Reichman University Explained

Former Name:	IDC Herzliya (private college; 1994–2021)
Reichman University
Established:	11 May 1994
Type:	Private university (2021–present)
Address:	Ha-Universita Street 8
City:	Herzliya, Israel

Thes W:

801–1000

Reichman University (Hebrew: אוניברסיטת רייכמן) is Israel's only private university, located in Herzliya, Tel Aviv District. It was founded in 1994 as the IDC Herzliya private college, before being rebranded in 2021.

It receives no direct government funding, and in August 2021 became Israel's first private university.^[1]

History

Reichmann University was founded in 1994 by Uriel Reichman as the Israeli private college Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC Herzliya, Hebrew: המרכז הבינתחומי הרצליה).^[2]

The campus is located in the city of Herzliya, Israel, six miles north of the city Tel Aviv, on the grounds of a former Israeli Air Force base. It served the first squadron of the air force for three months in the War of Independence.^[3]

In 2009, Alpha Epsilon Pi opened the first college fraternity in Israel at the IDC.^[4]

In 2012, the college attracted controversy for the School of Sustainability being funded by Israel's major polluting companies.^[5]

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.^[6]

The school does not receive direct government funding.^[1]

Organization and administration

The university's faculties are:

• Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy^[7]
• 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
• Harry Radzyner Law School
• School of Sustainability

NoCamels

Reichman university through the Samy Ofer school of communications sponsors NoCamels, an Israeli online website that publishes stories on Israeli innovation, technology and science.^{[8] [9]}

Academics

In its 2022 rankings, Times Higher Education rated the university in the 801–1000th bracket.^[10]

Herzliya Conference

See main article: Herzliya Conference.

The Herzliya Conference is a forum for policy speeches which is hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center at Herzliya.^[11]

Notable people

Administration

Key staff include:

• Rafi Melnick, president^[12]
• Uriel Reichman, founder and former president^[13]
• Alex Mintz, provost^[14]
• Amnon Rubinstein, board chair
• Zvi Eckstein, dean of the School of Economics and School of Business
• Boaz Ganor, dean of the School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy
• Yossi Maaravi, dean of the Adelson School of Entrepreneurship^[15]
• Uzi Arad, founding director of the Institute for Policy and Strategy
• Eyal Biyalogorsky, professor of marketing and deputy dean at the Arison School of Business^[16]
• Elette Boyle, professor of computer science and director of the Center for Foundations and Applications of Cryptographic Theory^[17]

Notable staff

• Barak Libai, professor of marketing at the Arison School of Business
• Aharon Barak, law professor at master's degree program for Commercial Law
• Yair Galily, a senior researcher at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) of the Sammy Ofer School of Communications
• Isaac Berzin, senior faculty member^[18]
• Anat Brunstein Klomek, associate professor
• Nadine Baudot-Trajtenberg, faculty member and lecturer at Tiomkin School of Economics^[19]
• Anat Bremler-Barr, professor, Efi Arazi School of Computer Science^[20]
• Keren Barak, faculty member^[21]
• Anat Berko, lecturer at the Lauder School of Government
• Tal Ben-Shahar
• Ron Malka, former economics lecturer
• Shavit Matias, head of the Program on Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution,^[22] and the Executive Leadership of the Institute for Policy and Strategy^[23]
• Daniel Rothschild, head of The Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), an Israeli Think Tank in the Lauder school of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy^{[24] [25]}
• Alan Dershowitz
• Michael C. Dorf
• Zvi Eckstein, a full professor, dean of the Arison School of Business, dean and founder of the Tiomkin School of Economics^[26]
• Boaz Ganor, former dean of the Lauder School of Government and Diplomacy

Notable alumni

• Gal Gadot (born 1985), actress and model
• Sagi Muki (born 1992), Olympian and world champion judoka
• Yair Netanyahu (born 1991), podcaster
• Matan Roditi (born 1998), Olympic marathon swimmer

See also

• Education in Israel
• NoCamels

Notes and References

1. Web site: IDC Herzliya to change its name to Reichman University. 2020-06-04. The Jerusalem Post JPost.com. 2 June 2020 .
2. News: Reichman Leaves Kadima and Politics; 'Olmert Broke Promise Sharon Made'. Mazal. Mualem. 24 April 2006. Haaretz.
3. http://news.walla.co.il/item/384730 Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center: The base that made history, Walla!, 2003-05-08
4. Web site: Country's first college fraternity opens. IDC Herzliya holding initiation ceremony today. https://web.archive.org/web/20140610083628/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-164993722.html. dead. 2014-06-10.
5. News: New Sustainability School at Israeli University to Be Funded by Major Polluting Firms. Zafrir. Rinat. 28 March 2018. Haaretz.
6. Web site: IDC Herzliya to become university following state approval . The Times of Israel . 2021-08-17 . 2021-08-24.
7. Web site: Brochure . portal.idc.ac.il.
8. Web site: https://www.runi.ac.il/en/schools/communications . 2024-06-16 . www.runi.ac.il.
9. Web site: Yaron featured by Israeli innovation news site . 2024-06-16 . seas.harvard.edu.
10. Web site: IDC Herzliya . 24 February 2020 . Times Higher Education World University Rankings . Times Higher Education.
11. Web site: Herzliya Conference 2023 . 2023-11-11 . www.runi.ac.il.
12. Web site: December 23, 2021 . Prof. Rafi Melnik has been appointed President of Reichman University . 2023-11-01 . Israel Financial Insider.
13. Web site: 2021-08-17 . IDC Herzliya to become university following state approval . .
14. Web site: Prof. Alex Mintz was appointed Provost; Prof. Ariel Shamir was appointed Dean of Efi Arazi School of Computer Science. www.idc.ac.il.
15. Web site: July 2021 . Congratulations to IDC Herzliya's outstanding researchers and lecturers on their achievemnts in 2019 . 2023-11-11 . www.runi.ac.il.
16. https://www.idc.ac.il/en/pages/faculty.aspx?username=ebialogorsky Prof. Eyal Biyalogorsky
17. Web site: Elette Boyle . 2023-11-11 . cs.idc.ac.il.
18. Web site: Shapira . Jonathan . 2008-05-18 . Cleantech Investing in Israel: Isaac Berzin, Israel's "Green Giant" . 2023-11-11 . Cleantech Investing in Israel.
19. Web site: Dr. Trajtenber Nadine . 2023-11-11 . www.runi.ac.il.
20. Web site: Prof. Anat Bremler-Barr . 2023-11-11 . www.runi.ac.il.
21. https://knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=1019 Keren Barak: Particulars
22. Web site: Shavit Matias - Head of Diplomacy & Conflict Resolution Program . IDC Faculty page.
23. Web site: IPS Executive Leadership . Institute Directorate page, IPS.
24. Web site: Danny Rothschild . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611192801/https://www.weforum.org/people/danny-rothschild . 2023-06-11 . 2023-06-11 . . en.
25. Web site: 2010-02-01 . The Interview - Major General (res.) Danny Rothschild, Director of the Institute for Policy and Strategy . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611193749/https://www.france24.com/en/20100201-major-general-res-danny-rothschild-director-institute-policy-strategy . 2023-06-11 . 2023-06-11 . . en.
26. http://www1.idc.ac.il/Faculty/Eckstein/index.html Zvi Eckstein