Reichman University Explained

Former Name:	IDC Herzliya (private college; 1994–2021)
Reichman University
Established:	11 May 1994
Type:	Private university (2021–present)
Students:	8,400^[1]
Address:	Ha-Universita Street 8
City:	Herzliya, Israel

Thes W:

801–1000

Reichman University (he|אוניברסיטת רייכמן) is Israel's only private university, located in Herzliya, Tel Aviv District. It was founded in 1994 as the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC Herzliya, he|המרכז הבינתחומי הרצליה) private college, before being rebranded in 2021.

It receives no direct government funding, and in August 2021 became Israel's first private university.^[2]

History

Reichmann University was founded in 1994 by Uriel Reichman as the Israeli private college Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC Herzliya, he|המרכז הבינתחומי הרצליה).^[3]

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.^[4]

In 2009, Alpha Epsilon Pi opened the first college fraternity in Israel at the IDC.^[5]

In 2012, the college attracted controversy for the School of Sustainability being funded by Israel's major polluting companies.^[6]

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.^[7]

The school does not receive direct government funding.

Organization and administration

The university's faculties are:

• Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy^[8]
• 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.^{[9] [10]}

Academics

In its 2022 rankings, Times Higher Education rated the university in the 801–1000th bracket.^[11]

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.^[12]

Notable people

Administration

Key staff include:

• Rafi Melnick, president^[13]
• Uriel Reichman, founder and former president^[14]
• Alex Mintz, provost^[15]
• 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^[16]
• 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^[17]
• Elette Boyle, professor of computer science and director of the Center for Foundations and Applications of Cryptographic Theory^[18]

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^[19]
• Anat Brunstein Klomek, associate professor
• Nadine Baudot-Trajtenberg, faculty member and lecturer at Tiomkin School of Economics^[20]
• Anat Bremler-Barr, professor, Efi Arazi School of Computer Science^[21]
• Keren Barak, faculty member^[22]
• 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,^[23] and the Executive Leadership of the Institute for Policy and Strategy^[24]
• Daniel Rothschild, head of The Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), an Israeli think tank in the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy^{[25] [26]}
• 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^[27]
• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Welcome to Reichman University Facts and Figures About Reichman University . 5 October 2024 . runi.ac.il . Reichman University.
2. Web site: 2 June 2020 . IDC Herzliya to change its name to Reichman University . 2020-06-04 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com.
3. News: Mualem . Mazal . 24 April 2006 . Reichman Leaves Kadima and Politics; 'Olmert Broke Promise Sharon Made' . Haaretz.
4. http://news.walla.co.il/item/384730 Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center: The base that made history, Walla!, 2003-05-08
5. Web site: Country's first college fraternity opens. IDC Herzliya holding initiation ceremony today . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140610083628/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-164993722.html . 2014-06-10.
6. News: Rinat . Zafrir . 28 March 2018 . New Sustainability School at Israeli University to Be Funded by Major Polluting Firms . Haaretz.
7. Web site: 2021-08-17 . IDC Herzliya to become university following state approval . 2021-08-24 . The Times of Israel.
8. Web site: Brochure . portal.idc.ac.il.
9. Web site: School of Communications . 2024-06-16 . www.runi.ac.il.
10. Web site: Yaron featured by Israeli innovation news site . 2024-06-16 . seas.harvard.edu.
11. Web site: IDC Herzliya . 24 February 2020 . Times Higher Education World University Rankings . Times Higher Education.
12. Web site: Herzliya Conference 2023 . 2023-11-11 . www.runi.ac.il.
13. Web site: December 23, 2021 . Prof. Rafi Melnik has been appointed President of Reichman University . 2023-11-01 . Israel Financial Insider.
14. Web site: 2021-08-17 . IDC Herzliya to become university following state approval . The Times of Israel.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. https://www.idc.ac.il/en/pages/faculty.aspx?username=ebialogorsky Prof. Eyal Biyalogorsky
18. Web site: Elette Boyle . 2023-11-11 . cs.idc.ac.il.
19. Web site: Shapira . Jonathan . 2008-05-18 . Cleantech Investing in Israel: Isaac Berzin, Israel's "Green Giant" . 2023-11-11 . Cleantech Investing in Israel.
20. Web site: Dr. Trajtenber Nadine . 2023-11-11 . www.runi.ac.il.
21. Web site: Prof. Anat Bremler-Barr . 2023-11-11 . www.runi.ac.il.
22. https://knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=1019 Keren Barak: Particulars
23. Web site: Shavit Matias - Head of Diplomacy & Conflict Resolution Program . IDC Faculty page.
24. Web site: IPS Executive Leadership . Institute Directorate page, IPS.
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. http://www1.idc.ac.il/Faculty/Eckstein/index.html Zvi Eckstein