Why TAU?
Tel Aviv University (TAU) is Israel’s largest and most comprehensive institution of higher learning; it is home to over 30,000 students studying in 9 faculties and over 125 schools and departments across the spectrum of sciences, humanities and the arts.
Situated in Tel Aviv, Israel’s cultural, financial and technological capital, TAU shares the city’s unshakable spirit of openness and innovation – and boasts a campus life as dynamic and pluralistic as the metropolis itself. Tel Aviv the city and Tel Aviv the university are one and the same – a thriving Mediterranean center of diversity and discovery.
The Lowy International School
Every year, Tel Aviv University hosts thousands of international students studying in English through The Lowy International School.
The school provides students with the choice of more than 60 academic programs that range from a semester, summer or year abroad to full degrees at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels as well as PhD and Post-Doctoral programs. All these programs are designed specifically for international students by The Lowy International School.
ELI GAP YEAR PROGRAM
The Exploration, Leadership and Innovation (ELI) program – a groundbreaking leadership gap-year initiative aimed at empowering Jewish youth worldwide. Spearheaded by esteemed diplomat, entrepreneur, and academic Dr. Ronen Hoffman, ELI revolutionizes the traditional gap-year experience by offering a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum infused with Jewish identity and engagement with Israel’s vibrant culture.
The program offers academic for-credit classes across diverse fields including Israel and the Middle East, Jewish Peoplehood, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Environment and Sustainability, Science and Human Thought. Classroom instruction is combined with immersive experiences, mentorship with Israeli public figures, service-learning projects, Hebrew language instruction and extracurricular activities.
For the ELI Gap Year program exceptional candidates will have the opportunity to secure merit-based scholarships. ELI students may also be eligible for MASA Israel Journey Grants.
- Scholarship support for students undertaking fee-paying courses at TAU – students wishing to attend or have been accepted for full fee paying courses at TAU, are eligible to apply for scholarship support. The support varies based on the duration of the course and its fees and will be assessed on an individual basis.
- Exchange Student Assistance – for students enrolled at Australian universities undertaking exchange semesters at TAU.
