Reichman University

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 University

Former name	IDC Herzliya (private college; 1994–2021)
Type	Private university (2021–present)
Established	11 May 1994
Founder	Uriel Reichman
President	Rafi Melnick
Address	Ha-Universita Street 8 , Herzliya, Israel 32°10′35.67″N 34°50′08.25″E / 32.1765750°N 34.8356250°E / 32.1765750; 34.8356250
Website	www.runi.ac.il

Academic rankings
Global
THE^[1]	801–1000

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. It served the first squadron of the air force for three 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]

Organization and administration

The university's faculties are:

• Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy^[8]
• 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
• Harry Radzyner Law School
• School of Sustainability

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  School of Communications building
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  School of Law building
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  School of Entrepreneurship building
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  School of Law building

Academics

In its 2022 rankings, Times Higher Education rated the university in the 801–1000th bracket.^[9]

Herzliya Conference

Main article: Herzliya Conference

The Herzliya Conference is a forum for policy speeches which is hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center at Herzliya.^[10]

Notable people

Administration

Key staff include:

• Rafi Melnick, president^[11]
• Uriel Reichman, founder and former president^[12]
• Alex Mintz, provost^[13]
• Amnon Rubinstein, board chair
• Zvi Eckstein, dean of the School of Economics and School of Business
• Boaz Ganor, dean of the School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy
• Yossi Maaravi, dean of the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship^[14]
• Uzi Arad, founding director of the Institute for Policy and Strategy
• Eyal Biyalogorsky, professor of marketing and deputy dean at the Arison School of Business^[15]
• Elette Boyle, professor of computer science and director of the Center for Foundations and Applications of Cryptographic Theory^[16]

Notable staff

• Barak Libai, professor of marketing at the Arison School of Business^[14]
• Aharon Barak, law professor at master's degree program for Commercial Law
• Yair Galily, a senior researcher at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) of the Sammy Ofer School of Communications^[14]
• Isaac Berzin, senior faculty member^[17]
• Anat Brunstein Klomek, associate professor
• Nadine Baudot-Trajtenberg, faculty member and lecturer at Tiomkin School of Economics^[18]
• Anat Bremler-Barr, professor, Efi Arazi School of Computer Science^[19]
• Keren Barak, faculty member^[20]
• Anat Berko, lecturer at the Lauder School of Government
• Tal Ben-Shahar
• Ron Malka, former economics lecturer
• Shavit Matias, head of the Program on Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution,^[21] and the Executive Leadership of the Institute for Policy and Strategy^[22]
• Daniel Rothschild, head of The Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), an Israeli Think Tank in the Lauder school of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy^[23][24]
• Alan Dershowitz
• Michael C. Dorf
• Zvi Eckstein, a full professor, dean of the Arison School of Business, dean and founder of the Tiomkin School of Economics^[25]
• Boaz Ganor, former dean of the Lauder School of Government and Diplomacy

Notable alumni

• Gal Gadot
• Yair Netanyahu
• Matan Roditi (born 1998), Olympic marathon swimmer

See also

• Education in Israel

References

1. "World University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
2. "IDC Herzliya to change its name to Reichman University". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
3. Mualem, Mazal (24 April 2006). "Reichman Leaves Kadima and Politics; 'Olmert Broke Promise Sharon Made'". Haaretz.
4. Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center: The base that made history, Walla!, 2003-05-08 2017-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
5. . Archived from the original on 10 June 2014.
6. Rinat, Zafrir (28 March 2018). "New Sustainability School at Israeli University to Be Funded by Major Polluting Firms". Haaretz.
7. "IDC Herzliya to become university following state approval". The Times of Israel. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
8. "Brochure". portal.idc.ac.il.
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10. "Herzliya Conference 2023". www.runi.ac.il. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
11. "Prof. Rafi Melnik has been appointed President of Reichman University". Israel Financial Insider. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
12. "IDC Herzliya to become university following state approval". The Times of Israel. 17 August 2021.
13. "Prof. Alex Mintz was appointed Provost; Prof. Ariel Shamir was appointed Dean of Efi Arazi School of Computer Science". www.idc.ac.il.
14. "Congratulations to IDC Herzliya's outstanding researchers and lecturers on their achievemnts in 2019". www.runi.ac.il. July 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
15. Prof. Eyal Biyalogorsky in Reichman University Website
16. "Elette Boyle". cs.idc.ac.il. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
17. Shapira, Jonathan (18 May 2008). "Cleantech Investing in Israel: Isaac Berzin, Israel's "Green Giant"". Cleantech Investing in Israel. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
18. "Dr. Trajtenber Nadine". www.runi.ac.il. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
19. "Prof. Anat Bremler-Barr". www.runi.ac.il. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
20. Keren Barak: Particulars Knesset
21. "Shavit Matias - Head of Diplomacy & Conflict Resolution Program". IDC Faculty page.
22. "IPS Executive Leadership". Institute Directorate page, IPS.
23. "Danny Rothschild". World Economic Forum. from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
24. "The Interview - Major General (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director of the Institute for Policy and Strategy". France 24. 1 February 2010. from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
25. Zvi Eckstein November 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, at IDC