Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee
תל־חי אוניברסיטת קריית שמונה בגליל | |
 Roadsign before a building within the Tel-Hai Western Campus | |
Former name | Tel-Hai Academic College |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1957 |
| Chairman | Ze'ev Peldman |
| President | Eliezer Shalev |
| Provost | Eli Kohen |
| Faculty | 1,715 |
| Students | 6,000 |
| Undergraduates | 3,009 |
| Postgraduates | 536 |
| Location | , HaTzafon , |
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| Language | Hebrew |
| Colors | Green and White |
| Mascot | The Roaring Lion |
| Website | http://english.telhai.ac.il/ |
Tel-Hai University is a university and college located in Tel Hai in northern Israel, with campuses near Kibbutz Kfar Giladi and north of Kiryat Shmona, as well as in Katzrin and within Kiryat Shmona itself.
On 22 May 2024, amidst the aggression of Hezbollah against northern municipalities during the Gaza war, the Israeli Minister of Education Yoav Kisch announced that Tel-Hai Academic College would thereafter become the University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee.[1][2] The prospects of this coming to fruition are in question, given the College had been evacuated[3][2] in connection with Israel's war against Hezbollah and Hamas. The University's Knowledge Center has also conducted a study indicating that upwards of 40 percent of evacuated inhabitants may not return to the north (where the University is located) even if the State of Israel wins the war.[4]
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References
- ↑ cutting ribbon, Men (22 May 2024). "It's official - the University of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee". Tel-Hai College.
- 1 2 Peretz, Amitai (24 May 2024). "מכללת תל חי תהפוך לאוניברסיטה, אבל הסטודנטים והמרצים לא יודעים מתי יחזרו לקמפוס". Devar news site.
- ↑ Kaplan and Morris (18 April 2024). "How Universities in Israel Keep Going". Yale University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences: News and Events.
- ↑ Eliyahu, Galil (31 May 2024). "מחקר: כ־40% ממפוני הצפון שוקלים לא לחזור לביתם בעקבות המלחמה". Makor Rishon.