Tel Aviv University, in Ramat Aviv, is ideally located a short bus ride away from the cultural, intellectual, and business centers of Tel Aviv. Hebrew University, about 500. Each of the universities in Israel has an Office of Overseas Students. These offices are staffed with qualified personnel who attend to the special needs of our students. The staff members serve as liaisons between the students in Israel and the Office of International Education at the University at Albany.
Assistants also live in residence halls and arrange group activities.
However, students who can read, understand, speak, and write Hebrew fluently may take some courses in the regular university program at all sites. Qualified students may also enroll in language courses and may be able to arrange for independent study with English speaking faculty at most sites. The Ulpan, an intensive Hebrew language pre-session course, is required at most sites. Ben-Gurion University's program offers courses in several areas including Israel studies, desert studies, human resettlement, health and social welfare in the community, and Hebrew language. Ben-Gurion also offers students the opportunity to conduct independent research with faculty, participate on internships in the Negev community, participate on a kibbutz, and be involved in an archaeological dig.