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Summer University for Youth, Tel Aviv University

Israel

  • 2024

  • הזמנה-לטקס-סיום-של-אונ-קיץ-לנוער

  • 2024

  • 2024

  • 2024

  • 2024

  • 22th Class Summer Youth University 2022

  • Photos for the Summer University – 20th Class

  • Photos for the Summer University – 20th Class

  • Photos for the Summer University – 20th Class

  • Photos for the Summer University – 20th Class

  • Photos for the Summer University – 20th Class

  • Photos for the Summer University – 20th Class

  • Photos for the Summer University – 20th Class

  • Photos for the Summer University – 20th Class

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Vision

The vision of the project is to improve accessibility to higher education for disadvantaged groups within Israeli society, thereby creating opportunities for social mobility. This initiative seeks to nurture a distinguished group of students who are the first in their families to pursue higher education, empowering them to succeed. Additionally, the program aims to foster connections between diverse sectors of Israeli society by encouraging joint studies on campus, promoting a sense of unity and collaboration across different communities.

Activity

This program brings together around 50 outstanding students from remote areas, who have completed the 10th and 11th grades, for the summer semester at Tel Aviv University. The program is proud to include a diverse population of participants, encompassing secular and religious Jewish students, Arab society, new immigrants, and youth from geographically peripheral communities such as: Tirat Carmel, Beit Shemesh, Dimona, Afula and Sderot. This diversity enriches the learning environment, fostering mutual respect, collaboration, and understanding among students from different cultural and social backgrounds. The program ensures that every participant, regardless of their origin, has the opportunity to access higher education and achieve their academic goals. Identified with the help of high school principals in Israel’s social and geographic peripheries, they are recognized as students with high academic potential and reflect the diversity of Israeli society.

The students will earn academic credits that will count toward their future university studies, as well as receive recognition for some of their matriculation exams.

Participants engage in two to three challenging academic courses in fields such as economics, sociology, anthropology, and political science.

Beyond academics, the Summer Youth University aims to introduce participants to the full university experience and the vibrant life at Tel Aviv University. Students enjoy scientific tours of the university’s research labs, as well as visits to its unique zoological and botanical gardens. They also have access to the university’s libraries, sports facilities, and swimming pools. Additionally, they explore museums, special exhibitions, theaters, and industrial plants in the region.

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