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An initiative to promote social activism and civic engagement in undergraduates. Through 35 accredited courses, students are taught the theory and practice of community involvement through experiential learning volunteer projects, and partnerships with NGOs, government bodies and other non-profits and community organization. Students will enter society with a greater social awareness and as influential catalysts of social change.

Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine is Israel’s largest biomedical research and teaching complex, with 37 schools and departments; 27 research institutes; and 17 affiliated hospitals. More than 600 of its researchers and academics study cancer, in medicine and across a variety of related faculties and departments including: Bioinformatics, Psychological Sciences, Life Sciences, Exact Sciences and Engineering. The university’s multidisciplinary approach to cancer has led to 100+ patents and biomedical technologies.

Prof. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, working with Phd students and post-docs, spearheaded the Morris Kahn 3D Cancer Research Initiative at TAU, printing malignant tumors in 3D to develop models of spontaneous melanoma brain metastasis. This novel approach enables her team to examine the involvement of various brain cell types in tumor development. It's a pioneering approach to drug development. A process that used to take months will soon take hours. The research is leading to the establishment of a Brain Tumor Research Center with other cancer researchers at TAU.

The Presidential Scholars Program has helped bridge the gap in Israel by promoting equal access to higher education. Students from Israel’s geographic, economic and social periphery, typically have less access to higher education than their peers. They come from all sectors of Israeli society: Arab, Druze, Jew, Israeli-born, as well as recent newcomers from Ethiopia, Russia, and beyond.

The Presidential Scholarship is an all-inclusive package. It includes full tuition, monthly living expenses, subsidized tutoring lessons, and a network of support from the TAU Ruth and Allen Ziegler Student Services Division. The program is also designed to increase social and professional engagement. Scholars volunteer their time and skills to community-based organizations that assist populations in need, acting as agents of change and representing positive role models for the people and communities they serve.

Most Presidential Scholars are the first in their families to attend college, and understand the prestige and opportunity that accompanies a Tel Aviv University education. 90% of Presidential Scholars graduate. Many of them enroll in master’s and doctoral programs. As TAU graduates they have access to better job opportunities and work at leading financial and legal firms, government offices, hospitals, education departments and high-tech companies.

The Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Center is a leading international beacon of excellence in cyber security research in academia, drawing attention and awareness to the field of cyber security. It enhances the worldwide reputation of TAU through its research publications, hosting Blavatnik Year-long Fellows and Visiting Fellows, and undergraduate, doctoral, and post-doc scholarships. It hosts conferences, seminars and workshops related to developments in the cyber field through collaborations with industry, the military, government and academia. These include the annual Blavatnik Cyber Security Conference and Cyber Week, collaborations with industry, military and academic leaders.

The Center's researchers and programs address key issues such as security software, attacks on hardware and software, cryptography, network protocols, security of operating systems, and networks as well as interdisciplinary research and the impact on national security, the impact on society, regulation, and the effects on business enterprise.

Its more than 50 faculty members and over 200 cyber researchers hail from many TAU faculties: Exact Sciences, Computer Sciences, Law, Engineering, Social Sciences, Management and Humanities.

The Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program supports future generations of leaders in science, technology, engineering and math in the US and Israel and, over time, will foster greater collaboration and build bridges between two of the world’s most advanced scientific research powers. The Program enables the highest-achieving American post-doctoral researchers and graduate students to collaborate with eminent researchers at Israel’s top research institutions: Tel Aviv University; the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology; and the Weizmann Institute of Science.

American graduate students and post-doctoral researchers are exposed to Israel’s cutting-edge research, and entrepreneurial and innovative startup culture. After completing their research in Israel, Zuckerman postdocs accept faculty positions at top North American universities, weaving a network of academic collaboration and goodwill that will greatly benefit US-Israeli scientific cooperation. They serve as ambassadors of the unique ties between the US and Israel.

Zuckerman Scholars enjoy unique programming and activities specially organized for them by the host universities, such as touring, educational experiences, and social programs. They’re aimed at strengthening knowledge of and connection to Israel. The Program simultaneously bolsters Israeli research institutions by providing large-scale funding needed to develop top-tier research labs, projects, and programs.

The David Berg Institute is the preeminent leader of legal history and law in Israel. It has played a role in every significant legal history activity held in Israel since its creation in 2009. It has underwritten research on topics related to its own unique agenda by awarding dozens of research grants to promising graduate students and faculty. These awards allow researchers in the field to pursue archival research; to present their work in conferences to publish articles, book chapters and books; and for students to complete their dissertations.

The Institute allocates several research grants to TAU faculty members and students each year and hosts 2-3 Israeli post-doctoral fellows working in legal history.