Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
STRENGTHEN THE MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND REVITALIZE THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Research
The Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Center (HMS) recognizes the power of partnership. Currently, the HMS takes an active role in many important collaborations with the European Rim Policy and Investment Council, National Maritime Foundation – INDIA, TRENDS Research and Advisory, Abu Dhabi, UAE, and the FMES – Institut méditerranéen des hautes études stratégiques.
Professor Emeritus Avi Sagi- Schwartz, from the Herta and Paul Amir Faculty of Social Sciences, founder and director of the International MA in Child Development program reunited with Program alumni, Sahilu Baye, Nana Esi Gaisie and Allan Rousselin, along with special guest and founder of the Two Lilies Fund, to discuss the impact of education and child development initiatives in improving the status and wellbeing of children.
Public Engagement
The Unit for Social Engagement facilitates dialogue programs between the various sectors in Israeli society, with the cooperation of MABAT NGO. The aim is to provide a platform for honest and meaningful conversations between sectors of society that are rarely afforded such opportunities. Among these programs is the dialogue program between secular students and ultra-orthodox residents of Haifa (SHAGI); Arab-Jewish Leadership Student Program and Entrepreneurship for shared society – Arab and Jewish students working in the city of Akko together.
Refugees and other undocumented groups in Israel are those whose rights are least protected. Our Legal Clinic for Human Rights is involved in promoting the rights of refugees both in Israel and abroad. Before the outbreak of Covid-19, Arabic-speaking students from the clinic travelled twice a year to Greece to provide legal aid and translation to asylum seekers and refugees at various stages of their asylum application.
Learning & Students
The Center for Public Management and Policy (CPMP) grants students and faculty the opportunity to discuss the proper management of public agencies, governmental ministries, and quasi-governmental organizations. Together, they aim to better understand various mechanisms and processes related to the performance of Israeli and global public sectors.
Cybersecurity and digital marketing expert, Dr. Yaniv Levyatan, a UofH alumnus, discussed new and evolving Internet dangerswith Justin Wu from Crosswords Taiwan at a recently held webinar tuned into by audiences in Taiwan and Israel.
According to Dr. Levyatan, the individualization of content provides hackers means through which to attack trusting groups including school-aged children and mature audiences. Also discussed in the lecture was the importance for states to cooperate on social media regulation for social giants including Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp.
The University of Haifa International School (UHIS) has attracted thousands of international students. Today close to 1,000 students from over 40 different countries around the world enroll annually in UHIS various interdisciplinary and international programs where they learn and explore in an atmosphere of coexistence, tolerance and mutual respect.
Operations
To date, the University of Haifa has signed over 500 agreements with universities worldwide, which allow developing exchange programs, accelerating research and collaboration, launching new degree and non-degree programs and much more. We recently partnered to launch the $6 million marine research center with Texas A&M University.
Social responsibility is one of three pillars of academia and a driving force behind the University of Haifa’s philosophy. The Social Involvement Unit develops and coordinates projects which encourage students’ activism and foster community service and outreach. The Unit aims to enrich students’ university experience and provide them with the necessary skills and experience to have a positive impact on society.