About Us

The International Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation bosts a diverse student body. Explore where past and present students hail from:

The International Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation is a one year interdisciplinary MA program taught in English with an optional thesis track. Students graduate with a Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution and Mediation. The program provides students with tools for effective analysis, negotiation strategies, and conflict resolution frameworks in the international arena. Students also earn a certificate issued by Tel Aviv University for completing the program’s workshop in International Mediation.

The International Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation was launched as an English language program in 2009, based on the existing Hebrew language program in Conflict Management and Mediation which was established in 2003. This program took a unique interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of conflict theory and practise looking at the spectrum of conflict situations around the world.

Both the English and Hebrew programs are in partnership with The Tel Aviv University Center for Mediation. The Center was founded with the objective of providing professional mediation services to individuals, organizations, and communities while basing its practices on theoretical and practical academic research. In addition, the Center is a database, accumulating the knowledge and accomplishments made in this field in Israel and the world. For more information on the Center, please click here (website in Hebrew only).

The International Program in Conflict Resolution and Mediation is a Fulbright Master's Degree Fellowship program. For further information click here.

In 2022, Tel Aviv University and Johns Hopkins SAIS program in Bologna Italy launched the Cooperative Degree Program allowing students to gain two MA degrees in two years.

About the Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences

The Social Sciences study collective aspects of the human experience as revealed in culture and the many forms of social organization. Since its founding in 1964, the Faculty of Social Sciences at Tel Aviv University set itself the goal of furthering our understanding of social forms in general and of Israeli society, in particular.

Comprising over 20 percent of Tel Aviv University's student enrollment, the Faculty of Social Science is the most heterogeneous faculty, with links to such diverse areas as neurosciences (cognitive and biopsychology), mathematics (economic theory), cultural studies (anthropology), and philosophy (political thought). Under the broad umbrella of social sciences scholars at Tel Aviv University study such varied topics as comparative political institutions; international relations; immigration and social rights; risk and decision making; markets and contracts; the effect of electronic media and its regulation; sustainable growth; work and organizations; stress and its regulation; perception and memory.

For more information about the Faculty, please click here.

About Tel Aviv University

Located in Israel's cultural, financial and business heartland, Tel Aviv University (TAU) is the largest and most comprehensive of Israel's institutions of higher education. TAU is active in most areas of teaching and research, and plays a focal role in all areas of economic, social, and national debate. This major center of learning started in 1956 with the union of three small educational units - the Tel Aviv School of Law and Economics, an Institute of Natural Sciences, and an Institute of Jewish Studies. It was granted autonomy in 1963. Today, over 29,000 students participate in the degree programs of the University's 105 different departments and 27 schools in nine faculties.

Middle Eastern history, strategic studies, and the search for peace are central concerns for Tel Aviv University researchers. Its scholars are putting their expertise to work for the peace process, participating in Israel's delegations to the peace talks, and in joint projects with colleagues from neighboring countries.

As evidenced by the 56 Israel Prize Laureates who have been associated with Tel Aviv University, TAU prioritizes academic excellence, innovation, and creativity, while constantly striving to advance and internalize moral values and justice in Israel.

The best students in Israel seek to gain an education and a profession at TAU and to enjoy its free and lively atmosphere. The beautiful and spacious campus is situated in suburban Ramat Aviv, just north of the city. The University is minutes away from downtown Tel Aviv. TAU’s proximity to the artistic and commercial capital of Israel allows students to absorb the best of Israeli culture and society.