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Ranked 40th in Social Sciences among the world’s 500 top universities, by China’s Shanghai Jiao University, the Faculty of Social Sciences encompasses a broad variety of disciplines and approaches in its ten main constituent academic units. Its numerous multidisciplinary research centers foster collaborative research internally and with scholars and institutions abroad.
GLOCAL
An innovative MA program in international community development, GLOCAL (Global/Local) Community-Development Studies, was launched in 2011. This program, taught in English and designed to impart expertise in fields relevant to the development of local communities in impoverished regions, is expected to answer a growing need for enhancing the work of organizations committed to narrowing the gap between the "haves" and the "have-nots" worldwide. The first academic program offering such international development training in Israel, studies focus on understanding international NGOs, and provide theoretical as well as practical knowledge for working with communities across the globe. In addition to academic study, students will participate in semester-long internships abroad with international NGOs. The program is expected to double its enrollment this year. Read more about the GLOCAL program (article from the fall 2011 AFHU News) and on the Federmann School of Public Policy and Government page on this website.
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In the News: Hebrew University professors from various schools and departments within the Faculty of Social Sciences are frequently quoted in mainstream media.
Ambassador Efraim Halevy, Head of the Center for Strategic and Policy Studies at Hebrew University writes "How Abbas’s U.N. Gambit Empowered Hamas" - The New Republic, September 23, 2011
"British architect Norman Foster to design new Hebrew U. brain center" - Haaretz.com, September 22, 2011
Professor Gadi Wolfsfeld is quoted in "Israel’s New Labor Leader Faces a Party in Decline" - The New York Times, September 22, 2011
Professor Yitzhak Reiter provides commentary on the East Jerusalem Arabs' views of the Palestinian statehood bid in the UN in the article "Arabs in East Jerusalem Conflicted About Palestinian State" - USA Today - September 19, 2011
Economics Professor Omer Moav quoted in "Cottage Cheese Becomes Symbol of Israeli Frustration With Rising Food Prices" - JTA, June 20, 2011
"Israeli academic says flotilla crisis could have been prevented" - The Los Angeles Times, June 3, 2010 (print edition)
"In Bid to Quell Anger Over Raid, Israel Frees Detainees" - The New York Times, June 3, 2010
"Sinking Turkey-Israel Relations" - The Jerusalem Post, June 1, 2010
"Israel's Counter-Terrorism Bureau: Avoid Turkey" - CBN.com/CBNNews, May 31, 2010
"Bright Flight" - The Jewish Week, May 12, 2010
"Israel Admitted to OECD in Key Diplomatic Victory" - Associated Press, May 11, 2010
"Volcanic Ash May Weigh on European Economy"- The New York Times, April 18, 2010
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