University of Haifa

The University of Haifa (Hebrew: אוניברסיטת חיפה‎) is a university in Haifa, Israel. About 16,500 undergraduate and graduate students study in the university a wide variety of topics, specializing in social sciences, humanities, law and education. The University is broadly divided into six Faculties: Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Science and Science Education, Social Welfare and Health Studies, and Education. There is also the Graduate School... more

The University of Haifa (Hebrew: אוניברסיטת חיפה‎) is a university in Haifa, Israel. About 16,500 undergraduate and graduate students study in the university a wide variety of topics, specializing in social sciences, humanities, law and education. The University is broadly divided into six Faculties: Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Science and Science Education, Social Welfare and Health Studies, and Education. There is also the Graduate School of Business. Beyond the objective of a first-rate higher education, the University of Haifa aims to provide equal educational opportunities to all sectors of the society, and in particular to encourage mutual understanding and cooperation between the Jewish and Arab populations on and off campus. The 2005 appointment of Prof. Majid Al-Haj of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, to the position of Dean of Research, one of the most important positions in the university, is an example of this commitment. The University of Haifa is home... less