Promoting Real World Engagement
Our international friends associations have been instrumental in connecting students with diverse groups of stakeholders through public speaking engagements, round table discussions, and networking opportunities with University supporters and alumni.
Public Speaking Engagements
Lian Najami, a recent political science graduate and recipient of the prestigious Lantos-Humanity in Action Congressional Fellowship,
spoke on the topic of Israel and democracy at an event held by the American Society of the University of Haifa (ASUH) in Boston last
November. Lian, an Arab- Israeli student and former participant of the Jewish-Arab Community Leadership Program, is also serving
as a spokesperson for Israel on US campuses.
University of Haifa graduate Lian NajamiPhoto Credit: Eli Gross
Round Table Discussions
While attending the HumMUN International Model UN Conference in Hamburg in November,
the University of Haifa’s MUN student delegation participated in a round table event with members
of the general assembly hosted by the German Friends.
“We enjoyed a very warm welcome from University supporters,” noted participants. “They seem
strongly connected to the University’s core values and mission, and hold their partnership with the
University in very high regard.” The University of Haifa’s MUN Society is generously sponsored by the German Friends.
University of Haifa's MUN student delegartion to the 2016 HumMUN International Model UN Conference
Networking Opportunities with University Supporters
At the beginning of the fall semester, students welcomed eight founders of the Chicago Arab Student Scholarship Fund to the Mt. Carmel campus. Scholarship recipients shared personal and academic experiences at round table discussions, and expressed their appreciation. The visit was arranged in cooperation with ASUH.
Graduate students in the Culture and Film Studies program had the privilege of attending a master
class taught by distinguished film producer Robert Lantos, a University of Haifa Honorary Doctorate
recipient. The Canadian Friends coordinated his Haifa visit.
Robert Lantos (8th from left) with film students
MORE EVENTS
October, 2016
Latin America
On a recent tour of Uruguay and Argentina, Rector Gustavo Mesch met with academic leaders, senior government officials, including Argentinian Minister of Education Esteban Bullrich, and local Jewish leaders to develop opportunities for new academic cooperation. Bullrich, expressed great interest in the work being done at the University in the field of education. The visit was coordinated by the Argentinian Friends.
Boston
Representatives of the Clinics for Law and Social Change discussed the work of law students in supporting the rights of diverse communities in northern Israel at the Suffolk University Law School in Boston. The event was organized by ASUH.
December, 2016
London
Prof. Sammy Smooha of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology gave a keynote speech at an exclusive event held by the British Friends in association with leading UK community organizations, the UK Task Force and New Israel Fund. Prof. Smooha, an Israel Prize laureate, is best known for his work on comparative ethnic relations exploring the internal divisions in Israeli society.
Haifa
Members of the University of Haifa Israeli Alumni Association recently participated in the first alumni networking session series, generously supported by the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation. Innovation and creativity speaker Dr. Gavin Suss was the keynote speaker at the event, hosted by the Israeli Friends.
February, 2017
Los Angeles
Vice Rector and former Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Gad Barzilai, met with University supporters to discuss the topic “Palestinian-Arabs and Jews in Israeli Law and Society.” The event was graciously sponsored by longstanding University of Haifa benefactors Herta and Paul Amir, and organized by UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies and ASUH.