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10 Best Law Schools in Israel

Below is a list of the best law schools found in Israel.

1. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Hebrew university of jerusalem between 1948 and 1951- Author; Unknown- Wikimedia

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel.

It was established in July 1918 and 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.

The university has five affiliated teaching hospitals, 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

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2. Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University- Author; Anatoli Axelrod- Wikimedia

Tel Aviv University shortly known as TAU, is another public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country.

It is the center of teaching and research, comprising 9 faculties, 17 teaching hospitals, 18 performing arts centres, 27 schools, 106 departments, 340 research centres, and 400 laboratories.

Besides being the largest university in Israel, it is also the largest Jewish university in the world.

It originated in 1956 when three education units merged to form the university.

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3. University of Haifa

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The University of Haifa is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming Israel’s sixth academic institution and the fourth university.

The university has the largest university library in Israel. As of 2019, approximately 18,000 students were enrolled at the University of Haifa. Among Israeli higher education institutions, the University of Haifa has the largest percentage (41%) of Arab-Israeli students.

The University of Haifa aims to provide equal educational opportunities to all, and in particular to encourage mutual understanding and cooperation between the Jewish and Arab populations on and off-campus.

The university is a home for students from all sectors of Israeli society. That is the Jews, Muslims, Christians, religious and secular students and also many students from all over the world who study in the international school.

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4. Bar-Ilan University

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Bar-Ilan University shortly known as BIU is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel.

It was established in 1955 and is currently Israel’s second-largest academic institution. It has 18,000 students and 1,350 faculty members.

The university’s mission is to blend Jewish tradition with modern technologies and scholarship. It also aims at teaching the Jewish heritage to all its students while providing academic education.”

Further, the Bar Ilan Responsa Project was awarded the Israel Prize in 2007. The university’s Bible project, in danger of being eliminated by continued budget cuts, was saved at the last minute by an anonymous donor.

5. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Ben Gurion University of the Negev- Author; Daniel Baránek- Wikimedia

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) is another public university found in Israel, specifically in Beersheba, Israel.

The university has five campuses: the Marcus Family Campus, Beer Sheva; the David Bergmann Campus, Beer Sheva; the David Tuviyahu Campus, Beer Sheva; the Sede Boqer Campus, and Eilat Campus.

Ben-Gurion University has about 20,000 students and some of its research institutes include the National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev, and the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, among others.

It has been ranked 320th in the world, 70th in Asia and 4th in Israel according to the 2016 QS World University Rankings. BGU also ranked 31st overall in the ranking of young universities according to the 2016 QS “Top 50 Under 50” and the only one in Israel to date.

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6. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

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The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Haifa, Israel.

Established in 1912 under the dominion of the Ottoman Empire, the Technion is the oldest university in the country.

It is ranked as the top university in both Israel and the Middle East, and one of the top 100 universities in the world, in the Academic Ranking of World Universities of 2019

Since its founding, it has awarded more than 123,000 degrees and its graduates are cited for providing the skills and education behind the creation and protection of the State of Israel.

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7. Reichman University

Reichman University- Author; Amos Meron- Wikimedia

Reichman University is a private university in Herzliya, Israel, in the Tel Aviv District.

It was founded in 1994 where it was known as IDC Herzliya, before being rebranded in 2021. Reichmann University was ranked 801-1000th in the Times Higher Education rankings for 2022.

The university receives no direct government funding and in August 2021 became Israel’s first private university to be accredited.

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8. Ariel University

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Ariel University previously a public college that was known as the Ariel University Center of Samaria, is an Israeli university located in the urban Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank.

The college preceding the establishment of Ariel University was founded in 1982 as a regional branch of Bar-Ilan University.

Originally located in the settlement of Kedumim, it moved to Ariel where it built a larger campus and went on to become the largest Israeli public college.

In the 2004–05 academic year, the affiliation with Bar Ilan ended and it became an independent college.

Ariel University cooperates with international organizations and universities all over the world. In addition, its staff have been the target of boycotts, both in Israel and overseas, for its location in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

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9. Ono Academic College

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Ono Academic College is a private college located in Kiryat Ono, Israel. With over 14,000 students, the college is among Israel’s fastest-growing institutions of higher education.

^Populations that are otherwise underrepresented in Israeli higher education, including Druze, Bedouin, Palestinians, Ethiopian-Israelis, ultra-Orthodox Jews, and students with special needs, all gravitate towards OAC.

Ono Academic College was founded in 1995 by entrepreneur Ranan Hartman, son of renowned Orthodox rabbi and philosopher David Hartman, as a response to the marginalization of Israel’s minorities and the overall inaccessibility of the country’s higher education system.

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10. Netanya Academic College

Netanya Academic College- Author; Omer Toledano- Wikimedia

Netanya Academic College is another private college based in Netanya, Israel. Established in 1994 by a team from Bar-Ilan University, it has an enrolment of around 4,000 undergraduate students.

The institution was founded by Zvi Arad, who served as its president for 24 years.

The college offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in several subjects, focusing mainly on law, business administration, finance and computer science.

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