Open University’s Prof. Paz Beniamini Receives Blavatnik Award The Blavatnik Award is a prestigious award, recognizing the contribution of scientists to their field. It honors outstanding scientific achievements and innovative research with the potential to address significant challenges. This year, Prof. Paz Beniamini, an astrophysicist at the Open University of Israel and Head of the…
Israel’s upcoming elections will take place in a political and technological environment unlike any we have known before. Artificial intelligence is transforming the way political messages are created, processed, and delivered to voters, presenting a new challenge to our ability to identify, understand, and assess the content shaping the election campaign. We are proud to…
Violence in Israel’s Arab communities has reached alarming levels, creating an urgent need for new approaches to prevention and community resilience. In response, the Open University of Israel, together with the Ministry of Interior, has launched an innovative initiative that places religious leaders at the heart of the effort. The program has trained 58 imams…
Before becoming one of the world’s leading figures in artificial intelligence, Dr. Ilya Sutskever, Co-Founder and CEO of Safe Superintelligence Inc. and Co-Founder and Former Chief Scientist of OpenAI was already pursuing advanced academic studies while still in high school. His early path included the Open University of Israel’s Academia in High School program, which…
Gil Shahar delivered this speech on November 16, 2025. As he enters his final semester of his Bachelor’s degree, Gil tells his amazing story of being a student while working, being a parent, and being a reservist, and the support he received from his family and the Open University to continue through the challenges he…
The Open University of Israel (OUI), a pioneering force in accessible higher education, celebrated a milestone anniversary last night, November 20, 2025, with a high-profile gala in New York City. Please view the photo gallery below, and click here for the full story and information about the honouree, Dr. Albert Bourla.
Consul General Ofir Akunis joined OUI President Prof. Leo Corry and Jewish leaders to celebrate five decades of innovation and impact and pay tribute to Pfizer’s Dr. Albert Bourla New York – The Open University of Israel (OUI), a pioneering force in accessible higher education, celebrated a milestone anniversary last night, November 20, 2025, with…
In a festive ceremony held at the Open University in May, the university awarded honorary Doctor of Philosophy degrees to seven distinguished men and women recognized for their lifelong contributions to research, culture, and the economy, as well as for their service to Israeli society. This year’s ceremony marked the 50th anniversary of The Open…
Last week, Tal Sax was honored by the Open University of Israel for outstanding academic achievement, having completed a year of studies in psychology and life sciences with distinction — despite serving over 300 days in active military reserve duty since the war began. Having returned to Israel in October 2023 aboard an emergency flight,…