What to Expect this Fall Semester Message from Prof. Rachel Dekel, Academic Head, BIU’s International School The past five months have revealed how individuals and educational institutions have risen to the challenges of COVID-19 and the related crisis – and in so doing, have changed the face of education for the foreseeable future. Bar-Ilan University’s response was immediate. Within days of the shutdown in Israel, we had moved to virtual classes and were operating successfully and creatively. This remarkable feat was due to the amazing collaboration of faculty and staff in all departments and campuses of the university, but was...

Fulbright Israel has extended the application deadline for Postdoctoral Fellowships (all disciplines) in Israel to September 15, 2020. Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellows will receive a grant for $47,500 per academic year for up to two years ($95,000). If you’re a US citizen and you’ve always dreamed of conducting your research in Israel, this is your chance to join the Fulbright family. Fulbright Israel is looking for the brightest and most innovative researchers in all academic disciplines and support programs for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic years. Take this incredible opportunity to do your Postdoctoral research at Bar-Ilan University, one of the top-rated universities in the...

Bar-Ilan University publishes an ongoing series of articles on students who are studying at BIU. They’re asked questions about why they chose their specific degrees, what they enjoy most at the university, their favorite corner on campus, what they will take with them from their studies, and what their future plans include. In this article, we feature four of those students: Undergraduates Miriam Blum and Shira Cohen, and Ph.D. graduates, Srikanth Dutt, and Orlando Marin. Miriam Blum, 22, is completing her final year of undergraduate studies at BIU’s School of Communication and Department of Political Studies. She was also an intern...

Bar-Ilan University’s International School is pleased to announce that the Master of Arts in Bible Studies will now be offered entirely in English from the next academic year starting in October 2020. This exciting opportunity will open more doors for potential students from all walks of life, many of whom previously couldn’t choose BIU’s top-quality M.A. program because they felt uncomfortable studying in Hebrew. Whether you’re Jewish, Christian, Muslim, or any other religion, the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) plays a major role when studying religions, faiths, belief systems, ethics, or morals. Why study the Bible? “The Hebrew Bible  is the most...

students receive holiday boxes from Osem Before Passover and Easter, Bar-Ilan University approached Osem Israel, one of the largest food manufacturers and distributors in the country, to help the university support its international students who were alone on campus during the holidays due to the Coronavirus situation.   Osem agreed to donate a truck full of food supplies to the university. BIU’s International School staff and student volunteers got together to pack the goodies into boxes and distribute them to more than 120 students who were celebrating Passover, Easter, and other holidays, away from their home countries.   “We’d like...

Bar-Ilan University’s International School Students from India produced a special video wishing Israel a happy 72nd Independence Day.   The students, who are self-isolating in their residences on Bar-Ilan’s campus in Ramat Gan, got together virtually to surprise the university with special wishes for Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day), which Israel celebrated last month.   Each student sent a message in their respective Indian dialects and then ended off the video with messages in English.   Watch these students share their warm wishes for Israel’s Independence Day here.   BIU’s International School students had the opportunity to join various virtual ceremonies for...

Bar-Ilan’s International School hosted its first Virtual Open Day via Zoom on Sunday 3 May. The International School is responsible for all degrees taught in English – undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate. The Open Day presentations were held in two time slots – 10:00 and 19:00 (Israel Time) – in order to accommodate all countries in all time zones. Each time slot had two sessions – one for undergraduate students and one for graduate and post-graduate students. Prof. Moshe Lewenstein, Bar-Ilan University’s Deputy President, Ofer Dahan, the Director of the International School, and Dafi Kremer, the Marketing and Recruitment Director, welcomed...

  Bar-Ilan University (BIU) has taken the bull by the horns and found various ways to support students, faculty, and staff during this unprecedented time of the Coronavirus. There has also been extensive research conducted within many of the university’s different faculties in order to find ways to beat this indiscriminate virus. In March, BIU president, Prof. Arie Zaban, sent out a letter to all members of the university’s world-wide community. His words were positive and supportive, while recognizing the extent of the crisis. “We began a new semester under circumstances that, a few weeks ago, seemed unimaginable,” said Prof....

Some of Bar-Ilan University’s International School students and staff got together on Zoom to send holiday greetings to everyone celebrating this month. Watch the video.