Convergence: New Paths to Discovery
TAU Aim:
To enable the very best researchers from widely differing fields to dream, question, explore and rethink our world – together. Interdisciplinary studies today are the bedrock for life-changing inventions tomorrow.
Benefits:
- Simply: Will support Israel and the Jewish people’s biggest strength – brainpower.
- Will deepen understanding of multi-dimensional & universal problems that require broad expertise and out-of-the-box thinking.
- Will nurture Israel’s next generation of scientific risk-takers and thought leaders.
- Will reinforce the centrality of the humanities and critical thinking in academia and beyond.
Current Statistics
- 31 interdisciplinary schools
- 400 advanced laboratories
- 11,741 master’s and doctoral students – 42% of total student body
- $263 million in external, competitive research grant funding annually
- TAU ranks 1st in Israel among research universities according to the prestigious QS ranking.
Latest Developments
- TAU, the Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology, and nine municipalities across Israel launched the largest-ever constellation of Israeli nano-satellites – built with the guidance of TAU engineers – into space.
- In collaboration with the Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D), TAU hosted the first-ever annual DefenseTech Summit, bringing together government officials, industry leaders, academic experts, and sponsors to spotlight Israel’s advancements in defense technology.
- The Sieratzki Institute for Advances in Neuroscience was inaugurated, with a view to facilitating new brain science breakthroughs such as novel ways to treat and prevent neurological conditions and the effects of aging.
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