Israel Institute for Advanced Studies (IIAS)

The Israel Institute for Advanced Studies (IIAS) was established by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1975 as a self-governing body, whose mission is to create multidisciplinary learning communities of academics. The IIAS promotes excellence in collaborative and individual scholarship on compelling intellectual challenges, and it welcomes researches and scholars from all fields and from all parts of the world. Along with selected individual fellows and collaborative Research Groups, the Institute annually hosts six Advanced Schools as well as many conferences. Since its establishment, the Institute has provided its scholars with openness and academic freedom that encourages their scientific and intellectual exchange. Situated on the Edmund J. Safra campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the IIAS offers access to the unique historic and cultural resources of Jerusalem and beyond, and thus contributes to the interchange of knowledge and the vitality of academic life in Israel and around the world.