Reichman University ( he, אוניברסיטת רייכמן) is Israel's only private university, located in

Herzliya Herzliya ( ; he, הֶרְצְלִיָּה ; ar, هرتسليا, Hirtsiliyā) is an affluent city in the central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it h ...

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. It was founded in 1994 as the IDC Herzliya private

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, before being rebranded in 2021. It receives no direct government funding, and in August 2021 became Israel's first

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History

Reichmann University was founded in 1994 by

Uriel Reichman Uriel Reichman ( he, אוריאל רייכמן, born 4 July 1942) is an Israeli legal scholar and former politician. In 1994 he established the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, later renamed Reichman University. He remained its president for ...

as the Israeli

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Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC Herzliya, he, המרכז הבינתחומי הרצליה). The campus is located in the city of

Herzliya, Israel Herzliya ( ; he, הֶרְצְלִיָּה ; ar, هرتسليا, Hirtsiliyā) is an affluent city in the central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it h ...

, six miles north of the city

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, 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

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. In 2009,

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opened the first college fraternity in Israel at the IDC. In 2012, the college attracted controversy for the School of Sustainability being funded by Israel's major polluting companies. 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. In 2021, the college was permitted to brand itself as a university. The school does not receive direct government funding.

Academic ranking

In its 2022 rankings,

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rated the university in the 801–1000th bracket.

Faculties

The university's faculties are: * Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy * 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 File:IDC Herzliya School of Communications.JPG, School of Communications building File:Radzyner Law School Building, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.jpg, School of Law building File:Adelson School of Entrepreneurship 3.jpg, School of Entrepreneurship building File:Radzyner law school.jpg , School of Law building

Herzliya Conference

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

Administration

Key staff include: * Rafi Melnick - president *

– founder and former president *

Alex Mintz Professor Alex Mintz ( he, אלכס מינץ; born April 2, 1953), Director of the Computerized Decision Making Lab, and former Provost of IDC Herzliya, is a professor for decision-making in government, and former President of the Israeli Politica ...

– provost *

Zvi Eckstein Zvi Eckstein ( he, צבי אקשטיין, born April 9, 1949) is a full professor, dean, Arison School of Business and Tiomkin School of Economics at The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya - IDC. Emeritus Professor at the Eitan Berglas School of Ec ...

, dean of the School of Economics and School of Business *

Boaz Ganor Boaz Ganor ( he, בועז גנור) is the former dean of the Lauder School of Government and Diplomacy at the Interdisciplinary Center. Biography Boaz Ganor is the founder and the executive director of the International Policy Institute for Coun ...

, dean of the School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy

References

{{Universities in Israel Reichman University Educational institutions established in 1994 1994 establishments in Israel Law schools in Israel