Convergence: New Paths to Discovery

TAU Aim:

To enable the very best researchers from widely differing fields to dream, question, explore and rethink our world – together. Interdisciplinary studies today are the bedrock for life-changing inventions tomorrow.

Benefits:

Simply: Will support Israel and the Jewish people’s biggest strength – brainpower.
Will deepen understanding of multi-dimensional & universal problems that require broad expertise and out-of-the-box thinking.
Will nurture Israel’s next generation of scientific risk-takers and thought leaders.
Will reinforce the centrality of the humanities and critical thinking in academia and beyond.

Current Statistics

31 interdisciplinary schools
400 advanced laboratories
11,741 master’s and doctoral students – 42% of total student body
$263 million in external, competitive research grant funding annually
TAU ranks 1st in Israel among research universities according to the prestigious QS ranking.

Latest Developments

TAU established the Brown Core Cancer Research Facility, serving as a collaborative hub for research and brainstorming between all cancer researchers on campus.
TAU launched the Barak Leadership Center, bringing together specialists from a variety of fields to advance research and to train a new generation of high-caliber individuals to lead Israel’s government, politics, civil society, and business arenas.
In the framework of the Center for AI and Data Science, TAU and Google launched a three-year program to promote multidisciplinary AI research for the benefit of society.
The new, English language Cyber Program aims to enhance the cybersecurity aptitude of international graduate students looking to shape and secure the digital world amid rapid social, political and economic changes.

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