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1. Israel Friendship Award

7/13/2022

 
We are delighted, proud, humbled and honored to receive the 1st Israel Friendship Award from the Embassy of the State of Israel in Austria for our work! To accept this wonderful prize, Rector Tilmann Märk, the head of the International Services, Dr. Barbara Tasser, head of the Academic Network AIANI, Prof. Ivo Hajnal, as well as the coordinators of AIANI, Dr. Marion Wieser and Mag. Verena Mungenast, traveled to Vienna to meet H.E. Ambassador Rodgold. The honorary president of the Jewish Community for Tyrol and Vorarlberg, Dr. Esther Fritsch, was present too.
"This award was established to honor individuals and organizations and their outstanding achievements that strengthen Israeli-Austrian relations." said Ambassador Rodgold at the ceremony, which took place in the "Wiener Börsensäle". Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler and Federal Minister Martin Polaschek were present, as well as numerous other guests of honor. 
The jury consisted of Ambassador Mordechai Rodgold, Deputy Chief of Mission Maya Karmely Sommer, Dr. Danielle Spera and Mr. Daniel Kapp.

We want to take this opportunity and thank the jury for selecting us and our work for this award. A big thank you also to the staff at the embassy for this wonderful celebration!

Of course, we also want to give our thanks to all our partners and friends, especially in Israel, who help us everyday to foster and grow friendships by supporting researchers, students and staff from both countries and by showing that science and research really connect people. We could not do our work without you! 
Last but not least, we thank our students, lecturers and guests, who fill AIANI with life. We dedicate this award to you!

Attorney Assaf Ben-David in Innsbruck

6/22/2022

 
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Last week, Attorney Assaf Ben-David, LL.M, visited the University of Innsbruck to meet with colleagues and teach the course "International Business Negotiations". The course is a prime example of a virtual, international exchange format as it is taught from Israel and the US, while students in Innsbruck are negotiating with fellow students in China. While mostly being taught online, AIANI was happy that Assaf Ben-David could travel to Innsbruck
and teach two in-class lessons. Moreover, Assaf Ben-David met with colleagues and students from the
InnCubator and the Department of Legal Theory and Future of Law. They talked about current projects and possibilities for future collaborations in their research fields.

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Dr. Noam Zadoff at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

6/22/2022

 
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On June 7, 2022, Dr. Noam Zadoff, Assistant Professor at the Department of Contemporary History at the University of Innsbruck, gave a lecture in Jerusalem on "The 'Semitic Action' and the Borders of Zionist Consensus After the Establishment of the State of Israel". The session took place at the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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​The lecture was chaired by Prof. Assaf Shelleg, director of the Cherrick Center, and the respondents were Prof. Dmitry Shumsky and Maya Kreiner. At the center of the lecture stood a small group of intellectuals that pleaded for establishing a confederation between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The "Semitic Action" was motivated by strong anti-imperialist sentiments and criticized the tendency of Israeli governments to search for partners among the great western powers, instead of collaborating with the other inhabitants of the land. The lecture was followed by a vivid discussion about the borders of Zionist ideology after the establishment of Israel.
AIANI supported Dr. Zadoff's visit with a travel grant.

Erasmus+ Training Stay at the University of Innsbruck

5/30/2022

 
“It has been an educational, informative, and joyful experience for me.” said Oryan Levy from the Tel Aviv University about his stay at the University of Innsbruck. Oryan Levy visited colleagues at the University of Innsbruck through an Erasmus+ Training Mobility in May 2022. He met with several colleagues from the Energy Efficient Buildings Section at the University of Innsbruck to discuss recent projects. Moreover, we met with Prof. Wolfgang Streicher, the Vice Rector for Infrastructure.

“Our institutions are similar yet located in much different regions and have different orientation and challenges. For me, that was the X-factor. It gave me the opportunity to find the similarities and the differences, and it opened my mind to new ideas and methods I want to explore and implement.” Oryan Levy explained.

AIANI was happy to host Mr. Levy in Innsbruck and is looking forward to hear about future projects!

Oren Tal as Guest at the Department of Archaeology at the University of Innsbruck

5/5/2022

 
In April 2022, Oren Tal from the Department of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University visited his colleagues at the University of Innsbruck. His host, Prof. Harald Stadler, introduced him to colleagues, gave him an overview about recent research projects and also showed him around Innsbruck.
During his stay, Oren Tal was teaching eight hours as part of his Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility. His lectures included the following contents:
- The Transition between metal to Coin Economy in the levant for Bachelor, Master and PhD students.
- Medieval Archeology in Israel: Apollonia/Arsuf/Arsur as a Case Study for Bachelor, Master and PhD students.
- "Hellenistic Foundations in the Southern Levant: A View from tell Iztabba" also for Bachelor, Master and PhD students.

AIANI was happy that this research visit took place and is looking forward to hear about future projects between Mr. Tal and Prof. Stadler!
Photo Credit: Prof. Harald Stadler

Online Information Event "Studying in Innsbruck", April 6, 2022

4/20/2022

 
Thank you for participating at our online information event "Studying in Innsbruck"! If you missed the event, but you are interested in spending an exchange semester at the University of Innsbruck, please get in touch with the International Office at your home university or contact us for further questions: aiani@uibk.ac.at 
​In the meantime, check out our students' experience reports and read about their adventures in Innsbruck: Students' Experience Reports

Erasmus+ Staff Training

3/14/2022

 
Finally, we were able to welcome our first Erasmus+ Staff Training participants back to the University of Innsbruck!
AIANI was happy to welcome Prof. Rachel Dekel and Oz Nackar from our partner institution the Bar-Ilan University (BIU). Prof. Dekel, the academic head of the International School at BIU, and Mr. Nackar, the Director for Student Exchange spent a week at the University of Innsbruck to learn more about AIANI, the International Services at the University of Innsbruck, as well as about student exchange procedures, workflows, experiences etc.
They met with several colleagues to discuss structures, policies, possible solutions to challenges and to exchange ideas, perspectives, and methods.
They also met up with one of our exchange students from Bar-Ilan University, who is currently working on her PhD research thesis at the University of Innsbruck.

Thankfully, the weather also allowed our guests to enjoy the city as well as the surrounding mountains and some local food.

Photo Exhibition - Finissage

3/10/2022

 
„One has to switch from the view of judging to the view of observing, in order to understand a different perspective and the meaning of the land of milk and honey,“ said the photographer Israel Ariel from Jerusalem at the Finissage of the photo exhibition „Promised Land – Israel between Vision and Reality“. His photographs were shown at the Theological Faculty of the University of Innsbruck for four months.

Together with the co-organizers of the exhibition and accompanying guest lectures, Prof. Gabriele Werner-Felmayer (MUI) and Dr. Noam Zadoff (LFUI), the AIANI-Team was glad to welcome the artist back to Innsbruck for a small closing reception of the exhibition.
AIANI wants to take this opportunity and thank the co-organizers as well as the sponsors of the photo exhibition and the five guest lectures. All events could take place, despite very challenging and less than ideal circumstances. Thank you for your support!

  • The Förderkreis 1669 of the University of Innsbruck
  • The Research Platform Center Interdisciplinary Gender Studies Innsbruck (CGI)
  • Disability Studies, University of Innsbruck and the Förderverein bidok
  • The Faculty of Theology for hosting the exhibition

A special THANK YOU to Prof. Dr. Gabriele Werner-Felmayer, Institute of Biological Chemistry at the Medical University of Innsbruck and Head of the Bioethics Network “Ethucation” and Dr. Noam Zadoff, Israel Studies, Department of Contemporary History at the University of Innsbruck, for co-hosting the event series as well as the artist Israel Ariel for showing his work and sharing his vision about the diversity of the “Promised Land” with us in Innsbruck!

New Course in the Summer Semester 2022

2/1/2022

 
BildAtt. Assaf Ben-David, LL.M, Reichman University (Israel)
We were – once again and after last year´s great success – able to organize a special course for interested students with Assaf Ben-David, LL.M, a commercial lawyer, who is specializing in Startups and a lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Law & International Business Negotiations at our partner institution, the Reichman University (former IDC Herzliya College) in Israel. He will be again teaching the course „International Business Negotiations“ during the summer semester 2022! 


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This special course is organized by AIANI in collaboration with the Law School of the University of Innsbruck and the Peking University in China. It is a rare opportunity for students to take part in a unique course together with students from Peking University in China, to learn the art of international business negotiations.
Participants will gain insight into the dynamics of negotiating and structuring international business transactions and learn about the role that lawyers and/or business advisors play in these negotiations.
All this while having fun through interactive learning and practical hands on experience!

Registration starts today, February 1, 2022, and will be open until March 1, 2022.
You can sign up via LFU:online: 
301020 VU International Business Negotiations

Please find all further information here:
New Course at the University of Innsbruck by Att. Assaf Ben-David


​Here are some comments of students that took this course in the past summer semester:
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AIANI Guest Lecture on "Vom Traum zur Wirklichkeit: Der Zionismus und der Staat Israel" by Dr. Noam Zadoff

1/27/2022

 
The final talk of the lecture series “Promised Land - Israel between Vision and Reality“ took place on 24 January, 2022. The AIANI team was very pleased to welcome all participants to this last lecture of our series! Even though, it had to be held online like the previous lectures, there was quite a high number of attendees which demonstrates the lively interest in the topic.

Dr. Noam Zadoff, Assistant Professor at the Department of Contemporary History at the University of Innsbruck, talked about 
the Zionist movement, which was founded in Europe at the end of the 19th century, its development as well as changes of different Zionist ideologies.

The online lecture was moderated by Dr. Eric Burton from the Department of Contemporary History at the University of Innsbruck.
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About the topic:
The Zionist movement was founded in Europe at the end of the 19th century. Its goal was to solve the so-called "Jewish question" by defining Judaism as a nation (and not a religion). By returning to the land of origin, the land of Israel/Palestine, various "Zionist thinkers" wanted to redeem the Jewish people from their "abnormal" existence in exile, and unite the Jewish Diaspora into a "normal" nation, equal to all other nations.

With the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the political goal of Zionism was achieved. However, emotionally and intellectually, the Zionist ideology remained as a central part of Israeli society. At the same time, after 1948, Zionism was forced to change and seek new goals.

In Dr. Zadoff's lecture, the process of fulfilling the "Zionist dream" was analyzed through the examples of various Zionist ideologies.

AIANI wants to thank Dr. Zadoff, Dr. Burton and all participants for a very interesting evening event. 

For all of you, who are interested in this topic and our lecture series, please find more information here:
Promised Land - Israel between Vision and Reality

The photo exhibition will be shown at least until mid-February 2022, on the1st floor, in the corridor area of the Faculty of Theology.
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