Reichman University (Hebrew: אוניברסיטת רייכמן) is a private university located in Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, Israel. It was founded in 1994 as the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC Herzliya, Hebrew: המרכז הבינתחומי הרצליה) private college, before being rebranded in 2021.
Reichmann University was founded in 1994 by Uriel Reichman as the Israeli private college Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC Herzliya, Hebrew: המרכז הבינתחומי הרצליה).[4]
The campus is located in the city of Herzliya, Israel, six miles north of the city Tel Aviv, on the grounds of a former British Air Force base. It served the first squadron of the Israeli air force for three months in Israel's War of Independence.[5]
In 2009, Alpha Epsilon Pi opened the first college fraternity in Israel at the IDC.[6]
In 2012, the college attracted controversy for the School of Sustainability being funded by Israel's major polluting companies.[7]
In 2018, the college was authorized by the state council to run several doctoral courses but was not permitted to brand itself as a university.[3] In 2021, the college was permitted to brand itself as a university and changed its name to Reichman University after its founder.[8]
The school does not receive direct government funding.[3]
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy[9]
Raphael Recanati International School
Sammy Ofer School of Communications
School of Sustainability
Tiomkin School of Economics
School of Communications building
School of Law building
School of Entrepreneurship building
School of Law building
NoCamels website
Reichman University through the Samy Ofer school of communications sponsors NoCamels, an Israeli online website that publishes stories on Israeli innovation, technology, and science.[10][11]
