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Hebrew University of Jerusalem (האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים) is one of Israel 's largest and most important institutes of higher learning and research. It is one of the seven major universities in Israel. One of the Zionist movement's dreams was to establish a Hebrew university in the land of Israel . The establishment of the university was proposed as far back as 1884 in the Kattowitz conference. A major supporter of the idea was Albert Einstein , a Jewish physicist , who later bequeathed all his property and writings to the University. The cornerstone for the university was laid in 1918 , and, seven years later, on April 1, 1925 , the Hebrew University campus on Mount Scopus of Jerusalem was opened at a gala ceremony attended, among others, by leaders of world Jewry including the University's chairman of the board, Chaim Weizmann , distinguished academic and communal figures, and British dignitaries including Lord Arthur James Balfour , Viscount Allenby and Sir Herbert Samuel . Its first Chancellor was Dr. By 1947, the University had grown to become a large, well-established research and teaching institution. It comprised faculties or other units in humanities, science, medicine, education and agriculture, (the last at a campus in Rehovot ); the Jewish National Library (later becoming the National Library of Israel ), a University press; and an adult education center. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , the Arabs repeatedly attacked the University, located to the north east of Jerusalem, and convoys moving between the Israeli controlled section of Jerusalem and the University. After the attack on the Hadassah medical convoy in 1948, the Mount Scopus campus was cut off from the Jewish part of Jerusalem. When the Jordanian government reneged on the 1949 Armistice Agreements and refused Israeli access to the Mount Scopus campus, the University was forced to relocate to a new campus in Givat Ram in western Jerusalem which was completed in 1953. A few years later, together with the Hadassah Medical Organization, a medical science campus was built in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ein Kerem in southwest Jerusalem. By the beginning of 1967, the students numbered 12,500, spread among the two campuses in Jerusalem and the agricultural faculty in Rehovot. After the reunification of Jerusalem in the Six-Day War of June 1967, the University was able to go back to its original campus in Mount Scopus, which had to be reconstructed. In 1981, the construction work was completed, and the Mount Scopus campus again became the main campus of the University. As of 2003, the University has four functioning campuses and nearly 23,000 students. It is considered by many as one of the world's leading universities. In 2004, three graduates of the University received the Nobel Prize (David Gross in physics, Aaron Ciechanover, and Avram Hershko in chemistry).¹

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ( , ( HaUniversita HaIvrit BiYerushalayim ); ( al-Ǧāmiʻah al-ʻIbriyyah fil-Quds ); abbreviated HUJI ) is Israel 's oldest University. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot . Four of Israel's prime ministers are alumni of the Hebrew University. In the last decade, six graduates of the University received the Nobel Prize . In the Academic Ranking of World Universities index, Hebrew University is the top university in Israel and among the world's 100 top universities. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Givat Ram campus. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem – About Academic Ranking of World Universities 2009 , published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2009.

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ( , ha-Universita ha-Ivrit B'irushalayim ; , al-Ǧāmiʻah al-ʻIbriyyah fil-Quds ; abbreviated HUJI ) is Israel 's second-oldest university, after the Technion . The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot . The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J. The first Board of Governors included Albert Einstein , Sigmund Freud , Martin Buber , and Chaim Weizmann . Four of Israel's prime ministers are alumni of the Hebrew University. In the last decade, seven researchers and alumni of the University received the Nobel Prize and one was awarded the Fields Medal . According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities , the Hebrew University is the top university in Israel, overall the 59th-best university in the world, 16th in mathematics, 27th in computer science and 44th in business/economics. In 2013, the Center for World University Rankings ranked the Hebrew University 21st in the world and the top in Israel in its World University Rankings , while another survey ranked it as the 9th best university to work in, and the 2nd best outside of the United States. President’s Report to the Board of Governors 2012 , Hebrew University of Jerusalem "The Hebrew University of Jerusalem – About" .

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Israeli University in Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ( , Ha-Universita ha-Ivrit bi-Yerushalayim ; abbreviated HUJI ) is Israel 's second-oldest university, established in 1918, 30 years before the establishment of the State of Israel . The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot . The world's largest Jewish studies library, the National Library of Israel , is located on its Edmond J. The university has 5 affiliated teaching hospitals including the Hadassah Medical Center , 7 faculties, more than 100 research centers, and 315 academic departments. As of 2018, a third of all the doctoral candidates in Israel were studying at the Hebrew University. The first Board of Governors included Albert Einstein , Sigmund Freud , Martin Buber , and Chaim Weizmann . Four of Israel's prime ministers are alumni of the Hebrew University. As of 2018, 15 Nobel Prize winners , 2 Fields Medalists , and 3 Turing Award winners have been affiliated with the University.

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Public research university in Jerusalem, Israel The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ( HUJI ; ) is a public research university based in Jerusalem , Israel . Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened in April 1925. It is the second-oldest Israeli university, having been founded 30 years before the establishment of the State of Israel but six years after the older Technion university. The HUJI has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot . The world's largest library for Jewish studies —the National Library of Israel —is located on its Edmond J. Safra campus in the Givat Ram neighbourhood of Jerusalem. The university has five affiliated teaching hospitals (including the Hadassah Medical Center ), seven faculties, more than 100 research centers, and 315 academic departments. As of 2018 , one-third of all the doctoral candidates in Israel were studying at the HUJI. Among its first few board of governors were Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud , Martin Buber , and Chaim Weizmann. Four of Israel's prime ministers are alumni of the university. As of 2018 , 15 Nobel Prize winners (8 alumni and teachers), two Fields Medalists (one alumnus), and three Turing Award winners have been affiliated with the HUJI. Times Higher Education . 9 October 2025 . The New York Times . Hebrew University ... which he helped found

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Public research university in Israel The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ( HUJI ; Hebrew : הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם ) is an Israeli public research university based in Jerusalem . Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. It is the second-oldest Israeli university, having been founded 30 years before the establishment of the State of Israel but six years after the older Technion university. The HUJI has three campuses in Jerusalem : one in Rehovot , one in Rishon LeZion and one in Eilat . Until 2023, the world's largest library for Jewish studies —the National Library of Israel —was located on its Edmond J. Safra campus in the Givat Ram neighbourhood of Jerusalem. The university has five affiliated teaching hospitals (including the Hadassah Medical Center ), seven faculties, more than 100 research centers, and 315 academic departments. As of 2018 , one-third of all the doctoral candidates in Israel were studying at the HUJI. Among its first board of governors were Sigmund Freud and Martin Buber . Four of Israel's prime ministers are alumni of the university. As of 2018 , 15 Nobel Prize winners (8 alumni and teachers), two Fields Medalists (one alumnus), and three Turing Award winners have been affiliated with the HUJI. It is ranked as the 77th best university in the world. Opening ceremony of Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1925. An image from Younes & Soraya Nazarian library digital collections, University of Haifa President's Report 2019 "Rector, Department of Political Science" . en.politics.huji.ac.il .

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