Israeli university modernizes model of high education

A fascinating episode with Maj. Gen. Eitan Ben Eliyahu, former Commander of the Israeli Air Force and Eran Broshy, Chairman of the American Friend of the Open University of Israel -Israel and the new Middle East Realities. Eitan Ben Eliyahu (born 1944) is a retired Major General in the Israel Defense Forces and was the…

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…

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…

February 22, 2022 Dear Friends, I am glad and moved to inform you that the Council for Higher Education today authorized the Open University to open a doctoral program in Education: Technologies and Learning Systems. This is a historical achievement for us – for the first time since the Open University’s establishment, we will award…

Enlace Judío México e Israel – The “Start-Up Nation” continues to need a significant influx of highly-educated talent and the Open University provides it, but it does more than that: its inclusive and extensive model provides quality education to every segment of Israel’s diverse population. We spoke with the OUI’s “ambassador” in North America.

Remembering the victims of the massacre and those who fell in the line of duty in the Swords of Iron war, October 2023.