website
Jerusalem Sounds is a new and unique initiative of the Jerusalem Academy of
Music and Dance (JAMD) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rothberg
International School (RIS). Studies include a full music program consisting of
individual instruction, performance in small and large ensembles and classes in
Jewish and Israeli music. Students also choose from a wide range of university
courses in Religious, Israel and Middle Eastern Studies, Behavioral Sciences and
Environmental Studies, as well as Hebrew Language.
- See information on JAMD website
- See information on RIS
website
ORT Braude College
Braude
College, located in Karmiel (Galilee) offers student exchange
programs through partnerships with universities abroad.
Study Abroad Program - One Semester in
Israel
The program offers courses equivalent to the studies of
one full semester in a quality engineering study program in the USA - suitable
for students in their junior year, nominally in their 6th semester in a school
of engineering. All courses are taught in English.
Wingate Institute
The Wingate Institute is Israel's National Center for
Physical Education and Sport.
In addition to instruction in Hebrew, the Institute's Nat Holman School for Coaches and Instructors currently offers
courses in Russian with future plans to offer courses in French.
Machon Lev
Machon Lev-Jerusalem College of Technology, a
small college in Jerusalem for religious Jewish students, offers a three-year degree program in business management, marketing
and technology taught entirely in English.
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