Reichman University (Hebrew: אוניברסיטת רייכמן) is Israel's only private university, located in Herzliya, Tel Aviv District. It was founded in 1994 as the IDC Herzliya private college, before being rebranded in 2021.
Reichmann University was founded in 1994 by Uriel Reichman as the Israeli private collegeInterdisciplinary 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. It served the first squadron of the air force for three critical months in the War of Independence.[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]
^"Prof. Alex Mintz was appointed Provost; Prof. Ariel Shamir was appointed Dean of Efi Arazi School of Computer Science". www.idc.ac.il.
January 30, 2023
reichman, university, hebrew, אוניברסיטת, רייכמן, israel, only, private, university, located, herzliya, aviv, district, founded, 1994, herzliya, private, college, before, being, rebranded, 2021, former, nameidc, herzliya, private, college, 1994, 2021, typepriv. Reichman University Hebrew אוניברסיטת רייכמן is Israel s only private university located in Herzliya Tel Aviv District It was founded in 1994 as the IDC Herzliya private college before being rebranded in 2021 Reichman UniversityFormer nameIDC Herzliya private college 1994 2021 TypePrivate university 2021 present Established11 May 1994PresidentRafi MelnickAddressHa Universita Street 8 Herzliya Israel32 10 35 67 N 34 50 08 25 E 32 1765750 N 34 8356250 E 32 1765750 34 8356250 Coordinates 32 10 35 67 N 34 50 08 25 E 32 1765750 N 34 8356250 E 32 1765750 34 8356250Websiteruni wbr ac wbr ilAcademic rankingsGlobalTHE 1 801 1000It receives no direct government funding and in August 2021 became Israel s first private university 2 Contents 1 History 2 Academic ranking 3 Faculties 4 Herzliya Conference 5 Administration 6 See also 7 ReferencesHistory EditReichmann 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 It served the first squadron of the air force for three critical months in the War of Independence 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 EditIn its 2022 rankings Times Higher Education rated the university in the 801 1000th bracket 8 Faculties EditThe 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 School of Communications building School of Law building School of Entrepreneurship building School of Law buildingHerzliya Conference EditMain article Herzliya Conference The Herzliya Conference is a forum for policy speeches which is hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center at Herzliya citation needed Administration EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 StrategySee also EditEducation in IsraelReferences Edit World University Rankings 2022 Times Higher Education Retrieved 26 July 2022 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reichman University amp oldid 1126392531 Faculties, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
