On October 13, 2026, the American Friends of The Open University of Israel celebrated its Annual Gala, during which Dr. Sol J. Barer, Chairman of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., was presented with the Tzedek Award, and an Honorary Doctorate was presented to Dr. Ilya Sutskever, Co-Founder and CEO of Safe Superintelligence Inc. and Co-Founder and Former Chief Scientist of OpenAI.
A rare episode with Former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk and Eran Broshy Chairman of the American Friend of the Open University of Israel. Israel and the middle east in the age of covid: the shifting political landscape. Martin Sean Indyk (born July 1, 1951) is a diplomat and foreign relations analyst with expertise…
On Monday, December 20, 2021, the Open University will launch the Astrophysics Research Center (ARCO) operating under the auspices of the Department of Natural and Life Sciences. The main objective of the Research Center is to serve as a scientific, institutional and practical umbrella for the study of theoretical, observational and empirical issues and topics…
The Open University, an Israeli distance-learning institution, has been cleared to award PhDs in education starting next year. Israel’s Council for Higher Education endorsed on Tuesday an expert panel’s recommendation to let the university open its first doctorate track: a program focused on technology and learning systems. Upon the appointment of the expert panel, the…
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…
It has not been an easy year for Leo Corry, President of the Open University of Israel. A quarter of his students have been called up for military service, university researchers are being boycotted by colleagues abroad, and exam centers have closed due to a lack of bomb shelters. And overshadowing everything is his personal…
An interesting episode with prof. ruth arnon, renowned immunologist and Eran Broshy Chairman of the American Friend of the Open University of Israel. Science and innovation in Israel: past, present, and future. Ruth Arnon is an Israeli biochemist and codeveloper of the multiple sclerosis drug. She is currently the Paul Ehrlich Professor of Immunology at…