NITSAN
Sustainable Development Lab
At Tel Aviv University
Spend
months in field sites, sometimes in demanding conditions.
Help
develop, implement and test innovative solutions to big problems
Gain experience in cutting edge, data-driven & evidence based research
Earn
Academic credit, and write a thesis or final project.
Costs
are fully covered. Scholarships may be available in specific cases.
Caution: NITSAN work is extremely demanding. Be warned.
Where will you be this summer?
Our field projects are based in Israel, South Asia and Africa
Don't join to get a degree. Join to make an impact.
Featured Alumni
Student Experiences
Meet Our Students
The Next Generation of Leaders in Sustainability
2025-26 Cohort
Guy Leventon
PhD Candidate, Sustainable Development
Perah Shlomo Hadad
PhD Candidate, Public Policy
Nadav Bachar
PhD Candidate, Economics
Nadav Geiger
Undergraduate Student in Philosophy, Economics, Political Science
Omri Weisleder
Undergraduate Student in Philosophy, Economics, Political Science
Amit Sussman
Undergraduate Student in Philosophy, Economics, Political Science
Daniel Helman
M.A in Sustainable Development
Gilad Fankelstein
M.A in Sustainable Development
Aviv Zelniker
M.A in Sustainable Development
Gal Raviv Galea
M.A in Sustainable Development
Ran Avital
M.A in Sustainable Development
Yubei Hong
M.A in Sustainable Development
Omad Shakur
M.A in Sustainable Development
Maria Victoria Cervigni
M.A in Sustainable Development
Uri Shinehorn
M.A in Sustainable Development
Ethan Simmonds
M.A in Sustainable Development
Kristina Bessel
M.A in Sustainable Development
Daria Iospa
M.A in Sustainable Development
2024-25 Cohort
Mor Shiran
BsC. Environmental Studies, Tel Hai College
Amit Israeli
Undergraduate Student in Philosophy, Economics, Political Science
Sasha Portianskaia
M.A in Sustainable Development
Joshua Small
M.A in Sustainable Development
Dylan Fleischmann
M.A in Sustainable Development
Marina Gala Suffern
M.A in Sustainable Development
Ziv Hillel
Undergraduate Student in Philosophy, Economics, Political Science
2023-24 Cohort
Rotem Mayer
B.S.c. in Plant Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jesse Milman
B.A. in Sociology, Anthropology & Sustainability, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Keren Sieder
B.A. in Agroecology and Plant Health, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Tal Parnass
M.A. in Sustainable Development
Sapir Assayag
M.Sc Environmental Engineering
Itamar Eliash
M.A in Sustainable Development
Nir Nuriel
B.A. Agroecology and Plant Health, Accelerated M.A. in Business Administration, The Hebrew University
Erica Faye Katzin
M.A in Sustainable Development
Vlad Anufrienko
M.A in Sustainable Development
Rotem Hanan
B.A. Biochemistry and food science, The Hebrew University
Aleksandra Skliarevskaia
M.A in Sustainable Development
Rodrigo Vieira
M.A in Sustainable Development
2022-23 Cohort
Ahava Bensabath
PhD Candidate, Sustainable Development
Nitzan Aizenberg
PhD Candidate, Sustainable Development
Evyatar Ram
PhD Candidate, Sustainable Development
Marcello Liberman
PhD Candidate, Sustainable Development
Suzan Kagan
PhD Candidate, Sustainable Development
Shakked Ben Giat
PhD Candidate, Sustainable Development
Tohar Izikson
PhD Candidate, Sustainable Development
Timor Lichtman
PhD Candidate, Sustainable Development
Michale Goldberger
PhD Candidate, Sustainable Development
Amit Kalisker
PhD Candidate, Sustainable Development
2021-22 Cohort
Nicole Bery
MA in Sustainable Development
Liron Dana
M.A in Sustainable Development
Dan Etgar
M.A in Sustainable Development
Erzoah Reuben
M.A in Sustainable Development
Vinith Robinson
Graduate in Engineering, with a career in Software Services
Sydney Mulima Chawinga
M.A in Sustainable Development
Prisca Chifisi
M.A in Sustainable Development
Pachalo Chima
M.A in Sustainable Development
Mphatso Kalawe
M.A in Sustainable Development
Hannah Wolf
M.A in Sustainable Development
Esther Wanza
M.A in Sustainable Development
2020-21 Cohort
Yuval Barda
MA Pubic Policy
Anat Gafni
MA Pubic Policy
Omer Har-Shai
MA Pubic Policy
Tal Kazaz
MA Pubic Policy
2019-20 Cohort
Michal Eliezer
MA Pubic Policy
Eitan Benson
Ph.D Student in Environmental Engineering
Meshi Laks
Masters Student in Public Policy
Dan Oziel
Masters Student in Public Policy
Shira Ayal
Undergraduate Student in Law
Maya Yanko
Masters Student in Electrical Engineering
Roy Mayer
Undergraduate Student in Geophysics
Ady Admit
Undergraduate Student in Law and Economics
Asaf Pras
Masters Student in Environmental Engineering
Noa Ezion
Undergraduate Student in Physics and Electrical Engineering
Selda Edris
Masters Student in Environmental Engineering
Nadav Halali
Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering & Earth Sciences
2018-19 Cohort
Oren Kaplun
Undergraduate Student in the Philosophy, Political Science, Economics (PPE) Program
Deborah Talor
Undergraduate Student in Political Science
Shai Gilat
Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students
Yotam Burstein
Masters Student in Sociology and Anthropology; Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students
Itay Manes
Masters Student in Statistics and Data Science
David Shurman
Masters Student in Public Policy; Graduate of the Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students
Yalon Perelman
Masters Student in Public Policy (BA in Geography and Human Environment)
Karel Finkelstein
Masters Student in Public Policy (Graduate of Bezalel Academy of Art & Design)