האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים

College & Education

Asia, Palestine, Jerusalem

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Hebrew: האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים‎, (ha-Universita ha-Ivrit B'irushalayim); Arabic: الجامعة العبرية في القدس‎ (al-Ǧāmiʻah al-ʻIbriyyah fil-Quds); abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's 2nd-oldest University, after the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The First Board of Governors included Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Martin Buber, and Chaim Weizmann. Four of Israel's prime ministers are alumni of the Hebrew University. In the last decade, seven graduates of the University received the Nobel Prize and the Fields Medal. In the Academic Ranking of World Universities index, Hebrew University is the top university in Israel and among the world's 100 top universities. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J. Safra Givat Ram campus. In 2010, The Scientist ranked the Hebrew University 5th in the international category of Best Places to Work in Academia.