During a short official visit to Israel in October, Chancellor Angela Merkel is to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Haifa in recognition of her leadership grounded in principles of equality, freedom and human rights and in appreciation of her strengthened ties between Germany and the State of Israel. The ceremony will take…
The Caravan Orchestra, a hybrid of the University’s Music Department and Yiddish Summer Weimar (Germany) has won the 2018 Shimon Peres Prize of the German Foreign Ministry for outstanding contribution to the shaping of German-Israeli relations. Dr. Abigail Wood, Head of the University’s Music Department describes the Orchestra as “one of the most exciting, creative and…
The Dylan Tauber Educational Complex, part of the University’s new Lorry I Lokey City Campus has officially been unveiled during a festive ceremony on October 24th, marking a promising start to the new academic year. The City Campus will house Israel’s one-of-a-kind School for Data Science, located strategically in Haifa’s thriving downtown area where it…
Mooly Eden, Chair of the University’s Executive Committee was featured as a guest speaker at an event held in London by the University of Haifa UK in partnership with UK Israel Business, at the offices of White & Case law firm. Mooly gave a talk to near a hundred business professionals about the future of…
UK Co-Chairs, Lady Irene Hatter and Mr Peter Kadas hosted a gala dinner at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London to support Haifa’s International Holocaust Research Institute and to preview “The Story That Had to Be Told”, a film about WWII resistance hero, Sally Noach. The event included compelling guest speakers and was a wonderful…
The university plans to grow by 100,000 square meters till 2030, enabling a 50% increase in student capacity. This would mean growing from an 18,000 student capacity to 28,000 using an immersive approach; integrating with the city and promoting a much needed urban rejuvenation. Though it may sound far-fetched, it is possible and already happening…
The University of Haifa won the first ever Defense Ministry tender for military colleges which is expected to bring several hundred military officers, commanders and members of the public sector to the university in the next coming years. “These men and women, who are dear to our hearts, operate day and night for the sake…
