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green living<br />
The Urban<br />
Clinic<br />
The Urban Clinic at the Hebrew University nurtures<br />
urban leadership and local knowledge for just and<br />
inclusive cities. The Clinic’s fellows and graduates<br />
develop better public spaces, affordable housing, and sustainable<br />
transport policies in West and East Jerusalem and<br />
nationally.<br />
The Clinic is based within Israel’s largest and most diverse<br />
graduate program in urban planning, at the Hebrew University’s<br />
Faculty of Social Sciences.<br />
Working with students, professionals, activists, and community<br />
organizations, the Clinic leads pilot projects in partnership<br />
with public and private sector professionals, offers<br />
hands-on courses, internships, training workshops, and<br />
conducts comparative international research.<br />
Meet three students who became involved with the Urban<br />
Clinic while earning their master’s degree in urban planning<br />
at the Hebrew University!<br />
Tharaa Kirresh<br />
REVSON SCHOLAR<br />
Tharaa is a Palestinian from East<br />
Jerusalem. She holds a BSc in<br />
architectural engineering from Al-Najah<br />
University in Nablus and directs the<br />
Urban Clinic’s scholarship program for<br />
Arab students.<br />
“As a child, I lived close<br />
to the Hebrew University,<br />
but it always felt like a distant,<br />
forbidden dream. When I was<br />
offered a scholarship to earn an MA<br />
in geography & urban and regional<br />
planning, I couldn’t believe it! It<br />
finally seemed within reach.”<br />
“The Urban Clinic is a space where<br />
we encounter the ‘other,’ are<br />
encouraged to listen and learn<br />
from each other, and even work on<br />
projects together.”
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