Reichman University
32°10′35.67″N 34°50′08.25″E / 32.1765750°N 34.8356250°E
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Former name | IDC Herzliya (private college; 1994–2021) |
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| Type | Private university (2021–present) |
| Established | 11 May 1994 |
| President | Rafi Melnick |
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| Website | Official website |
| Academic rankings | |
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| Global | |
| THE[1] | 801–1000 |
Reichman University (Hebrew: אוניברסיטת רייכמן) is a private university in the city of Herzliya, Israel, which is located in the Tel Aviv District. It was founded in 1994 as the IDC Herzliya private college, before being rebranded in 2021.
It receives no direct government funding, and in August 2021 became Israel's first private university.[2]
History
Reichmann University was founded in 1994 by Uriel Reichman as the Israeli private college Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC Herzliya, Hebrew: המרכז הבינתחומי הרצליה).[3]
The campus is located in the city of Herzliya, Israel, six miles north of the city Tel Aviv, on the grounds of a former Israeli Air Force base.[4]
In 2009, Alpha Epsilon Pi opened the first college fraternity in Israel at the IDC.[5]
In 2012, the college attracted controversy for the School of Sustainability being funded by Israel's major polluting companies.[6]
In 2018, the college was authorized by the state council to run several doctoral courses but was not permitted to brand itself as a university.[2] In 2021, the college was permitted to brand itself as a university.[7]
The school does not receive direct government funding.[2]
Academic ranking
In its 2022 rankings, Times Higher Education rated the university in the 801–1000th bracket.[8]
Faculties
The university's faculties are:
- Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy[9]
- Raphael Recanati International School
- Arison School of Business
- Efi Arazi School of Computer Science
- Sammy Ofer School of Communications
- Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology
- Tiomkin School of Economics
- School of Sustainability and Law
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School of Communications building -
School of Law building -
School of Entrepreneurship building -
School of Law building
Herzliya Conference
The Herzliya Conference is a forum for policy speeches which is hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center at Herzliya.[citation needed]
Administration
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Key staff include:
- Rafi Melnick - president
- Uriel Reichman – founder and former president
- Alex Mintz – provost[10]
- Zvi Eckstein, dean of the School of Economics and School of Business
- Boaz Ganor, dean of the School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy
See also
References
- ^ "World University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "IDC Herzliya to change its name to Reichman University". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Mualem, Mazal (24 April 2006). "Reichman Leaves Kadima and Politics; 'Olmert Broke Promise Sharon Made'". Haaretz.
- ^ Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center: The base that made history, Walla!, 2003-05-08 Archived 2017-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Country's first college fraternity opens. IDC Herzliya holding initiation ceremony today". Archived from the original on 10 June 2014.
- ^ Rinat, Zafrir (28 March 2018). "New Sustainability School at Israeli University to Be Funded by Major Polluting Firms". Haaretz.
- ^ "IDC Herzliya to become university following state approval". The Times of Israel. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "IDC Herzliya". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Times Higher Education. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Brochure". portal.idc.ac.il.
- ^ "Prof. Alex Mintz was appointed Provost; Prof. Ariel Shamir was appointed Dean of Efi Arazi School of Computer Science". www.idc.ac.il.