Facts about the University

Honorary Doctorates

Tony Blair, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Leon H. Charney, Alan Dershowitz, Rabbi Avraham Elimelech Firer, Joschka Fischer, Alexander Haig, Chaim Herzog, Myra Hiatt Kraft,

Henry A. Kissinger, Mary Main, Sami Michael, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin, Andres Fogh Rasmussen, Johannes Rau, Lily Safra, Helmut Schmidt, Harry Sessler, Donna E. Shalala, Isaac Stern, Alfred Tauber, Ted Turner, Liv Ulmann, Cyrus Vance, and others.

The University of Haifa Library

Holding the second largest collection in Israel, the University Library comprises over two million books and electronic research tools. Every year, the collection increases by approximately 40,000 titles.

Our Green Campus

In 2008, the University received certification from the Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection as a ”Green Campus” to strengthen its green and environmental status, to promote the conservation of precious resources, and to bring about an improvement in process efficiency

Campus area: 197 acres (8,611,000 sq. feet)

Built area: 2,102,000 sq. feet -13 buildings, including the new Hatter Student Building

Under construction: 48,400 sq. feet - new Library wing

Total 2010-2011 Budget

$197 million

61% Government allocations

29% Tuition

2% Donations

8% Other

2010/2011 University Community

18,413 students

Ph.D.: 1,170

M.A: 7,081

B.A: 8,687

Diploma: 235

Non-academic Degree: 1,240

Faculty: 1,188 tenure track

Administrative staff: 738

 

Distribution of Students by Faculty
5, 732 Social Sciences
4,956 Humanities
4,314 Social Welfare and Health Sciences
1,933 Education
1,185 Law
626 Natural Sciences
489 Graduate School of Management

Programs and Degrees

Degrees offered: Bachelor's (B.A.), Master's (M.A.), Doctoral (Ph.D.), and Diploma

Special Programs (partial listing)

• Programs in cooperation with the Israel Defense Forces: M.A. program for senior IDF officers;
• B.A. for the Intelligence Corps; B.A. for Naval officers; B.A. for the Tactical Command Academy;
• Leadership programs (graduate) for Jews and Arabs in business, education ,and political science;
• Social work, nursing, and occupational therapy studies for the ultra-religious community;
• International School for international students to study on a non-degree basis for a summer, semester, or full academic year;
• Pre-Academic Unit to prepare University candidates to achieve the necessary criteria for admission to the University;
• 6 Faculties plus the Graduate School of Management, 56 Departments, and 68 Research Centers and Institutes

 

Academic and Research Faculties

The University comprises six faculties and 56 departments: Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences and Science Education, Law, Social Welfare and Health Studies, and Education; and five Schools: Business Administration, Social Work, History, Public Health, and Political Sciences.

Innovative and cutting edge research is concentrated in 68 Research Centers and Institutes (partial listing), including study of psychological stress, information processing and decision-making, evolution, the Holocaust; maritime studies, natural and environmental resources, shipping and aviation, Research facilities include: the Jewish-Arab Center, Herzl Institute for the Study of Zionism and Israel, Study of Crime, Law, and Society, Study of Pilgrimage, Tourism and Recreation; Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Emotions; International Brain and Behavior Research Center; Center for Democratic Studies; Center for Law and Technology; Center for Research of Education for Peace; and the Center for National Security Studies and Geostrategy.