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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 Originsort icon 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
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