--- source_url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv_University" title: Tel Aviv University - Wikipedia mirrored_at: 2026-08-27T01:01:01.703Z host: en.wikipedia.org cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv_University" --- > **Original source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv_University Tel Aviv University אוניברסיטת תל אביב  ([Hebrew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language "Hebrew language")) Motto בעקבות הלא נודע (Hebrew) Motto in English Pursuing the Unknown Type [Public](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_university "Public university") [research](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_university "Research university") Established 1956; 70 years ago [Endowment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_endowment "Financial endowment") US$1 Billion (2026)[\[1\]](#cite_note-1) [President](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_president "University president") [Ariel Porat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Porat "Ariel Porat")[\[2\]](#cite_note-2) [Rector](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rector_\(academia\) "Rector (academia)") [Mark Shtaif](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shtaif "Mark Shtaif") [Principal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal_\(academia\) "Principal (academia)") Mordechai Kohen Vice presidents - [Milette Shamir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milette_Shamir "Milette Shamir") - [Raanan Rein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raanan_Rein "Raanan Rein") - [Dan Peer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Peer "Dan Peer") - Amos Elad Faculty 1847 [Undergraduates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undergraduate_education "Undergraduate education") 15,285 (2019) [Postgraduates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postgraduate_education "Postgraduate education") 11,098 (2019) [Doctoral students](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctorate "Doctorate") 2,143 (2019) Location [Tel Aviv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv "Tel Aviv") , Israel [32°06′45″N 34°48′18″E / 32.11250°N 34.80500°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tel_Aviv_University¶ms=32_06_45_N_34_48_18_E_type:edu) Campus - 220 acres (89 ha) - Urban Language [Hebrew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language "Hebrew language"), [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language "English language") [Colors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_colors "School colors")   Black   White Website [tau.ac.il](http://english.tau.ac.il/) **Tel Aviv University**[\[a\]](#cite_note-3) (**TAU**) is a [public](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_university "Public university") [research university](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_university "Research university") in [Tel Aviv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv "Tel Aviv"), Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest frontal learning university in the country.[\[3\]](#cite_note-4) Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university[\[4\]](#cite_note-5) is the center of teaching and research of the city, comprising 9 faculties, 17 teaching hospitals, 18 performing arts centers, 27 schools, 106 departments, 340 research centers, and 400 laboratories. Tel Aviv University originated in 1956 when three education units merged to form the university. The original 69-hectare (170-acre) campus was expanded and now makes up 89 hectares (220 acres) in Tel Aviv's Northwest District.[\[5\]](#cite_note-6)[\[6\]](#cite_note-7) ## History TAU's origins date back to 1956, when three research institutes: the Tel Aviv School of Law and Economics (established in 1935), the Institute of Natural Sciences (established in 1931), and the Academic Institute[\[7\]](#cite_note-8) of Jewish Studies (established in 1954) – joined to form Tel Aviv University. Initially operated by the Tel Aviv municipality, the university was granted autonomy in 1963, and [George S. Wise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Wise "George S. Wise") was its first president, from that year until 1971.[\[8\]](#cite_note-9)[\[9\]](#cite_note-Basch_Interactive-10) The main campus, covering an area of 170-acre (0.69 km2) was established that same year. Its succeeding presidents have been Yuval Ne'eman from 1971 to 1977, [Haim Ben-Shahar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haim_Ben-Shahar "Haim Ben-Shahar") from 1977 to 1983, [Moshe Many](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Many "Moshe Many") from 1983 to 1991, [Yoram Dinstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoram_Dinstein "Yoram Dinstein") from 1991 to 1999, [Itamar Rabinovich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itamar_Rabinovich "Itamar Rabinovich") from 1999 to 2006, [Zvi Galil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvi_Galil "Zvi Galil") from 2006 to 2009, [Joseph Klafter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Klafter "Joseph Klafter") from 2009 to 2019, and [Ariel Porat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Porat "Ariel Porat") since 2019.[\[9\]](#cite_note-Basch_Interactive-10) The university also maintains academic supervision over the Center for Technological Design in [Holon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holon "Holon"), the New Academic College of [Tel Aviary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv-Yafo "Tel Aviv-Yafo"), and the [Afeka College of Engineering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afeka_College_of_Engineering "Afeka College of Engineering") in Tel Aviv. The [Wise Observatory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wise_Observatory "Wise Observatory") is located in [Mitzpe Ramon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitzpe_Ramon "Mitzpe Ramon") in the [Negev](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negev "Negev") desert. In October 2023 the university launched the "Erez" program, in which around 200 candidates for [Israel Defense Forces](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces "Israel Defense Forces") combat officer positions complete bachelor's degrees in the humanities and social sciences before beginning officers' training.[\[10\]](#cite_note-11) This university lies on part of the land of the Palestinian village [Al-Shaykh Muwannis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shaykh_Muwannis "Al-Shaykh Muwannis"), which was abandoned in March 1948 due to the threats of Jewish militias.[\[11\]](#cite_note-Monterescu-12) ## Academic units Life Sciences Building School of Economics Social Sciences Building Environmental Studies Building Leigh Engineering Faculty Boulevard The Vladimir Schreiber Institute of Mathematics Smolarz Auditorium [Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbalista_Synagogue_and_Jewish_Heritage_Center "Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center") **Faculties** - Katz Faculty of the Arts - Fleischman Faculty of Engineering - [Sackler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackler_family "Sackler family") Faculty of Exact Sciences - Entin Faculty of Humanities - Buchmann Faculty of Law - Wise Faculty of Life Sciences - [Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Faculty_of_Medical_and_Health_Sciences "Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences") (formerly the Sackler Faculty of Medicine) - Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences - [Boris Mints Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Mints_Institute "Boris Mints Institute") - Coller School of Management **Independent schools** - Berglas School of Economics - Porter School of Environmental Studies - [Buchmann-Mehta School of Music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buchmann-Mehta_School_of_Music "Buchmann-Mehta School of Music") - [David Azrieli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Azrieli "David Azrieli") School of Architecture - Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine - Miller School of Education - Shapell School of Social Work - TAU International (formerly the School for Overseas Students) - Sagol School of Neuroscience ### Institutes and centers Tel Aviv University has over 130 research institutes and centers.[\[12\]](#cite_note-13) ## The Lowy International School In addition to being Tel Aviv University's home for international researchers, visitors and partnerships, The Lowy International School (formerly TAU International) annually affords thousands of students from across the globe the opportunity to study at Tel Aviv University.[\[13\]](#cite_note-international.tau.ac.il-14) The school is overseen by [Milette Shamir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milette_Shamir "Milette Shamir"), the university's vice president of international affairs. The school's full name is The Lowy International School in Memory of Shirley Lowy; the name changed in 2022 following an $18-million gift from Australian-Israeli businessperson [Sir Frank Lowy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lowy "Frank Lowy").[\[14\]](#cite_note-15) Lady Shirley Lowy, Sir Frank's wife, died on December 9, 2020.[\[15\]](#cite_note-16) School programs are primarily conducted in English, though The Lowy International School also offers immersion options for studying in Hebrew.[\[16\]](#cite_note-17) Programs include undergraduate, graduate, study abroad, research, gap year and short-term programs,[\[13\]](#cite_note-international.tau.ac.il-14) and the school provides a variety of scholarships.[\[17\]](#cite_note-18) Students in the B.A., M.A., exchange and study abroad programs are given the option of housing at the Einstein or Broshim dorms, just outside the university.[\[18\]](#cite_note-19) **Undergraduate programs:** [\[19\]](#cite_note-20) - International B.A. in Liberal Arts and Humanities - International B.A. in Management and Liberal Arts - B.Mus. at the [Buchmann-Mehta School of Music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buchmann-Mehta_School_of_Music "Buchmann-Mehta School of Music") - Programme de Licence en Sciences Sociales, Politiques et Économiques - Dual Degree B.A. Program in Liberal Arts: TAU & [Columbia University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University "Columbia University") - Collaborative B.A. with [Yeshiva University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeshiva_University "Yeshiva University") **Graduate programs:** [\[20\]](#cite_note-21) - M.A. in Ancient Israel Studies - M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering - M.A. in [Conflict Resolution and Mediation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Program_in_Conflict_Resolution_and_Mediation "International Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation") - M.A. in Cyber Politics & Government - M.Sc. in Digital Health - M.D.M in Disaster Management - M.F.A. in Documentary Cinema - M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering - M.A. in Environmental Studies - M.Sc. in Life Sciences - M.Sc. in Medical Sciences - M.Sc. in Neuroscience - M.Sc. in Plant Sciences with Emphasis in Food Security - M.A. in Security and Diplomacy - M.A. in Social and Policy Aspects of Climate Change - M.A. in Sustainable Development - M.A. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) - Sofaer Global MBA - M.Mus. at the [Buchmann-Mehta School of Music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buchmann-Mehta_School_of_Music "Buchmann-Mehta School of Music") - International LL.M. Program – Parasol Foundation - [Johns Hopkins University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University "Johns Hopkins University") SAIS and TAU Collaborative Program - [Sciences Po Lille](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciences_Po_Lille "Sciences Po Lille") University and TAU Collaborative Program - TAU-[Thapar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thapar_Institute_of_Engineering_and_Technology "Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology") 3+2 Integrated Degree in Biotechnology or Electrical Engineering **Lowy Distinguished Guest Professors:**[\[21\]](#cite_note-auto-22) Created in 2023, the Lowy Distinguished Guest Professors program brings eminent academics to Tel Aviv University.[\[21\]](#cite_note-auto-22) - [Reinhard Genzel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhard_Genzel "Reinhard Genzel"), Nobel laureate in physics - [Eitan Tadmor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eitan_Tadmor "Eitan Tadmor"), mathematician - [Milette Gaifman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milette_Gaifman "Milette Gaifman"), classicist - [Michael Waidner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Waidner "Michael Waidner"), computer scientist - [Rudolf Podgornik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Podgornik "Rudolf Podgornik"), physicist - [Susan B. Davidson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Davidson "Susan B. Davidson"), computer scientist - [Alberto Melloni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Melloni "Alberto Melloni"), historian - [Olga Sorkine-Hornung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Sorkine-Hornung "Olga Sorkine-Hornung"), computer scientist ## Rankings [University rankings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_and_university_rankings "College and university rankings") Global – Overall _[ARWU](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Ranking_of_World_Universities "Academic Ranking of World Universities")_ World[\[22\]](#cite_note-23) 201–300 (2024) _[CWTS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CWTS_Leiden_Ranking "CWTS Leiden Ranking")_ World[\[23\]](#cite_note-24) 84 (2024) _[QS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QS_World_University_Rankings "QS World University Rankings")_ World[\[24\]](#cite_note-:QSW2026-25) 223 (2026) _[THE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Higher_Education_World_University_Rankings "Times Higher Education World University Rankings")_ World[\[25\]](#cite_note-26) 201–250 (2025) _[USNWR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._News_&_World_Report_Best_Colleges_Ranking "U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking")_ Global[\[26\]](#cite_note-27) 199 (2025) The Webb school of languages in Tel Aviv University In 2024 _[QS World University Rankings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QS_World_University_Rankings "QS World University Rankings")_ ranked Tel Aviv University 214th in the world,[\[27\]](#cite_note-28) making it the highest ranked university in Israel. In 2016, its subject rankings were: 202nd in Arts and Humanities, 295th in Engineering and Technology, 193rd in Life Sciences and Medicine, 208th in Natural Science, and 240th in Social Sciences and Management. The [Center for World University Rankings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_World_University_Rankings "Center for World University Rankings") ranked Tel Aviv University 81st in the world and third in Israel in its 2016 CWUR World University Rankings.[\[28\]](#cite_note-29) They have also ranked it as 56 in 2012.[\[29\]](#cite_note-30) The _[Times Higher Education World University Rankings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Higher_Education_World_University_Rankings "Times Higher Education World University Rankings")_ for 2019 placed Tel Aviv University at 189th in the world.[\[30\]](#cite_note-31) The ratings reflect an overall measure of esteem that combines data on the institutions' reputation for research and teaching.[\[31\]](#cite_note-32) In 2016 _[QS World University Rankings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QS_World_University_Rankings "QS World University Rankings")_ ranked Tel Aviv University 22nd in the world for citations per faculty,[\[32\]](#cite_note-33) which is the indicator that measures a university's research impact.[\[33\]](#cite_note-34) This makes Tel Aviv University the leading university in Israel in terms of research. In 2015 the _[Academic Ranking of World Universities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Ranking_of_World_Universities "Academic Ranking of World Universities")_ gave Tel Aviv University the following subject rankings: 20th in Computer Science, 51–75 in Mathematics, 76–100 in Physics and 76–100 Economics/Business. In 2016 it was ranked as 51–75 in Engineering.[\[34\]](#cite_note-35) From the year 2007 until 2018, Tel Aviv university ranks as 35th in the world in Computer Science according to CSRankings, the same rank as Harvard and the second-highest ranked in Israel.[\[35\]](#cite_note-36) As of 2021, it is ranked as the 191st best university in the world by _[THE World University Rankings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Higher_Education_World_University_Rankings "Times Higher Education World University Rankings")_,[\[36\]](#cite_note-37) 230th by the _[QS World University Rankings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QS_World_University_Rankings "QS World University Rankings")_[\[37\]](#cite_note-38) and in the 151–200th bracket by the [Shanghai Rankings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Ranking_of_World_Universities "Academic Ranking of World Universities")[\[38\]](#cite_note-39) In 2022, PitchBook Data ranked Tel Aviv University 7th in the world in terms of number of alumni who have founded [venture capital](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venture_capital "Venture capital")\-backed companies, the highest out of any university outside the United States. ## Relations with other universities Currently, Tel Aviv University partners with more than 280 academic institutions spanning 46 countries.[\[39\]](#cite_note-40) The university's academic partnerships are supported by The Lowy International School. Types of international partnerships include: joint research centers, research collaborations, joint CFPs for research seed funding,[\[40\]](#cite_note-41) joint or dual degrees, jointly taught courses, joint summer/winter schools,[\[41\]](#cite_note-42) joint post-doctoral fellowships, exchange programs, study abroad programs and visiting faculty opportunities.[\[42\]](#cite_note-43) The Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law has exchange agreements with 36 overseas universities,[\[43\]](#cite_note-44) including: University of Virginia, Cornell University, Boston University, UCLA, Bucerius (Germany), EBS (Germany), McGill (Canada), Osgoode Hall (Canada), Ottawa (Canada),[\[44\]](#cite_note-autogenerated1-45) Queens University (Queens), Toronto (Canada), Bergen (Norway), STL (China), KoGuan (China), Tsinghua (China), Jindal Global (India), University of Hong Kong, Singapore Management University, Stockholm University (Sweden), Monash (Australia), Sydney (Australia), Sciences Po (France), Seoul (South Korea), Lucern (Switzerland), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Bocconi (Italy)[\[45\]](#cite_note-46) and Madrid (Spain).[\[44\]](#cite_note-autogenerated1-45) The Coller School of Management has exchange agreements with over 100 overseas universities. The Coller Exchange Program is open to MBA/MSc/MA students and qualified professionals. The school offers a wide variety of courses for its visiting students in strategy, entrepreneurship, finance-accounting, marketing, organizational behavior, decisions and operations research, technology and information systems. The program also offers courses from other TAU schools on Israeli Culture, History, Economics and more. In 2013, Tel Aviv University and [Ruppin Academic Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruppin_Academic_Center "Ruppin Academic Center") jointly created a study center at the [Mediterranean Sea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea "Mediterranean Sea"), where students will undertake advanced studies of issues impacting the coastal environment and its resources.[\[46\]](#cite_note-47) ### International cooperation In Germany, Tel Aviv University cooperates with the [Goethe-University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goethe_University_Frankfurt "Goethe University Frankfurt") in Frankfurt/Main. Both cities are linked by a long-lasting partnership agreement.[\[47\]](#cite_note-48) ## Publications - [Tel Aviv (journal)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv_\(journal\) "Tel Aviv (journal)"), peer-reviewed international journal of archaeology in the [Levant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant "Levant") and the history and culture of [Near Eastern civilizations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Near_East "Ancient Near East"), with a focus on biblical and protohistoric periods and also dealing with the classical and prehistoric periods[\[48\]](#cite_note-49) ## TAU Ventures TAU Ventures Type [Limited liability company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_liability_company "Limited liability company") (LLC) Industry [Venture capital](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venture_capital "Venture capital") Founded 2018; 8 years ago Founders Tel Aviv University and Nimrod Cohen Headquarters [Tel Aviv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv "Tel Aviv") , [Israel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel "Israel") Key people Nimrod Cohen Revenue 573,774,515 United States dollar (2011)  [Total assets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset "Asset") 1,158,069,504 United States dollar (2011)  Website [www.tauventures.co.il](https://www.tauventures.co.il/) **TAU Ventures** is a [venture capital firm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venture_capital_firm "Venture capital firm"). founded in 2018 by the university and Nimrod Cohen to invest in early state [startups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startups "Startups") in Israel; it is headquartered in [Tel Aviv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv "Tel Aviv").[\[49\]](#cite_note-:0-50)[\[50\]](#cite_note-:1-51)[\[51\]](#cite_note-:2-52) In early 2018, Tel Aviv University announced the creation of TAU Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund with US$20 million. Its operational period is a seven-year cycle, tentatively.[\[52\]](#cite_note-53) It is a first of its kind concept in Israel, modelled after similar funds existing in other universities such as [Stanford University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University "Stanford University"), the [University of California, Berkeley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley "University of California, Berkeley"), and [Massachusetts Institute of Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology "Massachusetts Institute of Technology") (MIT).[\[49\]](#cite_note-:0-50)[\[50\]](#cite_note-:1-51) Nimrod Cohen is the managing partner.[\[49\]](#cite_note-:0-50)[\[53\]](#cite_note-54) ### Investments TAU Ventures invests an initial capital of US$500,000 with potential follow-up investments into early stage startups of Israel belonging to various industries such as enterprise solutions, [fintech](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fintech "Fintech"), [industry 4.0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_4.0 "Industry 4.0"), and food technology, with a majority being software related.[\[49\]](#cite_note-:0-50)[\[54\]](#cite_note-:7-55) The TAU Ventures ecosystem combines the resources and network of Tel Aviv University, industry connections, and a network of Israeli startup founders. It operates at its co-working office space located in Tel Aviv.[\[51\]](#cite_note-:2-52) The space consists of in-house experts who mentor and support the portfolio of companies in various aspects of startup growth.[\[49\]](#cite_note-:0-50)[\[50\]](#cite_note-:1-51) As of May 2021, TAU Ventures had invested in 17 startups. Some of the more notable companies include Xtend,[\[55\]](#cite_note-:6-56) SWIMM,[\[56\]](#cite_note-57) Gaviti,[\[57\]](#cite_note-:4-58) MyAir,[\[58\]](#cite_note-:5-59) Medorion,[\[57\]](#cite_note-:4-58) Castor,[\[55\]](#cite_note-:6-56) and [Hoopo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoopo "Hoopo").[\[55\]](#cite_note-:6-56) ### Accelerator program Along with its venture capital operations, TAU Ventures operates an accelerator program in partnership with the [Israeli Security Agency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Bet "Shin Bet") (ISA) which provides a technological platform for founders.[\[59\]](#cite_note-:8-60)[\[60\]](#cite_note-61)[\[54\]](#cite_note-:7-55) It is a four-month exclusive program that connects startups with the ISA and a US$50,000 grant with no equity clause.[\[59\]](#cite_note-:8-60) The program is geared to companies developing civilian and commercial technologies and can benefit from various technical expertise, unique databases, technology validation, and other factors.[\[61\]](#cite_note-62) The alumni startups have raised over US$100 million.[\[62\]](#cite_note-63) Xtend,[\[55\]](#cite_note-:6-56) Cyberpion, Talamoos,[\[63\]](#cite_note-64) [Cyabra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyabra?action=edit&redlink=1 "Cyabra (page does not exist)"),[\[55\]](#cite_note-:6-56) DigitalOwl,[\[64\]](#cite_note-65) Decodea, and NeuraLegion [\[58\]](#cite_note-:5-59) are some of its alumni. ### Recognition In 2018, IVC Research Center awarded TAU Ventures the citation for being the most active venture capital in Israel.[\[65\]](#cite_note-:9-66)[\[66\]](#cite_note-67) In 2019 and 2021, Geektime listed TAU Ventures among the top five and top six of venture capital funds in Israel.[\[65\]](#cite_note-:9-66)[\[57\]](#cite_note-:4-58) ## Notable people ### Faculty [Ariel Porat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Porat "Ariel Porat"), President of Tel Aviv University Daniel Chamovitz [Yisrael Friedman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yisrael_Friedman_\(Pashkaner_Rebbe\) "Yisrael Friedman (Pashkaner Rebbe)") [Benjamin Isaac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Isaac "Benjamin Isaac") [Ariel Rubinstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Rubinstein "Ariel Rubinstein") [Anita Shapira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Shapira "Anita Shapira") [Lev Vaidman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Vaidman "Lev Vaidman") Notable faculty members (past and present) include: - [Joseph Agassi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Agassi "Joseph Agassi"), philosopher - [Yakir Aharonov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakir_Aharonov "Yakir Aharonov"), physicist - [Noga Alon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noga_Alon "Noga Alon"), mathematician - [Yitzhak Arad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yitzhak_Arad "Yitzhak Arad"), historian - [Karen Avraham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Avraham "Karen Avraham"), geneticist - [Shlomo Ben-Ami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shlomo_Ben-Ami "Shlomo Ben-Ami"), historian, former Minister of Foreign Affairs - [Yoav Benjamini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoav_Benjamini "Yoav Benjamini"), statistician - [Ziva Ben-Porat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziva_Ben-Porat "Ziva Ben-Porat"), literary theorist, writer, and editor - [Joseph Bernstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bernstein "Joseph Bernstein"), mathematician - [Silvia Blumenfeld](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Blumenfeld "Silvia Blumenfeld"), curator of the fungi collection - [Athalya Brenner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athalya_Brenner "Athalya Brenner"), feminist Biblical scholar - [Daniel Chamovitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Chamovitz "Daniel Chamovitz"), biologist - [Guy Deutscher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Deutscher_\(physicist\) "Guy Deutscher (physicist)"), physicist - [Yoram Dinstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoram_Dinstein "Yoram Dinstein"), international law professor emeritus and former president of Tel Aviv University - [Uzi Even](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzi_Even "Uzi Even"), chemist and political activist for [LGBT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT "LGBT") rights - [Margalit Finkelberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margalit_Finkelberg "Margalit Finkelberg"), historian and linguist - [Israel Finkelstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Finkelstein "Israel Finkelstein"), archaeologist - [Yisrael Friedman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yisrael_Friedman_\(Pashkaner_Rebbe\) "Yisrael Friedman (Pashkaner Rebbe)"), historian - [Raphael E. Freundlich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_E._Freundlich "Raphael E. Freundlich"), Biblical studies and Latin - [Ehud Gazit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehud_Gazit "Ehud Gazit"), nanotechnologist, chief scientist – ministry of Science - [David Ginzburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ginzburg "David Ginzburg"), mathematician - [Bob Griffin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Griffin_\(basketball\) "Bob Griffin (basketball)") (born 1980), basketball player and English Literature professor - [Daphna Hacker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphna_Hacker "Daphna Hacker"), lawyer - [Michael Harris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Harris_\(public_policy_scholar\) "Michael Harris (public policy scholar)"), Public Policy Scholar - [Sylvie Honigman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvie_Honigman "Sylvie Honigman"), senior lecturer in ancient history - [Benjamin Isaac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Isaac "Benjamin Isaac"), historian - [Joshua Jortner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Jortner "Joshua Jortner"), physical chemist - [Shoshana Kamin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshana_Kamin "Shoshana Kamin"), mathematician - [Aryeh Kasher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryeh_Kasher "Aryeh Kasher"), historian - [Asa Kasher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Kasher "Asa Kasher"), philosopher and authority on Ethics, author of IDF's Code of Conduct - [David S. Katz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_S._Katz "David S. Katz"), historian - [Joseph Klafter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Klafter "Joseph Klafter"), [chemical physics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_physics "Chemical physics"), the eighth president of Tel Aviv University - [Shaul Ladany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaul_Ladany "Shaul Ladany"), industrial engineering - [Fred Landman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Landman "Fred Landman"), semanticist - [Zvi Laron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvi_Laron "Zvi Laron"), pediatric endocrinologist - [Orna Lin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orna_Lin "Orna Lin"), lawyer - [Raphael Mahler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Mahler "Raphael Mahler"), historian - [Yossi Matias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yossi_Matias "Yossi Matias"), Computer Scientist - [Vitali Milman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Milman "Vitali Milman"), mathematician - [Moshé Mizrahi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosh%C3%A9_Mizrahi "Moshé Mizrahi"), Oscar-winning film director - [Baruch Modan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baruch_Modan "Baruch Modan"), oncologist - [Yuval Ne'eman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuval_Ne'eman "Yuval Ne'eman") (1925–2006), physicist, former minister of Science and Technology - [Abraham Nitzan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Nitzan "Abraham Nitzan"), chemical physicist. - [Kennedy Otieno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Otieno "Kennedy Otieno"), criminologist - [Ariel Porat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Porat "Ariel Porat"), legal scholar and president of Tel Aviv University - [Itamar Rabinovich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itamar_Rabinovich "Itamar Rabinovich"), former Israeli ambassador to the United States and former president of Tel Aviv University - [Aviad Raz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviad_Raz "Aviad Raz"), sociologist - [Tanya Reinhart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanya_Reinhart "Tanya Reinhart") (1943–2007), linguist - [Amnon Rubinstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnon_Rubinstein "Amnon Rubinstein"), former Dean of Law, also former Education minister - [Ariel Rubinstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Rubinstein "Ariel Rubinstein"), economist - [Joseph Sadan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Sadan "Joseph Sadan"), emeritus professor, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies - [Pnina Salzman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pnina_Salzman "Pnina Salzman"), pianist and piano pedagogue - [Shlomo Sand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shlomo_Sand "Shlomo Sand"), historian - [Leon Schidlowsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Schidlowsky "Leon Schidlowsky"), composer - [Milette Shamir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milette_Shamir "Milette Shamir"), scholar of American literature and vice president of Tel Aviv University - [Anita Shapira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Shapira "Anita Shapira"), historian - [Micha Sharir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha_Sharir "Micha Sharir"), mathematician - [Edna Shavit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Shavit "Edna Shavit"), drama - [Margot Shiner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot_Shiner "Margot Shiner"), gastroenterologist - [Joshua Sobol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Sobol "Joshua Sobol"), playwright, writer, and director - [David Soudry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Soudry "David Soudry"), mathematician - [Carlo Strenger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Strenger "Carlo Strenger") psychologist, philosopher - [Leonard Susskind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Susskind "Leonard Susskind"), physicist - [Boris Tsirelson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Tsirelson "Boris Tsirelson"), mathematician - [Jacob Turkel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Turkel "Jacob Turkel"), Israeli Supreme Court Justice - [Lev Vaidman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Vaidman "Lev Vaidman"), physicist - Avi Weinroth, lawyer - [Paul Wexler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wexler_\(linguist\) "Paul Wexler (linguist)"), linguist - [George S. Wise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Wise "George S. Wise"), first president of the university (1963–1971) - [Moshe Wolman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Wolman "Moshe Wolman"), neuropathologist - [Amotz Zahavi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amotz_Zahavi "Amotz Zahavi"), biologist - [Moshe Zviran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Zviran "Moshe Zviran"), Dean of the Coller School of Management ### Alumni [Ayelet Shaked](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayelet_Shaked "Ayelet Shaked"), former Israel's Minister of Interior [Tal Friedman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Friedman "Tal Friedman") [Ilan Ramon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilan_Ramon "Ilan Ramon") [Michael Harris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Harris_\(academic\) "Michael Harris (academic)") - [Carmela Abraham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmela_Abraham "Carmela Abraham"), neuroscientist and Alzheimer's disease researcher - [Nadav Ahituv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadav_Ahituv "Nadav Ahituv"), bioengineering professor and geneticist - [Yair Ansbacher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yair_Ansbacher "Yair Ansbacher"), author and military researcher[\[67\]](#cite_note-68) - [Zvi Arad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvi_Arad "Zvi Arad") (1942–2018), mathematician, acting president of [Bar-Ilan University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar-Ilan_University "Bar-Ilan University"), president of [Netanya Academic College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netanya_Academic_College "Netanya Academic College") - [Dan Ariely](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Ariely "Dan Ariely"), author and academic - [Shai Avivi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Avivi "Shai Avivi"), actor - [Fouad Awad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouad_Awad "Fouad Awad"), theatre director - [Lucy Ayoub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Ayoub "Lucy Ayoub"), actress and television host - [Alon Bar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alon_Bar "Alon Bar"), award-winning filmmaker - [Daphne Barak Erez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_Barak_Erez "Daphne Barak Erez"), current [Supreme Court of Israel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Israel "Supreme Court of Israel") justice - [Mohammad Barakeh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Barakeh "Mohammad Barakeh"), Knesset member and leader of [Hadash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadash "Hadash") - [Rebecka Belldegrun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecka_Belldegrun "Rebecka Belldegrun") (born 1950), [ophthalmologist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophthalmologist "Ophthalmologist") and businesswoman - [Shlomo Ben-Ami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shlomo_Ben-Ami "Shlomo Ben-Ami"), historian, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Labor) - [Yochai Benkler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yochai_Benkler "Yochai Benkler"), co-director of the Berkman Center, [Harvard Law School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Law_School "Harvard Law School") - [Aluf Benn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluf_Benn "Aluf Benn"), editor-in-chief of _[Haaretz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haaretz "Haaretz")_ - [Avishay Braverman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avishay_Braverman "Avishay Braverman") (born 1948), Knesset member and president of the [Ben-Gurion University of the Negev](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Gurion_University_of_the_Negev "Ben-Gurion University of the Negev") - [Shimshon Brokman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimshon_Brokman "Shimshon Brokman") (born 1957), Olympic sailor - [Moran Cerf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moran_Cerf "Moran Cerf") (born 1977), [neuroscientist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscientist "Neuroscientist"), professor at the [Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kellogg_School_of_Management_at_Northwestern_University "Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University") - [Telalit Charsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telalit_Charsky "Telalit Charsky") (born 1986), cellist - [Nili Cohen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nili_Cohen "Nili Cohen") (born 1947), professor and legal expert - [Ran Cohen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ran_Cohen "Ran Cohen"), former Minister of Housing (Meretz) - [Simon L. Dolan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_L._Dolan "Simon L. Dolan"), Israeli-born academic - [Orna Donath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orna_Donath "Orna Donath") (born 1976), academic and activist - [Arie Eldad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arie_Eldad "Arie Eldad"), former Knesset member ([National Union (Israel)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Union_\(Israel\) "National Union (Israel)")) - [Israel Eliashiv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Eliashiv "Israel Eliashiv"), former Israeli Ambassador to Singapore - [Dana Erlich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Erlich "Dana Erlich"), Israeli Ambassador to Ireland - [Nancy Ezer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Ezer "Nancy Ezer"), author and professor of Hebrew at [UCLA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA "UCLA") - [Yael S. Feldman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yael_S._Feldman "Yael S. Feldman"), Abraham I. Katsh Professor of Hebrew Culture and Education and professor of Hebrew and Judaic studies at [New York University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_University "New York University") - [Ari Folman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Folman "Ari Folman"), filmmaker (Director of _[Waltz with Bashir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_with_Bashir "Waltz with Bashir")_) - [Tal Friedman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_Friedman "Tal Friedman"), comedian, actor, and musician - [Amir Gal-Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Gal-Or "Amir Gal-Or"), founder of the [Infinity Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_Group "Infinity Group") - [Zvi Galil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvi_Galil "Zvi Galil") (born 1947), computer scientist, mathematician, and president of Tel Aviv University - [Benny Gantz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Gantz "Benny Gantz"), [Chief of General Staff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_General_Staff_\(Israel\) "Chief of General Staff (Israel)") of the [Israel Defense Forces](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces "Israel Defense Forces"). - [Lior Geller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lior_Geller "Lior Geller"), [Academy Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards "Academy Awards") and [Emmy Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Award "Emmy Award") nominated filmmaker and [Guinness World Record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_World_Records "Guinness World Records") holder - [Dan Gillerman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gillerman "Dan Gillerman"), former [Israeli Ambassador to the UN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_Representative_of_Israel_to_the_United_Nations "Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations"), and vice-president of the 60th [UN General Assembly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_General_Assembly "UN General Assembly") - [Bob Griffin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Griffin_\(basketball\) "Bob Griffin (basketball)") (born 1950), basketball player and English Literature professor - [Tamar Halperin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamar_Halperin "Tamar Halperin"), harpsichordist, pianist and musicologist - [Tzachi Hanegbi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzachi_Hanegbi "Tzachi Hanegbi"), member of Knesset, former minister of Internal Security ([Likud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likud "Likud") and [Kadima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadima "Kadima")) - [Rafael Harpaz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Harpaz "Rafael Harpaz"), Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines - [Michael Harris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Harris_\(public_policy_scholar\) "Michael Harris (public policy scholar)"), Public Policy Scholar - [Avi Hasson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avi_Hasson "Avi Hasson"), current Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy - [Natasha Hausdorff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha_Hausdorff "Natasha Hausdorff") (born 1989), British [barrister](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrister "Barrister"), international news commentator, and Israel advocate - [Zvi Heifetz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvi_Heifetz "Zvi Heifetz"), former Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom - [Ron Huldai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Huldai "Ron Huldai"), current mayor of [Tel Aviv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv "Tel Aviv") - [Yael Ichilov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yael_Ichilov "Yael Ichilov"), writer (born 1968) - [Benjamin Isaac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Isaac "Benjamin Isaac"), historian - [Moshe Kam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Kam "Moshe Kam"), 49th President of [IEEE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE "IEEE") and Dean of the [Newark College of Engineering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark_College_of_Engineering "Newark College of Engineering") - [Moshe Kaplinsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Kaplinsky "Moshe Kaplinsky"), Deputy Chief of the IDF General Staff - [Efraim Karsh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efraim_Karsh "Efraim Karsh"), historian - [Rita Katz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Katz "Rita Katz"), terrorism analyst - [Etgar Keret](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etgar_Keret "Etgar Keret"), writer - [Dov Khenin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dov_Khenin "Dov Khenin"), political scientist and Knesset member [Hadash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadash "Hadash") - [Joseph Klafter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Klafter "Joseph Klafter"), [chemical physics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_physics "Chemical physics") professor, the eighth president of Tel Aviv University - [Yosef Lapid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosef_Lapid "Yosef Lapid"), former Israeli vice premier, Minister of Justice and founder of the [Shinui](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinui "Shinui") party - [Amos Lapidot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_Lapidot "Amos Lapidot") (1934–2019), fighter pilot, 10th commander of the [Israeli Air Force](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force "Israeli Air Force"), and president of [Technion – Israel Institute of Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technion_%E2%80%93_Israel_Institute_of_Technology "Technion – Israel Institute of Technology") - [Peretz Lavie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peretz_Lavie "Peretz Lavie") (born 1949), expert in the [psychophysiology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychophysiology "Psychophysiology") of [sleep and sleep disorders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_disorders "Sleep disorders"), 16th president of the [Technion - Israel Institute of Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technion_-_Israel_Institute_of_Technology "Technion - Israel Institute of Technology"), Dean of the [Rappaport Faculty of Medicine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rappaport_Faculty_of_Medicine "Rappaport Faculty of Medicine") - [Keren Leibovitch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keren_Leibovitch "Keren Leibovitch"), champion Paralympic swimmer - [Hanoch Levin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoch_Levin "Hanoch Levin") (1943–99), dramatist, theater director, author and poet - [Emanuel Levy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Levy "Emanuel Levy") professor of film and sociology; film critic, Variety, Screen - [Amnon Lipkin-Shahak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnon_Lipkin-Shahak "Amnon Lipkin-Shahak"), former Israeli Chief of Staff and Minister of Tourism and Transportation - [Yossi Matias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yossi_Matias "Yossi Matias"), computer scientist and Google executive - [Amit Mekel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit_Mekel "Amit Mekel") (born 1980), [Israeli Ambassador to Paraguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_Israel_to_Paraguay "List of ambassadors of Israel to Paraguay") - [Moni Moshonov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moni_Moshonov "Moni Moshonov"), actor and comedian - [Yitzhak Mordechai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yitzhak_Mordechai "Yitzhak Mordechai"), former Israeli Minister of Defense and Transportation - [Natasha Mozgovaya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha_Mozgovaya "Natasha Mozgovaya"), journalist - [Abraham Nitzan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Nitzan "Abraham Nitzan"), chemical physicist - [Sassona Norton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassona_Norton "Sassona Norton"), sculptor - [Daniella Ohad Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniella_Ohad_Smith "Daniella Ohad Smith"), design historian - [Yitzhak Orpaz-Auerbach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yitzhak_Orpaz-Auerbach "Yitzhak Orpaz-Auerbach"), author - [Mazi Melesa Pilip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazi_Melesa_Pilip "Mazi Melesa Pilip"), Ethiopian-born American politician - [Ophir Pines-Paz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophir_Pines-Paz "Ophir Pines-Paz"), former Interior Minister (Labor) - [Ariel Porat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Porat "Ariel Porat") (born 1956), president of Tel Aviv University - [Gideon Raff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Raff "Gideon Raff"), director and screenwriter, creator of the award-winning Israeli TV series [_Prisoners of War_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_of_War_\(TV_series\) "Prisoners of War (TV series)"), adapted into [_Homeland_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeland_\(TV_series\) "Homeland (TV series)") - [Haim Ramon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haim_Ramon "Haim Ramon"), former Minister of Health and Justice (Labor and Kadima) - [Ilan Ramon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilan_Ramon "Ilan Ramon") (1954–2003), first Israeli astronaut - [Yoram Raved](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoram_Raved "Yoram Raved"), attorney - [Daniel Reisner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Reisner "Daniel Reisner"), former Head of the International Law Branch of the IDF Legal Division - [Elie Rekhess](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elie_Rekhess "Elie Rekhess"), historian of the [Israeli–Palestinian conflict](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict "Israeli–Palestinian conflict") and faculty of [Northwestern University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_University "Northwestern University") - [Gideon Sa'ar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Sa'ar "Gideon Sa'ar"), Knesset member and Minister of Interior Affairs (Likud) - [Areej Sabbagh-Khoury](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areej_Sabbagh-Khoury "Areej Sabbagh-Khoury"), sociologist - [Anat Schwartz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anat_Schwartz "Anat Schwartz"), filmmaker - [Shay Segev](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shay_Segev "Shay Segev"), business executive[\[68\]](#cite_note-Todorov-69) - [Hanoch Senderowitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoch_Senderowitz "Hanoch Senderowitz") (born 1963), Israeli chemist - [Hamutal Shabtai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamutal_Shabtai "Hamutal Shabtai"), novelist - [Ron Shachar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Shachar "Ron Shachar"), professor and researcher - [Simon Shaheen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Shaheen "Simon Shaheen"), musician - [Silvan Shalom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvan_Shalom "Silvan Shalom"), former minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs (Likud) - [Ayelet Shaked](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayelet_Shaked "Ayelet Shaked"), Israel's former Minister of Justice and former Minister of Interior (Yamina) - [Adi Shamir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_Shamir "Adi Shamir"), cryptographer, co-inventor of the [RSA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_\(algorithm\) "RSA (algorithm)") cryptosystem - [Ariel Sharon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Sharon "Ariel Sharon") (1928–2014), Prime Minister of Israel (Likud and Kadima) - [Lou Silver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Silver "Lou Silver"), basketball player - [Daniel Sivan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Sivan "Daniel Sivan"), professor - [Uri Sivan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uri_Sivan "Uri Sivan"), physicist, professor, and president of the [Technion – Israel Institute of Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technion_%E2%80%93_Israel_Institute_of_Technology "Technion – Israel Institute of Technology") - [Nahum Sonenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahum_Sonenberg "Nahum Sonenberg"), biochemist at [McGill University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGill_University "McGill University") - [Michael Wolffsohn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wolffsohn "Michael Wolffsohn"),[\[69\]](#cite_note-70) author and former professor for contemporary history at the [University of the Bundeswehr Munich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Bundeswehr_Munich "University of the Bundeswehr Munich") - [Yuval Tal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuval_Tal "Yuval Tal"), founder of Payoneer - [Gadi Taub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadi_Taub "Gadi Taub"), historian, author, screenwriter, and political commentator - [Hagit Messer Yaron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagit_Messer_Yaron "Hagit Messer Yaron") (born 1953), electrical engineer, businesswoman, and president of [Open University of Israel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_University_of_Israel "Open University of Israel") - [Natan Yonatan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natan_Yonatan "Natan Yonatan") (1923–2004), poet - [Poju Zabludowicz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poju_Zabludowicz "Poju Zabludowicz"), billionaire, philanthropist, and owner of [Tamares Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamares_Group "Tamares Group")[\[70\]](#cite_note-71) - [Bat-Sheva Zeisler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat-Sheva_Zeisler "Bat-Sheva Zeisler"), singer and actress - [Misha Zilberman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misha_Zilberman "Misha Zilberman") (born 1989), Olympic badminton player - [Abdel Rahman Zuabi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Rahman_Zuabi "Abdel Rahman Zuabi"), former Supreme Court of Israel justice - [Ghil'ad Zuckermann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghil'ad_Zuckermann "Ghil'ad Zuckermann"), linguist - [Igal Vardi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igal_Vardi "Igal Vardi") (born 1953), [graphologist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphology "Graphology") and psychologist - [Yoram Harth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoram_Harth "Yoram Harth") (born 1958) [dermatologist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatologist "Dermatologist") and inventor[\[71\]](#cite_note-72) **Sackler Family** Tel Aviv University held significant ties to the [Sackler family](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackler_family "Sackler family"). As more became known of the role of members of the Sackler family in the global opioid crisis, many including the [Israel Medical Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Medical_Association "Israel Medical Association") called for the removal of the Sackler name from the Faculty of Medicine.[\[72\]](#cite_note-73) As of November 2021, no members of the Sackler family served on the university's board of governors.[\[73\]](#cite_note-74) In June 2023, the Sackler name was removed from the university's Faculty of Medicine.[\[74\]](#cite_note-75) In November 2024, the university stripped the Sackler name from its international prize in biophysics.[\[75\]](#cite_note-76) ## See also - [Beth Hatefutsoth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Hatefutsoth "Beth Hatefutsoth") - [List of universities in Israel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Israel "List of universities in Israel") - [Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv_International_Student_Film_Festival "Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival") ## Notes 1. 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