Hebrew University Goes Global

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The lessons are conducted in small groups via the online study site of the company, eTeacher, which recently signed an agreement of cooperation with Yissum, the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University. The courses have the same academic requirements as regular courses within the university, which include attendance requirements, submitting exercises, and oral exams conducted via video.

The unique online course was the initiative of the dean of the faculty of humanities, Professor Israel Bartal, who understands that there is a demand for Hebrew University's cultural assets. “Through the Internet, the university is opening its gates to teaching courses in the humanities which are a unique resource of knowledge throughout the world. The first pilot program is in Biblical and Modern Hebrew. These are fields of study in which the Hebrew University is certainly the best in the world, and so it is possible to offer these courses to students in the global marketplace.”