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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.

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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

Meshi Laks

Director of Policy and Innovation, Israel Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure

Asaf Pras

Founder & CTO at DataPond and Ph.D. student developing real-time, in-situ, and affordable water quality sensors based on AI models

Nadav Halali

Waste Treatment Head at Ministry of Environmental Protection

Omer Har Shai

Senior Experience Leader at Surf Office

Michal Eliezer

PhD Student, Focus on Improving the Livelihood and Nutrition of Smallholder Farmers in Developing Countries.

Dan Oziel

PhD Student, Focus on Development Economics, Water Management, and Food Security

Selda Edris

Head of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Sector at IsraAID

Yalon Perelman

Product Manager at KMS Lighthouse

Evyatar Ram

Lead Agronomist & Project Manager at NOF - Natural Offset Farming

David Shurman

Business Development Manager at Cirrus Cloud Ventures

Oren Kaplun

Co-Founder & CEO at ENVA, Co-Founder at Fossil Free Israel

Student Experiences

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Check out open opportunities for students here

Meet Our Students

The Next Generation of Leaders in Sustainability

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

B.S.c. in Plant Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Nitzan Aizenberg

B.S.c. in Plant Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Evyatar Ram

B.S.c. in Plant Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Marcello Liberman

B.S.c. in Plant Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Suzan Kagan

B.S.c. in Plant Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Shakked Ben Giat

B.S.c. in Plant Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Tohar Izikson

B.S.c. in Plant Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Timor Lichtman

B.S.c. in Plant Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Michale Goldberger

B.S.c. in Plant Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Amit Kalisker

B.S.c. in Plant Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

2021-22 Cohort

Nicole Bery

Nicole Bery

MA in Sustainable Development

Liron Dana

Liron Dana

M.A in Sustainable Development

Dan Etgar

Dan Etgar

M.A in Sustainable Development

Erzoah Reuben

Erzoah Reuben

M.A in Sustainable Development

Vinith Robinson

Vinith Robinson

Graduate in Engineering, with a career in Software Services

Sydney Mulima Chawinga

Sydney Mulima Chawinga

M.A in Sustainable Development

Prisca Chifisi

Prisca Chifisi

M.A in Sustainable Development

Pachalo Chima

Pachalo Chima

M.A in Sustainable Development

Mphatso Kalawe

Mphatso Kalawe

M.A in Sustainable Development

Hannah Wolf

Hannah Wolf

M.A in Sustainable Development

Esther Wanza

Esther Wanza

M.A in Sustainable Development

2020-21 Cohort

Yuval Barda

Yuval Barda

MA Pubic Policy

Anat Gafni

Anat Gafni

MA Pubic Policy

Omer Har-Shai

Omer Har-Shai

MA Pubic Policy

Tal Kazaz

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

Blue Background

2018-19 Cohort

Oren Kaplun

Oren Kaplun

Undergraduate Student in the Philosophy, Political Science, Economics (PPE) Program

Deborah Talor

Deborah Talor

Undergraduate Student in Political Science

Shai Gilat

Shai Gilat

Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students

Yotam Burstein

Yotam Burstein

Masters Student in Sociology and Anthropology; Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students

Itay Manes

Itay Manes

Masters Student in Statistics and Data Science

David Shurman

David Shurman

Masters Student in Public Policy; Graduate of the Adi Lautman Interdisciplinary Program for Outstanding Students

Yalon Perelman

Yalon Perelman

Masters Student in Public Policy (BA in Geography and Human Environment)

Karel Finkelstein

Karel Finkelstein

Masters Student in Public Policy (Graduate of Bezalel Academy of Art & Design)

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