The little-known Einstein: An ardent defender of black Americans against racism

Sunday, Jun 21, 2020

Recently resurfaced photos highlight what’s often overlooked in the storied legacy of Hebrew University co-founder Albert Einstein. He was an outspoken advocate for civil rights for black Americans...

Hebrew University's Contribution to the Community

Monday, Jan 6, 2020

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem contributes to society first and foremost by realizing its two main goals—teaching and research. More than 20,000 students study at the University for an...

Albert Einstein Heads to China

Thursday, Aug 1, 2019

Hebrew University Celebrates Einstein’s 140th Birthday with Special Exhibit on Nobel Laureate’s Life and Times. A unique exhibit with original materials belonging to Albert Einstein will...

Moving up in the World ! Hebrew University Ranks Among World’s Top 100 Universities

Wednesday, Aug 29, 2018

Two Israeli universities topped the list of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)’s ranking of higher education institutions. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) ranked 95th and...

HUJI Law Prof to Lead UN Human Rights Committee

Tuesday, Jul 3, 2018

Yuval Shany, the Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in Public International Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has been selected to lead the United Nation’s Human Rights Committee. The Human...

Hebrew University Ranked among Top 100 Most Powerful Global University Brands, in Times Higher Education Survey

Monday, Jun 4, 2018

First Time since 2014 that an Israeli University is Included in Top 100 An analysis published by Times Higher Education (THE) has ranked Hebrew University of Jerusalem 91-100 among the top 100...

Spotlight on : Marius Nacht, Cofounder of cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies

Wednesday, Mar 14, 2018

Spotlight on : Marius Nacht, one of Check Point’s founders, has served as Chairman of our board of directors since 2015. Mr. Nacht has also served as one of our directors since we were...

Spotlight on : Prof. Yuval Noah Harari

Tuesday, Mar 13, 2018

Prof. Yuval Noah Harari is the author of international bestsellers ‘Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind’ and ‘Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow’. Born in Haifa, Israel, in 1976,...

Albert Einstein Heads to Taiwan !

Thursday, Jan 11, 2018

Einstein’s Nobel Prize, Theory of Relativity, Letters to Lovers and Vinyl Record Collection on Display at First-Ever Asia Exhibit For the first time in history, the Albert Einstein Archives at...

How do you say "Israeli innovation" in Japanese?

Friday, Jan 5, 2018

Hebrew University (HUJI) president Professor Asher Cohen welcomes Japan Foreign Minister Taro Kono to Israel’s hub of innovation at the Edmond J. Safra Givat Ram Campus. There, Kono was treated to...

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