University Study in Israel

Undergraduate/Year Abroad Programs

1. Bar Ilan University

Bar Ilan University seeks to blend Jewish tradition with modern technology and scholarship.

One-year program students can take yeshiva classes in the morning and university classes in the afternoon so students do not have to make a choice between one or the other. Bar Ilan's 70 acre campus in Ramat Gan has the largest Jewish studies facility in the world. The Torah V'Derech Eretz Program combines classical Torah studies with a typical first-year academic college course load for freshmen. Students in this program spend the morning immersed in torah study, learning shiurim taught exclusively for overseas students and in the afternoons, participate in a Hebrew ulpan and general academic courses.

Contact: One Year Program Office, Bar Ilan University, 52100 Ramat Gan. Tel: 972-2-531-8274, BIU Website, e-mail: deanst@ashur.cc.biu.ac.il . In the US call 212-673-4991

2. JCT-the Jerusalem College of Technology/Machon Lev

One of Israel's leading engineering and business schools, it offers a special program that gives the first year of college in English, along with an ulpan, so that by the second year one will be ready to continue studies in Hebrew with the regular classes. The uniqueness of JCT is the combination of Torah and college. Over a thousand young men spend every morning learning from 9-1 in JCT's Beit Medrash. There are 26 different shiurim (from starters to Smicha, and shiur in English as well). The college courses are given from 2:30-7:30. If you are interested in the army, JCT can also supply an Atuda program which combines army service with college, and enables one to finish college and then serve in the army in his field.

For more information, please Contact: Chana Klein 02-6751131 or Rabbi Geller at 058-572-862 or write to us at EnglishSpeakingProgram@mail.jct.ac.il.

3. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The Hebrew University's one year program is the oldest and largest in Israel with some 700 undergraduate students annually. Students may opt to participate as well in an internship program which offers positions in hi-tech companies, newspapers, community centers and elsewhere. Additional special programs include a freshman year program, a pre-med track for junior year students, and honor seminars for juniors and seniors with high grade point averages. Options for the honors seminars include: Tradition in Crisis: Orthodox Judaism in Modern Times, Assessment Techniques and Interviewing Skills in Clinical Psychology and International Managerial Economics.

Contact: Rothberg International School, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Boyar Building, Mt. Scopus 91905, Jerusalem tel. 02-588-2610, info@roth.mscc.huji.ac.il.. HU Website. In the US call 800-404-8622

4. Tel Aviv University

230 acres of greenery located in Israel's cultural, financial and industrial heartland, Tel Aviv University is Israel's largest university and the biggest Jewish university in the world. The university is a major center of teaching and research with more than 90 departments and 65 research institutes. One-year program students live in the dormitories with Israeli students. The Lowy School for Overseas Students is known for creating a 'personal touch', turning the school into a "home away from home." Recent high school graduates may also be eligible for acceptance to a one semester or full year participation on the One-Year Program.

Contact: Overseas Student Program Office, Tel Aviv University, POB 39040, 69978 Ramat Aviv. Tel: 03-640-8118, TAU Website, osptau@post.tau.ac.il ; In the US call: 212-557-5820

5. Ben Gurion University of the Negev

Founded in 1964 by a group of prominent citizens, who believed that there was a need for the best scholarship to be brought to the Negev as part of the national efforts of building and developing the region's vast potential. Now a world-renowned academic institution, the university has gained particular prominence for its desert research institute and community involvement. IN addition to the semester and year programs for overseas students, the university offers special programs in affiliation with desert kibbutzim, a summer program in archeology and a preparatory program in general studies.

Contact: Overseas Student Program, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, POB 653, 84105 Beer Sheva tel: 08-746-1104 In the US call 212-687-7721 X218 or 800-962-2248 OSP@aabgu.org; BGU Website

6. The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

Bezalel is comprised of the following departments: Fine Arts, Gold and Silversmithing, Photography, Industrial Design, Ceramic and Glass Design, Graphic Design and Architecture holds a number of exchange programs with art academies in the US, Great Britain and Europe. IN addition, foreign students may be eligible for independent study.

Contact: Academic Secretariat, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Mount Scopus, POB 24046, Jerusalem 91240 Website ouriel@bezalel.ac.il Tel: 02-589-3313

7. Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya

The Raphael Recanati International School at the Interdisciplinary Center, Israel's first private institute of higher education, offers a three-year fully accredited undergraduate degree program, taught entirely in English. The program will soon offer two separate BA programs: Computer Science and Business Administration.

Contact:Interdisciplinary Center Herzliyah, The Raphael Recanati International School, POB 167, Herzliya 46150;