Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University
אוניברסיטת תל אביב (Hebrew)
جامعة تل أبيب (Arabic)
Mottoבעקבות הלא נודע (Hebrew), التّميّز بإكتشاف المجهول (Arabic)
Motto in English
Pursuing the Unknown
TypePublic research
Established1956 (1956)
PresidentAriel Porat[1]
Vice-ChancellorMilette Shamir
RectorMark Shtaif
PrincipalMordechai Kohen
Vice presidents
Academic staff
1847
Undergraduates15,285 (2019)
Postgraduates11,098 (2019)
2,143 (2019)
Location,
Israel

32°06′45″N 34°48′18″E / 32.11250°N 34.80500°E / 32.11250; 34.80500
CampusUrban, 220 acres (89 ha)
LanguageHebrew
Colors  Black
  White
Websitetau.ac.il
Academic rankings
National
ARWU[2]4
Global
ARWU[3]201–300
QS[4]215
THE[5]201–250

Tel Aviv University (TAU; Hebrew: אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, Universitat Tel Aviv, Arabic: جامعة تل أبيب, Jami’at Tel Abib) is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country.[6] Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university 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. It is ranked 7th in the world by PitchBook data index.

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 Ramat Aviv neighborhood.[7][8]

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  3. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2024: Top global universities". Quacquarelli Symonds. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "World University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tel Aviv University ranked first in Israel by QS World University Ranking". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  7. ^ Pullen, Lee and Lars Lindberg Christensen (2010). Postcards from the Edge of the Universe: An Anthology of Frontline Astronomy from Around the World. ESO. Page 96. ISBN 9783923524648.
  8. ^ Bard, Mitchell Geoffrey and Moshe Schwartz (2005). 1001 Facts Everyone Should Know About Israel. Rowman & Littlefield. Page 95. ISBN 9780742543584.

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