Based on the WILLIAM social integration Toolkit, Gordon Academic College (GACE) has created new infrastructure to facilitate the integration experience of international students to Israel. This includes the buddy system as well as other tools. Below is a student...
This academic year, a joint virtual course taught in tandem by Dr. Lina Nikou (HUJI) and Dr. Kim Wünschmann (Munich) brought together students from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and LMU Munich, with the aim of jointly exploring various...
The BGU buddy system matches incoming international students and post-docs with local Israeli students at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Local buddies help international students navigate life in a foreign country, including integrating them into life at BGU, providing...
The “buddy system”, whereby international students are paired with local students to help them acclimate to the country and the institution has been proved to be an effective means of accomplishing social integration. An essential part of setting up...