Bar-Ilan University’s International School arranges visits and hosts ambassadors and other dignitaries from all over the world on a regular basis. These visits are a great opportunity for international visitors to see BIU’s beautiful campus, but more importantly, to meet professors, researchers, and students in our different faculties and departments. Read Article.    

Israel’s Council for Higher Education and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities have announced the call for the “Excellence Fellowship Program for International Postdoctoral Researchers in Israel”. The application deadline is October 1, 2021. Through this initiative, Israel offers recent outstanding PhD graduates of all academic disciplines the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research in Israel with leading scientists and scholars in their field – and signifies Israel’s commitment to the promotion of international scientific collaborations and to the advancement of world-class research. Bar-Ilan University welcomes postdoctorate researchers who would like to join our excellent, well-known professors in a variety...

Israel’s Council for Higher Education has extended the deadline for the PhD Sandwich Scholarship Program for 2021. The new deadline is July 30, 2021, and we encourage doctoral students who are finishing their first year of their program to apply as soon as possible. Bar-Ilan University has proudly supported Sandwich Scholars over the years and we would like to see more PhD students applying for the 2021-2022 Sandwich Program at Bar-Ilan. Read Article  

Prof. Aren Maeir, director of the Institute of Archaeology at Bar-Ilan University and a professor in the Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology (LISA) will be conducting excavations at Tel Tzafit (Tell es-Safi/Gath) this summer from July 4-30, 2021. for anyone interested in participating. Read more about the rocky ascent to Tel Tzafit, thought to be the biblical city of Gath, in this recently-published article in The Times of Israel titled “Stunning views from Goliath’s hometown show its ancient strategic importance.” BIU’s LISA Department is involved in interdisciplinary research of the land of Israel throughout all periods of human...

Aristotle believed that man is naturally a political animal because he is a social being with the power of speech and moral reasoning. We also have the ability to learn, to gain knowledge, and to persuade others to our way of thinking – whether reasonable or not, whether based on fact or faith. Perhaps because of this, as long as human beings have existed, they have practiced both religion and politics. It was Albert Einstein who said, “Those who believe that politics and religion do not mix, understand neither.” Religion and politics have been interconnected in societies and countries throughout...

When Bar-Ilan University’s new administration was elected in October 2017, five “Visionary Pillars” – Academic Excellence, Impact-Driven Research, Innovative Teaching, Global University, and Vibrant Judaism – were outlined as the driving forces behind expanding and enhancing the university’s timeless goals of globalization and internationalism. Increasing the university’s competitive edge among institutions of higher education while positioning Bar-Ilan University firmly as a globally-recognized leader in numerous fields were high on the list of priorities. Opening a dedicated International School, a “one-stop-shop” for international students, faculties, and departments, was part of the plan to make sure the university achieved its mission. Prof....

The astonishing intellectual, literary, artistic, and scientific achievements of the Greeks and Romans were unsurpassed for two millennia, and after reaching renewed prominence in the Renaissance, formed the basis for the flowering of western culture. They are still an inexhaustible source of insight on the human condition and the world we inhabit. Israel has long been a melting pot and meeting point for two great traditions, the Greco-Roman and the Judeo-Christian. As a result, Israel has been directly influenced by the language, culture, government, and religion of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Bar-Ilan University’s Department of Classical Studies in the...

Last month’s virtual information sessions were varied and interesting for all participants. These are just some of the events that took place. Exploring Physics and Brain Sciences at Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University’s Country Coordinators for India, Divya Shevale and Radhika Haldankar, arranged two very successful and fascinating online information sessions last month. These sessions were aimed at potential students from India, although they were open to anyone attracted to the idea of studying at BIU. The first webinar, which took place at the beginning of April, focused on the MSc in Physics and the second, which took place towards the...

Dr. ShinAe Kim, Adjunct Professor at the Methodist Theological University in Seoul, South Korea, hosted a special three-part Bible Studies lecture series in collaboration with Bar-Ilan University’s Bible Department and the International School last month. Dr. Kim is one of Bar-Ilan University’s successful alumni who earned her doctorate in Biblical Studies in 2015. A summary of each lecture has been provided by Dr. Kim and her colleague, Dr. Kyung Sick Kim. The lectures were in English with simultaneous translation into Korean. A link to each recording is below the summary. Prof. Ed Greenstein, “Job, A New Translation” Translated and reported...

Jewish Studies encompasses a diverse range of disciplines, which combines aspects of Jewish history from ancient to modern times; Jewish literature and linguistics in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, and the other Judaic languages; Judaism, the religion; Jewish thought, theology, philosophy, and mysticism; Bible and biblical interpretation, rabbinic literature and culture, Sephardic and Mizrachi Jews, Holocaust Studies, Israel Studies; Jewish politics; the Jewish arts; archaeology; sociology; and more. However, when it comes to choosing what to study as an undergraduate student from this vast range of choices, most programs are limited to specific departments and one or two majors, and very few...