Lowy Visiting Lecturers Program

The Lowy Visiting Lecturers program brings international scholars to Tel Aviv University (TAU) to teach concentrated courses at the undergraduate or graduate level for two to four weeks.

The program aims to strengthen academic collaborations across diverse fields of research and learning, while connecting students with global expertise.

Interested in inviting an international lecturer to become a Lowy Visiting Lecturer? Learn more and apply by May 29, 2025.

Previous Lowy Visiting Lecturers

Visiting Lecturer	Hosting Faculty Member / Division	Course Taught at Tel Aviv University
Prof Jose Dematte, Sao Paulo University	Prof. Eyal Ben Dor, Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences	Soil Spectroscopy from Laboratory to Satellite to foster agriculture optimization
Doron Rapaport, University of Tübingen	Abdussalam Azem, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences	Intracellular Transport of Proteins and Lipids
Joan Toglia, Weill Medical College	Tami Bar-Shalita, The Faculty of Medicine	Broadening the Perspective of Cognitive Rehabilitation
Yuval Yarom, The University of Adelaide	Eyal Ronen, Faculty of Computer Science	Microarchitectural Attacks
Prof. Mark Gergen, UC Berkeley School of Law	Faculty of Law	An Introduction to US Contract Law
Na’ama Rokem, University of Chicago	Prof. Galili Shahar and Uri S Cohen, Department of Comparative Literature and German Studies	The Poetics of Self-Translation and Language Mixing
Claire Maxwell, University of Copenhagen	Miri Yemini, School of Education	Global Middle Class
Steven D. Fraade, Yale University	Vered Noam, School of Jewish Studies and Archaeology	From Temple to Talmud: The Remaking of Ancient Judaism
Dr. Gordon Lafer, University of Oregon	Faculty of Social Sciences	Rights at Work: Organizing for Social and Economic Justice
Prof. Gerald Schneider, University of Konstanz	Prof. Hanni Lerner, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Political Science	Economic Causes and Consequences of Violent Conflict
Prof. Atsushi Tago, Waseda University	Prof. Elad Segev, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Social and Policy Studies	International Relations and Communication in the Digital Age
Prof. Charles Tenenbaum, Sciences-PO Lille	Prof. Itai Sened, Faculty of Social Sciences	New Issues of Peace and Security in Europe
Prof. Ayse Zarakol, University of Cambridge	Prof. Hanni Lerner, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Political Science	Order and Sovereignty
Mikhail Gorokhovski, École Centrale de Lyon	Prof. Alexander Liberzon, School of Mechanical Engineering	Unusual Live of Usual Droplets or Bubbles in Flows: Physics, Models, Applications
Retsef Levi, MIT	Dan Amiram, Coller School of Management	The Theory of Operations Management
Oliver C. Witard, King’s College London	Yftach Gepner, School of Public Health	Protein Nutrition for Health and Performance
Dr. Lutz Robbers, Jade University of Applied Sciences	Dr. Roy Kozlovsky, Azrieli School of Architecture	Cultural Techniques of the Built Environment
Carlos Fraenkel, McGill University	Shaul Katzir, School of Philosophy, Cohn Institute	The Rise and Fall of the Ideal of Theoria (Contemplation or Science) from Plato to Max Weber
Michael Hagner, ETH Zürich	Shaul Katzir, School of Philosophy, Cohn Institute	Anthropology and its (Dis)content
Amita Dhanda, NALSAR University	Prof. Neta Ziv, Faculty of Law	Challenging Patriarchy Understanding Feminism
Cecilia J. Sorensen, MD, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University	School of Health Professions	International and Interprofessional Perspectives on the Impact of Climate Change & Climate Related Disasters on Health and Health Care Delivery
Prof. Jeremy Wolfe, Harvard University	Dr. Roy Luria, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Psychology	Graduate & PhD Seminar
Shahar Mendelson, University of Warwick	Prof. Yaron Ostrover, School of Mathematical Sciences	Mathematical Aspects of Statistical Learning Theory
Prof. Steve Fleming, University College London	Prof. Galit Yovel, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Psychology	Graduate & PhD Seminar
Francesco Argenton, Università degli Studi di Padova	Yoav Gothilf, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry & Biophysics	Zebrafish as a Model in Biomedical Research
Chaya Czernowin, Harvard University	Prof. Ruben Seroussi, The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music	Workshop
Kati Debretzeni, Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag	Dr. Uri Rom, The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music	Introduction to Baroque Violin
Prof. Dr. Oliver Lubrich, Bern University	Galili Shahar, School of Cultural Studies	Journeys in Literature and beyond: Comparative Approaches
Prof. Dr. Manfred Oeming, University of Heidelberg	Prof. Oded Lipschitz, School of Jewish Studies and Archaeology	Archaeology and Bible: Alternate Use and Abuse
David Blustein, Boston College	Faculty of Humanities, School of Education	How to Empower Unemployed Young Adults: Critical Social Consensuses Perspectives
Prof. Virginia Murray, University College London	Prof. Bruria Adini, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health	Public Health Consequences of Disasters
Lawrence Kasanoff, Threshold Entertainment	Ori Arthur Wolf, The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television	Masterclass
Prof. Pierre Debes, Lille University	Prof. Yaron Ostrover, School of Mathematical Sciences	Hurwitz Moduli Spaces