Search results
A Brief History of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In the late 19th century, great thinkers came together to envision what a Hebrew university could look like. A university of the Jewish people. It was a thought, a dream, to establish an exceptional institution of higher learning in Israel – Well before statehood was assured.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; Hebrew: הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, [6] the public university officially opened in April 1925. [7]
The university was opened on April 1, 1925, by Arthur Balfour, at an impressive ceremony attended by the High Commissioner, Sir Herbert Samuel, General Allenby, Chaim Weizmann, Hayyim Nachman Bialik, Ahad Ha’am, and Chief Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook.
Oct 16, 2024 · Hebrew University of Jerusalem, state-subsidized institution of higher learning in Jerusalem. The foremost university in Israel, it attracts many Jewish students from abroad. Originally inaugurated (1925) on Mount Scopus, it was transferred to Givʿat Ram in the Israeli-controlled sector of Jerusalem after 1948, when Mount Scopus became a ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is Israel’s premier university and top research institution, ranked among the world’s 100 leading universities (Academic Ranking of World Universities/Shanghai Ranking 2021).
The Hebrew University was founded in 1918 by visionaries including Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Martin Buber and Chaim Weizmann. In the last decade, faculty and alumni have won seven Nobel Prizes and a Fields Medal. Read less.
Our Story in Numbers. 1918 – Established. 1925 – Official opening. 23,500 Students, 70% from outside Jerusalem. 6,000 Academic & administrative staff. 6 Campuses. 3 in Jerusalem. 1 in Rehovot (Faculty of Agriculture)
