The Edmond de Rothschild Foundation has made the largest single donation in its history – NIS 180 million – to expand the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine at Bar-Ilan University and to promote teaching and research. Read More.

Some indirect connections can be made between climate change and COVID-19, say Israeli researchers. But Steve Brenner, a professor in the Geography and Environment Department at Bar-Ilan University says there is no definitive evidence or answer that it affects it one way or another. Read More.

Do individuals who got inoculated at the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign – just a little over six months ago – need to get another shot? Not so fast, according to Prof. Cyrille Cohen, head of the immunology lab at Bar-Ilan University. Read More.

Studying abroad helps students learn new languages, appreciate other cultures, overcome the challenges of living in another country, and gain a greater understanding of the world while becoming more independent and self-sufficient. Read Article      

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.    

Bar-Ilan University’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine held its end-of-year graduation ceremony and annual conference on Translational Research recently. Two of the international students stood out – Dr. Praveen Koganti, who graduated with a PhD, and Mahua Bhattacharya, who received a special award for her research poster. International Doctoral Student from India Graduates Nine PhD students graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in June this year – one of whom was an international student from New Delhi, India. Dr. Praveen Koganti received his doctoral degree (PhD) in Medical Sciences: Molecular and Cellular Cancer Biology. Dr. Koganti conducted his research in the laboratory of...

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...

A multinational team of marine scientists set sail from Eilat to Sudan, kicking off a groundbreaking project to assess the health of corals throughout the Red Sea. The expedition is about “bridging science and diplomacy for the future of corals,” said Prof. Maoz Fine, of Bar-Ilan University and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences (IUI) in Eilat, who is co-directing the project. Read More.

Bar-Ilan University’s International School hosted a variety of interesting and successful virtual open days and information sessions for potential students from around the world over the past month. The numerous sessions kept everyone busy and connected, some of which were recorded for students who couldn’t attend. Read Article     

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