University of Haifa
| The University of Haifa | |
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| אוניברסיטת חיפה | |
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| Motto | מצויינות אקדמית מתחילה ביחס אישי (Hebrew) |
| Motto in English | Academic excellence with a personal touch |
| Established | 1963 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Eliezer Rafaeli |
| President | Aaron Ben Ze'ev |
| Rector | David Farraggi |
| Location | Haifa, Israel |
| Campus | Urban, Parks |
| Website | www.haifa.ac.il/ |
The University of Haifa (Hebrew: אוניברסיטת חיפה) is a university in Haifa, Israel.
The University of Haifa was founded in 1963 by Haifa mayor Abba Hushi, to operate under the academic auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Haifa university is located on Carmel mountain. in the year of 1972 haifa university declared its independence and became the sixth academic institution in israel and the fourth university.
About 18,100 undergraduate and graduate students study in the university a wide variety of topics, specializing in social sciences, humanities, law and education. The University is broadly divided into six Faculties: Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Science and Science Education, Social Welfare and Health Studies, and Education. There is also the Graduate School of Management [1], The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences [2] and the Continuing Education and Extension Studies [3]
Beyond the objective of a first-rate higher education, the University of Haifa aims to provide equal educational opportunities to all sectors of the society, and in particular to encourage mutual understanding and cooperation between the Jewish and Arab populations on and off campus.
The University of Haifa is home to the Hecht Museum of archeology and art, several research centers and institutes, including the Evolution Institute, Center for the Study of the Information Society, Center for the Study of National Security, Tourism Research Center, and more. The University also hosts a large IBM research center on its campus.
History
In its first year 472 students attended the University. Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences were offered in the following departments: Biblical Studies, Hebrew Literature and Language, Jewish History, General History, French Literature and Language, English Literature and Language, Arabic Literature and Language, Geography, Sociology, and Political Science. The academic staff included 180 instructors, 50 of them Haifa residents.
In 1967, the University of Haifa awarded a diploma to its first graduates, 75 in number, three-quarters of whom intended to be teachers.
The first home of the University of Haifa was in Erdstein House in the Hadar HaCarmel section of Haifa, but it soon became too crowded. The University moved to Merkaz HaCarmel, and was housed in the building that now serves the Municipal High School No. 5. In 1966, the University moved to the top of Mount Carmel, the present location of its main campus.
The University's first building, the "Multi-Purpose Building", was constructed in 1966. It contained classrooms, halls, laboratories, a library with 110,000 books, and a cafeteria. Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer planned the campus to include all the University's facilities in one complex. More recently, additional buildings have been built nearby. the Architect Niemeyer did not complete the The detailed design phase , Shlomo Gilad was the one to receive the planning phase and complete it , he Retreating from Niemeyer's Planning and design but left the main building , Eshkol building , in the name of the ex prime minister Levi Eshkol. that building was the highest in the whole city of haifa until 2002
The University of Haifa has been ranked 10th among 36 academic institutes in Israel, according to Above Average ranking institute[citation needed]. This was a 6-point rise over the 2006 ranking. The ranking was based on feedback from 8,600 students.
Pluralism at the University
University of Haifa can be identified with the will to let political organizaions to act at the University.There are variety of views, "IMTIRZU"- Zionist organization, "OFEK"- social party,"ISLAMIC ORGANIZATION", "BALAD", "HADASH". Any organization can organize activities like lectures, celebrating Zionist holidays, diplomacy etc.
Notable alumni
- Assad Assad, former IDF colonel, diplomat and politician
- Ashraf Barhom, an Israeli Arab actor who has starred in Paradise Now, The Syrian Bride. In 2007,starred alongside Jamie Foxx in the movie The Kingdom as Col. Faris Al-Ghazi. He has since appeared in Israeli films such as Ahava Colombianit (Colombian Love) and Lebanon.
- Gabi Ashkenazi, IDF Chief of Staff
- Meir Dagan, director of the Mossad
- Abdulwahab Darawshe, politician
- Yaakov Edri, politician
- Benjamin Gantz, Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
- Carmi Gillon, politician, former Israeli ambassador to Denmark, and former head of the Mossad
- Gabriel Hallevy professor of law
- Ram Karmi (born 1931), architect
- Bernardo Sorj (born 1948), sociologist
- Yochanan Vollach, footballer, president of Maccabi Haifa, CEO
- Haneen Zoabi, politician
Notable academics
- Shay Bushinsky
- Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi
- Nitza Ben-Dov
- David Bukay
- Aharon Dolgopolsky
- Eli Lancman
- Ronit Matalon
- Ronny Reich
- Brenda Shaffer
- Yuval Steinitz
- Avigdor Stematsky (1908–89), painter
- Edward Trifonov (born 1937), molecular biophysicist, a founder of Israeli bioinformatics
- A. B. Yehoshua (born 1936), novelist, essayist, and playwright
- Natan Zach (born 1930), poet
- Majid Al-Haj
See also
- List of universities in Israel
- Global U8 Consortium GU8
- Bucerius Institute for Research of Contemporary German History and Society
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