Academic Delegations to Israel

Welcome to Israel!
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv and VIP service at the airport.
Meet a representative of WeRIsrael and transfer to Tel Aviv.
Check in to the hotel and rest after your flight.
Opening dinner – 'Startup Nation' with Gil May-Tal, Head of Startup & Developer Ecosystem at IBM
Overnight: Tel Aviv

Start your academic visit at one of Israel's leading universities – The University of Tel Aviv. Meet with the Vice President of R&D and get an overview of the university. Continue to a meeting with the CEO of Ramot, Tel Aviv University's Technology Transfer Company. End your visit here with a short tour of the campus and a visit to the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
Eat lunch with Prof. Yuli Tamir, president of Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, a former Minister of Education and a member of the Knesset.
Experience a fascinating tour of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, and discover the most cutting-edge Israeli startups and developments!
Spend the afternoon in the beautiful neighborhood of Neve Tzedek. Walk around the streets, visit the artists’ homes, the galleries, and the undiscovered spots of this neighborhood.
Overnight: Tel Aviv

Drive to Haifa.
Visit one of the leading technological universities in the world - The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology;
Greetings and overview of the Technion by the Vice President of External Relations and Resource Development.
Learn about the Technion’s entrepreneurship program from the Director of the Bronica Entrepreneurship Center.
Have a guided lab visit.
To conclude the tour, meet the Head of the Cyber Security Department.
Before leaving Haifa, enjoy a panoramic view of the beautiful Bahai Gardens and the port of Haifa.
On your way back to Tel Aviv, visit charming Caesarea. See the remains of the once magnificent port built by Herod the Great as well as the ancient theater and the Hippodrome. Walk around the site and simply enjoy the air and the view of the Mediterranean Sea.
Free for dinner of your choice.
Overnight: Tel Aviv

Visit Bar Ilan University. Be welcomed by theVice President of Research, the Deputy President, and the Head of the Research Authority. Continue with a meeting with the Director of the Microelectronics Program Lab at the Bar Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials (BINA).
Have lunch at the university with the Director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies.
In the afternoon, enjoy a walking tour of the Old City of Jaffa and the Artists' Quarter.
Dinner with Prof. Ada Yonath, Israeli crystallographer, Weizmann Institute of Science, Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry.
Overnight: Tel Aviv

Today, we will visit the Weizmann Institute of Science, a leading institute for the sciences. Visit the Visitors Center where you will learn about the fascinating world of scientists who uncover the secrets of nature and decipher the codes of the universe. Meet the Vice President and a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.
Drive to Beer Sheva, the capital of the south of Israel.
Arrive at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Welcome and overview by the Rector and the Vice Rector of International Academic Affairs. Meet a professor from the Department of Biotechnology Engineering.
Have lunch at the university in the VIP room with the rector and guest professors. Visit the Advanced Technology Park near the university and meet a senior R&D director at Telekom Innovation Laboratories.
Drive to Jerusalem
Overnight: Jerusalem

Visit the Council of Higher Education and get an overview of the higher education in Israel.
Continue to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a leading university in Israel and one of the top 100 academic institutes in the world.
Welcome by the President and an introduction to the university. Attend a presentation of Yissum, the Hebrew University's Technology Transfer Company. Finish your visit with a meeting with the Director of the Executive Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at the Jerusalem School of Business Administration. In order to understand the success of the universities' technology transfer companies, visit the famous company of Mobileye, Mobileye, which was recently bought by Intel, has changed the world with its technology that helps to prevent car accidents.
Overnight: Jerusalem

Have a guided tour of Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.
We know you are on an academic trip but you must visit the Old City of Jerusalem!
Ascend the Mount of Olives and enjoy the panoramic view of Jerusalem. Visit the four quarters of the Old City - the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Christian quarter, the Muslim quarter, the Armenian quarter, and the Jewish quarter with the Western Wall.
Walk through the Oriental Bazaar and buy yourself and your family a souvenir. Don't forget to bargain!
Overnight: Jerusalem