Organizing Committee
“Coexistence in the Middle East” is an initiative that promotes coexistence by training future leaders through academic and experiential seminars in Israel, which allow first hand contact with different cultures.
Since the beginning of the program in 2006, undergraduate and graduate students from 31 universities in America and Europe have participated in the program and we are constantly trying to reach out to new institutions.
These programs are planned by a coordinating committee and conducted by The International Institute of Leadership and the Rothberg International School at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in collaboration with The Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel.
RIS at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem- www.huji.ac.il
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is rated among the 120 best universities in the world, and six of its faculty members and alumni have been awarded the Nobel Prize in the last five years. Founded in 1925 by personalities such as Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud, the University is an example of successful coexistence, where faculty members and students coming from various religions, races, and ethnic groups collaborate and contribute to the enhancement of human knowledge.
The Rothberg International School (RIS) of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is responsible for international students at the University.
The International Institute of Leadership - www.peoples.org.il
The International Institute of Leadership is a non-profit independent academic center. It was founded in 1958 by the Histadrut, The General Federation of Labor in Israel, with a vision of improving socio-economic conditions in developing countries and promoting co-existence among nations on a basis of tolerance, pluralism, and human rights.
The International Institute has more than 50,000 Alumni from over 140 countries, many of whom have achieved key leadership positions in their native countries and have contributed to improving relations with Israel.