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Israeli-Arab is University dean

Posted on July 3, 2016

Professor Michael (Mousa) Karayanni is the first-ever Israeli-Arab to be appointed dean of the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  Professor Karayanni, is from a Christian Greek Orthodox family in the Galilee town of Kafr Yasif. https://www.algemeiner.com/2016/06/15/first-ever-arab-israeli-appointed-dean-of-hebrew-university-law-faculty/

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Calling all Hebrew U alumni

Posted on August 9, 2015

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has launched HUJiconnect.com. It provides more than 30,000 HUJ alumni with their own exclusive place to professionally and socially connect with one another in order to find training and employment opportunities. 4,000 alumni have already … Continue reading →

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The 23rd best university in the world

Posted on August 2, 2015

The Saudi Arabia-based Center for World University Rankings has ranked the Hebrew University of Jerusalem at number 23 on its list of the best 1,000 universities in the world. The Hebrew U is one of the very top universities outside … Continue reading →

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Study neuroscience for free online with the Hebrew U

Posted on June 14, 2015

Here’s another chance to take the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s free nine-week introductory course by Professor Idan Segev on neuroscience. Over 60,000 took the original “Synapses, Neurons and Brains” course, including many from Arab countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5fd65aS7kA https://www.coursera.org/learn/synapses

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Hebrew U launches 9 companies

Posted on March 8, 2015

Yissum, the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, founded nine new companies in 2014 on the basis of technology originating at the university. http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-nine-cos-founded-in-2014-based-on-yissum-technology-1001015445

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Hebrew Bibles reunited after 350 years

Posted on January 18, 2015

When filmmaker Micha Shagrir donated a 1667 Hebrew Bible to Haifa University, staff discovered a Bible written by the same person already on the library’s shelves.  An Egyptian Armenian gave Shagrir his Bible in gratitude for his film about the … Continue reading →

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Greek student at Hebrew U wins top dental prize

Posted on September 22, 2013

Georgia Kotantoula, a Greek biomedical masters’ student at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, won first prize in a European Association of Orthodontists’ competition. Georgia’s dental bacteria remedy has been patented by the university and will commence trials shortly. http://httpwww.afhu.org/greek-biomedical-science-student-wins-first-prize-dental-bacteria-remedy

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Hebrew U launches Quantum center

Posted on August 11, 2013

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has founded the Quantum Information Science Center to advance computing and communication technologies. http://new.huji.ac.il/en/article/17847

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Check Point boss’s university career

Posted on April 28, 2013

(Thanks to Uri) Gil Shwed runs Check Point – Israel’s leading IT security company. He never gained a university degree, although at 16 he was running the computers at the Hebrew University. He is now on the board of trustees … Continue reading →

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Hebrew U head becomes a French knight

Posted on December 23, 2012

Prof. Shimon Benita, director of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Pharmacy, has received the Knight in the National Order of Merit of France for his scientific achievements and his contribution to the forging of close ties with French … Continue reading →

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