About 40 high school graduates from Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan visited Bar-Ilan University (BIU) last month to find out more about the different faculties, departments, and degree options offered by the university. The students are part of the SELA program, a Jewish Agency initiative for young olim (immigrants) aged 17-21 from the Former Soviet Union, who come to Israel alone or before their families and plan to continue their higher education in the country. Read More.

Anastasiia Kolesnichenko, an undergraduate student from Russia, speaks about her personal journey and why she ended up studying at Bar-Ilan University (BIU), first online and then in person. Kolesnichenko also mentions why she loves BIU, Israel, the people, the food, and the culture. Read her story here.

Every month, Bar-Ilan University’s International School arranges various events for its international students. Two very important Jewish holidays took place in April and were marked by the International School. At the end of the month, a memorial event to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom Hashoah) took place, and before the Passover (Pesach) break during which the university was closed, a Passover Seder (meal) was arranged. Read about the Holocaust Memorial Day event here and the Passover Seder here.

If you were one of the 32 people who traveled with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman, professor of Bible Studies at Bar-Ilan University, to Egypt in January, it’s a fact that you can’t read the Haggadah the same way this year. Because what you saw and heard there downloaded brand-new, three-dimensional multi-sensory images into your mind. Read More.

Bar-Ilan University embraces and welcomes all students, lecturers, and researchers from Ukraine and offers special assistance for those in need. In addition, BIU’s International School offers support for current Ukrainian students struggling with the situation. Read More.

Bar-Ilan University in Israel and the Université Paris Cité in France have joined forces once again to bring NANOSCALE2022 to fruition. The annual symposium, which is being organized by Dr. Martin Oheim from SPPIN, the Saints-Pères Paris Institute for the Neurosciences, and Prof. Adi Salomon from Bar-Ilan’s Department of Chemistry and BINA, the Center for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, will take place in English at the Université Paris Cité from April 6-8, 2022. Read More.

Bar-Ilan University celebrated International Women’s Day and Women’s Month in a variety of ways last month, two of which include the International School’s event on the status of women in Israel and internationally, and BIU’s announcement that it would award honorary doctorate degrees to eight influential women this year. BIU’s own female researchers have made interesting discoveries and achieved recognition for their work. In addition, the university has played an instrumental role in Israel’s request to join the Istanbul Convention. Read More.

There was no shortage of festivities and activities arranged by Bar-Ilan University’s International School on campus this past month. The entertaining social events included a party to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim; a fun day to celebrate the Hindu Holi festival; the orientation event for our incoming student exchange program; and the opening of the spring semester. Making our Exchange Students Feel at Home Bar-Ilan University’s International School recently welcomed 16 students from around the world, who are participating in BIU’s international Student Exchange program (one of whom will be studying online via Zoom from America) this semester. The...

Israeli scientists have published an audacious new theory as to how the brain learns and say that it could open up new possibilities for treating degenerative diseases — and for boosting the power of computers. Bar-Ilan University’s Prof. Ido Kanter led the research involving years of animal studies. Read More.