Claim: Haifa is home to the University of Haifa which opened in 1929.
Evidence: Two respected academic institutions , the University of Haifa and the Technion , are located in Haifa , in addition to the largest k-12 school in Israel , the Hebrew Reali School.
The university was founded in 1963 by the mayor of its host city , Abba Hushi , to operate under the academic auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.