Academic Writing Workshop, September 19, 2008 - Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv

10.00-12.00 p.m.

 

The EducationUSA center is conducting it's annual Academic Writing Workshop.

 

The workshop will be conducted by Professor Bennett Kravitz from University of Haifa and will focus on the following topics:

 

• importance of personal statements in the admission process;
• understanding the essay questions;
• rules of writing;
• the importance between the Personal Statement and the Statement of Purpose;
• special points which should be emphasized in the statements.

 

The workshop will take place on September 19, 2008 at 10.00 a.m. at the Carlton Hotel, 10 Eliezer Perry street, Tel Aviv.

 

The workshop is free to all EducationUSA members.

Entrance charge to the workshop and information package for non-members is NIS 100.00

 

For further information and registration to the workshop, please call:

03-5172131 Extension 200. 

 

MBA Fair - September 11-12th 2008, Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv

 

USIEF will hold it's 4th annual MBA fair on September 11-12, 2008 at the Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv.

 

Seventeen of the leading U.S. business schools will take part in the fair. This is a great opportunity for prospective students to speak to admission representatives, current MBA students, and recently graduated alumni, as well as hear presentations on each school.

 

In addition, interesting business panels will take place during the two days of the fair.

 

Entrance is free for all participants.

 

For further information and pre-registration, please click here.

Special Preparatory English Course for Arab students

July 28, 2008 Neve Yosef Community Center, Haifa

 

Sixteen students were selected and took part in the opening of the Special English Course for Arab students who are interested in improving their English language skills and gaing admission to graduate programs of study in the U.S.

The course consists of 272 academic hours at the end of which students will be ready to take the TOEFL and GRE examinations.

     

Fulbright alumna Professor Gabriela Shalev appointed Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations

July 20, 2008

 

On July 20, 2008 the Government of Israel approved Professor Gabriela Shalev's appointment as Israel's new Ambassador to the United Nations.

 

Professor Gabriela Shalev received her doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She received a Fulbright post-doctoral award in 1974 to conduct research at Harvard University.  Her research interests include contract law, comparative contract law, government contracts, and law and literature.

 

For 38 years Professor Shalev was a member of the academic staff of the Hebrew University’s Faculty of Law, and was the first incumbent of the Faculty’s Lawrence D. Biele Chair in Contract Law (1990).  She has held many other positions, as well, among them: Academic President (Rector) of Ono Academic College;  Chairperson of the Ministry of Justice’s Fund for Promotion of Law; Legal Editor of the new edition of The Hebrew Encyclopedia; Member of the Standard Contracts Tribunal; and  Member of the Codification in Civil Law Committee.

 

Introductory presentation on undergraduate studies at Vanderbilt University

June 13, 2008

 

The presentation was geared to students interested in undergraduate study in the U.S.

 

Over forty-five students heard an overview by the Dean of Admissions on the following subjects: Academics, student life, residence halls, internships, admissions, and scholarships.

 

Vanderbilt University, in cooperation with Delek Corporation, is offering  two full scholarships for qualified students in any chosen field of study. 

 

Vanderbilt University is ranked in the top 20 among national universities by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized as one of 25 "New Ivies" by Newsweek magazine.  

 

Pre-Departure Orientation

June 12, 2008 - Center for Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv

 

One hundred and twenty students took part in the orientation, which was designed to meet the needs of Israelis who will begin studies in the United States in the 2008/2009 academic year.

 

The day's program featured a distinguished panel of guest speakers who discussed issues such as academic and cultural adaptation, daily living in the U.S., finances, health insurance, and visa regulations.

 

Lectures by American Distinguished Chair Fellows

May 28, 2008 - Hebrew University, Mt. Scopus campus; May 15, 2008 - Technion

  

On May 28, Professor Robert (KC) Johnson of Brooklyn College, City University of New York, the 2007/2008 Fulbright Distinguished Chair Fellow in the Humanities and Social Sciences, spoke at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on "LBJ and U.S. Diplomacy of the Six Day War: The Secret Presidential Recordings".  Professor Johnson's lecture took place under the auspices of the Swiss Center for Conflict Resolution, headed by Fulbright alumnus Professor Yaacov Bar Siman Tov.

 

During the course of the 2008/2009 academic year Professor Johnson was the guest of the Faculty of Humanities of Tel Aviv University.  He taught courses on American politics and foreign policy, and gave special talks on topics in these fields at the University and at other universities and colleges around the country.  In addition, Professor Johnson worked on completion of a book on US Cold War foreign policy, which is to be published by Cambridge University Press. 

 

On May 15, Professor Gary Eden of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the 2007/2008 Fulbright Distinguished Chair Fellow in the Natural Sciences and Engineering, delivered his Distinguished Chair lecture on the topic: "Probing Fundamental Atomic & Molecular Processes by Femtosecond Lasers: Window onto Dipole-Dipole Interactions and Molecular Dissociation".

 

During the Spring 2008 semester Professor Eden was hosted by the Technion's Physics Department.  His visit was devoted to teaching and research in the fields of plasma devices and femtosecond optical physics. 

 

Introductory presentation on graduate studies in the United States

April 3, 2008 - College of Management, Rishon LeZion Campus

 

The presentation was geared to students interested in graduate studies in the U.S.

 

Over fifty students heard an overiview which covered admission criteria for graduate level study, admission tests, costs, scholarships and visa regulations.

 

Introductory presentation on graduate studies in the United States

March 18, 2008 - Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva

 

The presentation was geared to students interested in graduate studies in the U.S.

 

Over forty students heard an overview which covered admission criteria for graduate level study, admission tests, costs, scholarships and visa regulations.

 

Introductory presentation on graduate studies in the United States

March 11, 2008 - Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 

 

The presentation was geared to students interested in graduate studies in the U.S.

 

Over fifty students heard an overview which covered admission criteria for graduate study, admission tests, costs, scholarships and visa regulations.

 

 

Introductory presentation for Arab students on graduate studies in the United States

February 20, 2008 - University of Haifa 

 

The presentation was geared to students interested in graduate studies in the U.S.

 

Students heard an overview which covered admission criteria for graduate level study, admission tests, costs, scholarships and visa regulations.

 

Introductory presentation on graduate studies in the United States

January 29, 2008 - Technion, Haifa

 

The presentation was geared to students in MA, MBA, or PhD studies in the United States.

 

Students heard an overview which covered admission criteria for graduate level study, admission tests, costs, scholarships, and visa regulations.

 

Introductory presentation on graduate studies in the United States

January 16, 2008 - Hebrew University, Har Hazofim

 

The presentation was geared to students interested in MA, MBA, or PhD studies in the United States.

 

Forty six students attended. They heard an overview whcih covered admission criteria for graduate level study, admission tests, costs, scholarships, and visa regulations.

 

Privatization in Higher Education

January 7-8, 2008 - Neaman Institute, Technion, Haifa

 

Developments in the Israeli higher education system over the past 15 years have created a situation of growing demand for higher education, which cannot be met by limited public sector budgets.  These conditions provide an opportunity for private providers of higher education to increase their share of the education "market". The symposium on "Privatization in Higher Education" provided leading provided a forum in which leading experts from Israel, the United States, Europe, Turkey, and India could discuss this situation and the policy challenges which it creates. 

 

The symposium was been organized by the Samuel Neaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology, the Bashaar-Academic Community for Israeli Society, the Azrieli Center for Economic Policy (ACEP), Department of Economics,  Bar-Ilan University and the United States – Israel Educational Foundation, with the participation of the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities.

 

The symposium was a spin-off of the activity of the Higher Education Forum, sponsored by Bashaar, the Neaman Institute and USIEF.  The Forum has convened on a regular basis for the past two years, promoting dialogue on higher education policy issues between leading figures from Israel's research universities and its academic colleges.

 

The symposium program is available on the Neaman Institute website.  A special background paper, prepared by Fulbright alumnus Gury Zilcha, is also available on the Institute website.

 

Undergraduate Studies Fair

December 28, 2007 - Tel Aviv Exhibition Grounds

 

The United States-Israel Educational Foundation, together with Nirshamim and the Commercial Service of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, held Israel's first Undergraduate Studies Fair.  Six hundred and  twelve  prospective students attended the fair.

 

Over twenty leading undergraduate schools were represented at the Fair by currently-enrolled Israeli students and Israeli alumni.

 

The Fair  featured the following presentations:

 

• panel discussion on Boston-area schools;
• panel discussion on New York-area schools;
• admissions presentation;
• sport scholarship presentation;
• TOEFL/SAT workshop:
• visa Information presentation:

  

MBA Interview Workshop

December 21, 2007

 

Twenty five students took part in an MBA preparatory Interview Workshop which was conducted by an admissions interviewer for Columbia Business School.

 

The following topics were discussed:

 

• What do admissions committees look for in an interview process?
• How to present yourself effectively in an interview
• Do's and Dont's of admission interviews.

  

Introductory presentation on graduate studies in the United States

December 12, 2007 - Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya

 

The presentation was geared to students interested in MA, MBa or PhD studies in the United States.

 

Fifty students attended. They heard an overview which covered admission criteria for graduate level study, admission tests, costs, scholarships and visa regulations. 

 

Undergraduate Writing Workshop

November 16, 2007

 

Sixteen students took part in an undergraduate writing workshop, whose purpose was to focus on improving the student's writing skills and thus enabling them to write powerful admission essays.

 

The workshop was conducted by professional tutors in the field of essay writing.

 

Fulbright alumni assist in the launch of Azrieli Foundation Fellows Program

November 8, 2007 - Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv

  

At a ceremony held in the Azrieli Center in Tel Aviv, the Azrieli Foundation announced the first grant recipients of the new Azrieli Fellows Program.   Fulbright alumni were members of two of the Program's three academic review committees.  Professor Uri Banin of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1994 Post-Doctoral Fellow; Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory) served on the Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences Committee, while Professor Gavriel Salomon (1966 Doctoral Fellow; Stanford University) was a member of the Education Committee.   In addition, the featured speaker at the awards ceremony was Fulbright alumna, Minister of Education Yuli Tamir (1994 Junior Faculty Fellow; Princeton University).

 

The Azrieli Foundation is a Canadian philanthropic organization, established by real estate entrepreneur David J. Azrieli.   The objective of the Foundation's new Fellows Program is to promote excellence and leadership in graduate studies at Israeli universities.

 

Fulbright alumnus Dr. Hossam Haick wins Binational Science Foundation
Bergmann Memorial Award

November 2007

 

Dr. Hossam Haick has been selected as one of the recipients of the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation's Bergmann Memorial Awards.

 

The Binational Science Foundation (BSF) promotes mutually beneficial scientific and technological cooperation between the USand Israel by funding research projects, based on active collaboration between American and Israeli scientists.  BSF's Bergmann Awards are special supplemental grants awarded to young scientists, recipients of new BSF research grants, whose research projects are judged to be of exceptional merit.

 

Dr. Haick and his American partner, Professor Raymond Tung of Brookly College, City University of New York, will receive BSF funding for their project on "Electron transport through conductor/molecular film/semiconductor".  The project will study metal-molecule-semiconductor junctions and contacts with emphasis on understanding the role of pinhole defects.

 

Dr. Haick, Senior Lecturer in the Technion's Department of Chemical Engineering, received a Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the United States-Israel Educational Foundation in 2004 in support of research at the California Institute of Technology.

 

UCLA Anderson School of Management MBA Information Session  

October 30th, 2007

 

15 students attended an MBA program information evening which featured a panel discussion with UCLA Anderson alumni and presentation by an admissions representative.

 

Academic Writing Workshop

October 12, 2007 - ZOA House

 

Sixty-nine students took part in the Academic Writing Workshop which focused on the importance of essays in the admission process for students applying to M.A. and Ph.D. degrees.

 

The workshop was conducted by Professor Bennett Kravitz from University of Haifa and discussed the following topics:

 

• importance of personal statements in the admission process;
• the difference between the Personal Statement and the Statement of Purpose;
• special points which Israeli students should emphasize in their statements.  

    

Hassan Al Haj wins Fulbright Science and Technolgy Award

16 October, 2007

 

Israel is once again represented in the panel of program fellows selected to receive the new Fulbright Science and Technology Award.

 

Hassan Al Haj, a research student at the Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation Institute for Interdisciplinary Applications of Computer Sciences at the University of Haifa, was selected as one of the winners in the second round of the Science and Technology Award competition.  Mr. Al Haj, who plans to conduct thesis research on the topic of natural language processing, is one of forty successful candidates out of more than 100 from countries around the world who competed for this award.

 

Science and Technology Fellowships, funded by the Department of State, cover in full the cost of Fellows' first three years of study towards a doctoral degree at an American university.

 

In 2007, Ms. Limor Bursztyn, a biomedical engineering student from Tel Aviv University, received a fellowship in the first round of competition for the Fulbright Science and Technology Award.  She is now a doctoral candidate at Stanford University.

 

Fulbright alumnus Dr. Michael Graber receives Outstanding Service Award at
anniversary celebrations of the Montreal Protocol for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

September 16, 2007 - Montreal, Canada

 

On the 20th Aniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, celebrated in Montreal on 16 September 2007,  Fulbright alumnus Dr. Michael Graber was presented with the Montreal Protocol Outstanding Service Award. 

 

During the period 1996-2004, Dr. Graber served as the Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Environmental Program's Ozone Secretariat.

 

Dr. Graber earned his PhD in Atmospheric Science from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1976, and in the same year was awarded a Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship in support of research to be carried out at the Department of Environmental Protection of the State of New Jersey.  

 

MBA Writing Workshop

September 7, 2007 - Sheraton Tel Aviv Hotel

 

Forty-one students took part in the MBA writing workshop which focused on the importance of essays in the MBA admission process. 

 

The workshop was conducted by professional tutors and other service providers who discussed the following topics:

 

• strategic planning of MBA applications and program selection;
• understanding the essay questions posed by universities such as Stanford, Wharton, Kellogg and Harvard.  

  

Fulbright alumni named in TheMarker’s “Most Influential” issue

September 2007

 

A number of Fulbright alumni were named in The Marker’s annual “most influential issue:

 

The situation of Dr. Yoram Turbowicz (1987 Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University), the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, was discussed in a special item appended to the article on Prime Minister Olmert.

 

Dr. Basel Ghattas (2000 Humphrey Fellow, University of Maryland, College Park) was named one of seven leading figures in the NGO sector, in recognition of his role as head of The Galilee Society, one the largest and most influential Arab voluntary organizations in Israel.  Dr. Gattas was also one of the founders of Adala-The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel and of Itige’a, the roof organization of Arab NGO’s, where he served as Chairman and Board Member for many years.

 

Att. Idit Reiter (1999 Environment Fellow, George Washington University) was named as one of seven influential figures in the field of environment.  Reiter, a specialist in environmental law, provides legal advice to many leading industrial firms, hoping “to demonstrate to them that environmental activity not only lessens the danger that they will be the focus of legal processes, but also serves their purely business interests.”

 

Dr. Ornit Raz (2004 Post-Doctoral Fellow, MIT), the recently appointed Director General of the Israel Bio-Organic Agriculture Association, was termed “worth watching” in the section on promising young marketing excecutives.

   

Technion President's Report notes Fulbright alumni's appointments, awards

Fall 2007

 

The Technion President's Report for 2007 noted the following appointments and awards received by Fulbright Program alumni:

 

Distinguished Professsor Aaron Ciechanover of the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine (1981 Post-Doctoral Fellow; MIT) was appointed a Member of the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences.  Professor Ciechanover was also named a foreign associate of the American National Academy of Sciences. 

 

Dr. Hossam Haick (2004 Post-Doctoral Fellow; California Institute of Technology) was appointed Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering and was also named a Horev Fellow.

 

Dr. Avner Rothschild (2003 Post-Doctoral Fellow; MIT) was appointed Senior Lecturer in the Department of Materials Engineering and was also named a Horev Fellow.

 

Dr. Yariv Kafri of the Faculty of Physics (2002 Post-Doctoral Fellow; Harvard) was awarded an Alon Fellowship by the Council for Higher Education and was also named a Landau Fellow.

 

For items from the period prior to September 2007, click here.

 

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