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C H A P T E R O N E THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM This chapter lists the various Faculties, Department, Libraries, and other units on the campuses of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Adviser’s Office The Adviser’s Office is located on the Mount Scopus Campus in the Sherman Administration Building, First Floor, Room 401. Please make sure to make an appointment with us as soon as possible after your arrival. Our office is responsible for the absorption of all new faculty (including immigrants) and visiting faculty at the Hebrew University. The Office also helps visitors prior to their arrival by providing information regarding visa, housing, school for children, the terms of the appointment, etc. Once in Israel, the Adviser’s Office will keep you posted about the social and cultural activities it organizes or which it co-sponsors. Circulars and invitations will be sent to you periodically at your department. For urgent matters, please contact the Adviser’s Office via fax, telephone or e-mail rather than by airmail. Also, please send the Office your fax number and/or e-mail address so that we can facilitate communication with you. Our address is: Adviser to New and Visiting Faculty Office of the Academic Secretary The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Mount Scopus 91905 Jerusalem ISRAEL Tel: 972-2-5882902 or 5882924 (within the University, dial 82902 or 82924) Fax: 972-02 5883021 E-mail: mariannab@savion.huji.ac.il or sheilab@savion.huji.ac.il
Introduction to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem The foundation stone of the University was laid on Mount Scopus in 1918 and the institution was opened on April 1, 1925, initially serving as a research center. A teaching program was started in 1928, and for the next 20 years the University enjoyed steady growth. However, in 1948, access to Mount Scopus was cut off by fighting in the War of Independence, although the campus remained in Israeli hands. As a consequence, the University developed other centers of scholarship and research, at Givat Ram and Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, and in Rehovot (where the School of Agriculture had opened in 1942). With the reunification of Jerusalem in June, 1967, rehabilitation of the campus began. Faculties and institutes that had previously operated on the campus returned; a major building and development program was launched to meet the University’s needs, which by then had expanded considerably. The opening of the academic year in the Fall of 1981 marked the official return of the Hebrew University to its original home. Since its founding, the University has granted over 100,000 degrees. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is a teaching and research institution with a threefold aim: to help Israel build its national culture and hasten its social and economic development by training the country’s scientific and professional human resources; to serve the Jewish people as a center for Jewish scholarship and Hebrew culture; and to further the cause of human progress throughout the world. The University is managed by six central authorities, both administrative and academic: 1. The Board of Governors, the supreme authority that supervises the management of the University and its assets, in line with the University’s constitution. 2. The Executive Committee, responsible for implementing the policies determined by the Board of Governors. 3. The Board of Managers of the Executive Committee. This body deals with the day-to-day running of the University, as determined by the President of the University, who is the Chair of the Board of Managers. 4. The Senate, the supreme academic authority, responsible for managing the academic affairs of the University. 5. The Standing Committee of the Senate, which deals with issues to be brought before the Senate, as well as current academic affairs. 6. The Faculty Boards. These bodies handle all matters pertaining to Faculty teaching and research, in accordance with Senate directives. The academic head of the University is the Rector, who is elected every four years by the Senate. The Senate has representation of full Professors, Deans of the Faculties, and Associate Professors, Senior Lecturers, Lecturers and Junior Staff. The University’s budget consists primarily of Government of Israel funding, as well as tuition fees and funding by its organizations of Friends of the Hebrew University throughout the world. The University’s Authority for Research and Development coordinates research activities funded from external sources. Today, the Hebrew University’s seven Faculties and 15 Schools are spread over four campuses: three in Jerusalem – at Mount Scopus, the Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, and Ein Kerem – and one in Rehovot. There are currently close to 900 faculty members and approximately 24,000 students in any given year (one-third of whom are studying towards advanced degrees).
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