Interviews: People and Programs |
Israel is home to some of the brightest minds, a host of incredible research institutions, diverse and exciting culture, and a welcoming environment. For these and many other reasons, students from across the globe travel to Israel to study at their numerous universities. Students come for a wide range of studies and choose their particular university for individual reasons. Many students choose to study in Israel so that they can adapt Israeli research and technology in their home countries. In such fields as agriculture and horticulture, Israel offers practical and vital courses of study. Other students come to Israel in order to learn about the Middle East in one of the best programs for this course of study. As they will tell you, there is something exciting and unique about studying the Middle East while living there. For others, Israeli research institutions provide them with the best professors in their field of interest.
In these interviews, meet students who come from a broad range of countries. Hear about their individual area of study, learn why they chose Israel, and see how Israel offered them an incredible opportunity that could not be offered anywhere else. While all of these students have individual interests and needs, they all found a warm, welcoming, and intellectually stimulating environment that has provided them with crucial knowledge. Students explain their unique backgrounds, detailing their reasons for choosing Israel and for choosing their particular University. Each story tells of an individual’s journey to Israel and while no two stories are alike, they all contain a similar message. Regardless of the political or religious components of the country, Israel has provided them with only the best education. And these students are thankful and extremely happy for the experiences and studies that engaged them during their stay in Israel.
Learn from students of this great country and about everything that Israeli Universities have to offer!
| Person Interviewed |
Country of Origin |
Description | Special Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonia Delago | Austria |
Antonia Delago attended Ben Gurion University (Negev Desert)—Graduate Program. Area of Study in Israel: Biology (Neurobiology) and Linguistics. View part 1 and part 2 of the interview with Antonia. Email Address: Antonia@bgu.co.il |
Basic Sciences Research (Life Sci), Biology, Biosciences, Israel, Linguistics, Neurobiology, Neurobiology, Global Perspective |
| Hailemelekot Teklu Kidane | Ethiopia |
Hailemelekot Teklu Kidane attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem graduate program of the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Area of study in Israel was plant genetics (plant breeding). E-mail: hftmelekete@yahoo.com |
Plant breeding, Plant genetics, Pollination, Global Perspective, Crop Science |
| Michaele Gebretsadik Gebru | Ethiopia |
Michaele Gebretsadik Gebru attended the graduate program of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Major areas of study: Water Management and Plant Genetics. Email Address: michaelegab24@yahoo.com |
Africa, Plant genetics, Water Management, Freshwater, Pollination, Global Perspective, Water Management Techniques, Crop Science, Plant Sciences |
| Yohannes Lemma Worku | Ethiopia |
Yohannes Lemma Worku attended the graduate program of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Area of study was Plant Sciences (specifically horticulture). Email Address: yohanneslw@yahoo.com |
Horticulture, Global Perspective, Horticulture, Plant Sciences |
| Wendm Ygzaw | Ethiopia |
Wendm Ygzaw attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem graduate program Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Area of study was Horticulture. E-mail: wendem_v@yahoo.com |
Horticulture, Global Perspective, Horticulture |
| Hannah Oduro | Ghana |
Hannah Oduro attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Graduate Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Area of Study in Israel: Nutrition. E-mail: hanoduro@yahoo.com |
Nutrition, Food, Global Perspective |
| Mildred Quaye | Ghana |
Mildred Quaye attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem graduate program Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Area of study in Israel was Agriculture (access for rural populations) and Plant Sciences. Email Address: mildred_quaye@yahoo.com |
agriculture, Global Perspective, Plant Sciences |
| Geetika Bhargava | India |
Geetika Bhargava attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem--Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Area of study is Nutrition (Diabetes and Obesity). E-mail: geetika.bhargava@gmail.com |
Agriculture and Land Use, Agricultural Technologies, Diabetes and Obesity, Nutrition, Agrosystems, Global Perspective |
| Srivignesh Sundaresan | India |
Srivignesh Sundaresan attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem graduate program Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Area of study was Plant Science. E-mail: srivignesh07@gmail.com |
Plant science, Global Perspective, Crop Science |
| Martin Mugendi Njagi | Kenya |
Martin Mugendi Njagi attended the graduate school of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment. Area of study was Horticulture (plant science). Email Address: mmhgendin@yahoo.com |
Plant science, Global Perspective, Horticulture |
| Lovemore Nkhata | Malawi |
Lovemore Nkhata attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Area of study was Nutrition, Agriculture, towards a master of science in Nutrition Sciences with a focus on children. View part 1 and part 2 of the interview. Email Address: lovemore.nkhata@mail.huji.il |
Nutrition, Global Perspective, Food |
| Dinesh Kafle | Nepal |
Interview with Dinesh Kafle, graduate student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. E-mail: dinesh.kofle@yahoo.com. |
Horticulture, Global Perspective, Crop Science |
| Rumakanta Sapkota | Nepal |
Rumakanta Sapkota attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem graduate program Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Area of study was Horticulture. Email Address: rumakanta_sapkota@yahoo.com |
Agricultural Technologies, Horticulture, Global Perspective, Horticulture |
| Lesley Max | New Zealand |
Lesley Max is founder and CEO of Great Potentials Foundations—and has developed a program based on the Perach Program in Israel. (In New Zealand it is called MATES, the Mentoring And Tutoring Education Scheme.) View part 1 and part 2 of her fascinating interview. Email Address: lesley.max@greatpotentials.org.nz |
Education, Education (Compassionate Outreach), Society & Culture, Global Perspective, Outreach, Compassionate Outreach |
| Christina Paschyn | United States |
Christina Paschyn attended the Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Areas of study were Politics, History, Journalism, and Middle East Affairs. Email Address: Christina.paschyn@gmail.com |
Global Partnerships (Misc), History, Journalism, Middle East Affairs, Policy Planning and Development (Misc), Politics, Society & Culture, Israeli Government, Global Perspective |
| Lara Portnoy | United States |
Lara Portnoy attended the Ben Gurion University of the Negev graduate program. Area of study was Middle Eastern Studies. |
Economy and Business (Misc), Israel, Middle East Affairs, Middle Eastern Studies, Society & Culture, Global Perspective |
| Andreas Lemmerer | South Africa |
Andreas Lemmerer attended Ben Gurion University of the Negev, and studied chemistry (crystallography). Email Address: andreas.lemmerer@gmail.com |
Chemical (Eng), Chemistry, Crystallography, Materials, etc. (Eng), Global Perspective |
