Check out what one of our alumni had to say about his experience in Jerusalem! For three months I studied at the Masa Israel-accredited Hebrew University in Jerusalem, doing a semester exchange during my third year of law school at the University of Windsor. From the time I first learned about the opportunity to spend [...]

As we embark on a new year, we would like to take this opportunity to reflect on some of the major accomplishments at the Hebrew University from 2011. Click each story to learn more. The Hebrew University’s Institute for Medical Research Israel Canada (IMRIC) IMRIC researchers win Canada Gairdner International Medical Science Award Hebrew U [...]

Currently studying at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on her junior year abroad, Toronto native Jordana Skurka is used to learning in far-flung places. Her home college is Dalhousie University, located in the port city of Halifax on the small Canadian island province of Nova Scotia. So what’s a nice Jewish girl doing there? For [...]

Atidim, the ambitious Hebrew University program aimed at training young Israeli’s interested in bringing a change to their society, visited Toronto at the end of July to participate in a “mini-semester abroad”. The trip’s purpose was to educate the group on Israeli and international public sector dilemnas and approaches. Supported in part by Dr. Ralph [...]

Written by Rosa Stall A number of young people from around the world, including Canada, spent time in Israel on Masa Israel programs. This is the third in a series of stories as told by some of the Canadian participants. “Why would you ever choose Jerusalem over Tel Aviv?” a representative asked me at McGill’s [...]

The Hebrew University’s 74th annual Board of Governors meeting and Presidential Conference took place in June. Almost 320 Hebrew University governors and friends from abroad attended. Mazel Tov to our outstanding Canadian donors who received the following honours: Toronto’s Jeannie Tanenbaum – Wall of Trustees; Montrealers Morrie and Diane Cohen and Mitzie and Mel Dobrin [...]

This year the Rothberg International School has begun promoting programs to students that offer a focus in various arts programs. The goal of these programs is to attract a range of  students who are following an arts-based track of study at their home university to the Hebrew University so that they too can have the amazing [...]

Hebrew U welcomes 12 displaced US students from Egypt. Check out this fascinating video.

Rick Hansen raised his hands in victory when crossing the Allenby bridge from Jordan to the West Bank, this Wednesday. And for good reason. Rick is Canada’s leading advocate for spinal cord injury research, and Hebrew University has arguably the world’s best resources for  medical research. Together they signed an agreement on December 1,2010 -  [...]

Most humans are deeply impacted by changes in our daily schedules. Take for instance the time it takes  shift workers to get used to their schedule, and the effects of sleep deprivation for new parents. Disturbance of the biological clock – the circadian rhythm – can also contribute to mood disorders (ask any new parent [...]