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Spring 2017 Alumni Tour

Two Arava Institute alumni recently completed a nationwide U.S. university tour to highlight the work being done at the Arava Institute. Zohar Weiss and Muhanad

21/02/2017

Beginning of Spring 2017 Semester

Last week we welcomed the students and interns of the new Spring Semester! The 48 participants come from the Israel, Jordan, Palestine, the United States,

19/02/2017

New Peace-Building Leadership Seminar Coordinator

We are excited to welcome Dr. Michael Alexander as the new Peace-Building Leadership Seminar Coordinator! Dr. Alexander was born in Tel Aviv, spent his adolescence

07/02/2017

Director’s Blog: Crossing Borders

On February 14th, the Arava Institute will open its doors to the students of the 2017 Spring Semester. We are expecting a large contingent of

02/02/2017

Photo Essay: Butterfly research in the Arava desert

Fall 2016 intern Nora Haack spent the semester researching butterflies with the Center for Hyper-Arid Socio-Ecology. She captured some of her explorations in this unique

22/01/2017

End of Fall 2016 Semester

Yesterday we welcomed 43 new Arava Institute graduates to our alumni network as the Fall 2016 semester came to an end. A highlight of the

15/01/2017

Director’s Blog: Alumni in Action: Working to help Syrian Refugees

While much of the discourse in conventional and social media on the UN Security Council Resolution 2334 has been about whether it was an unwarranted

10/01/2017

Visit from Israeli Ambassador to Jordan

On Thursday, December 22nd, the Arava Institute had the honor to host Einat Schlein, current Israeli Ambassador to Jordan for a visit. Ambassador Schlein met

26/12/2016

New MASHAV Environmental Management Course

From Nov 27th – Dec 13th 2016, the Arava Institute held a new MASHAV* training program titled “Environmental Management of Nature Parks and Reserves”, as

18/12/2016

Director’s Blog: Tragedy and Heroism

Temperatures were higher than usual. No rain had fallen and the forests and brush were dry. Then came the extreme and unusually strong winds from

06/12/2016

A brand-new website is coming soon.