INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER HERZLIYA

The Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, the first unique and innovative private educational institution, was founded in a decade ago in Israel. Modeled on distinguished private universities in the United States, IDC is a non-profit corporate entity, taking no direct government subsidies, and dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in research and education. Founded by renowned Israeli scholar, Professor Uriel Reichman, IDC aims to create an Israeli university where personal achievement goes hand hand with social responsibility.

The Interdisciplinary Center seeks to train Israel’s leaders of the future, to nurture a business, political, technological and judicial leadership of the highest caliber. IDC’s innovative approach is fundamentally different from other academic institutions in Israel due to its interdisciplinary spirit and strong social commitment.

Three thousand students are currently enrolled at the IDC campus in Herzliya. Bachelor’s and master’s degrees are awarded by the IDC’s five internationally recognized schools: the Radzyner School of Law, the Arison School of Business, the Efi Arazi School of Computer Science, the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy and the Raphael Recanati International School.

IDC’s renowned research centers include the Institute of Policy and Strategy (IPS), the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), the Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Center for Capital Markets and Risk Management, the Rich Center for the Study of Trading and Financial Markets and the Global Research in International Affairs Center (GLORIA).

The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy

The Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy stands on par with the world’s leading schools of government. Founded in 1999 by Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder, its objectives are to offer future leaders relevant and appropriate government education for the 21st century and to educate dedicated students for positions of leadership, responsibility and public service. The Lauder school prepares students with the skills to provide lasting solutions in national and local levels of government in Israel, to cut bureaucracy and ultimately improve public services.

Formerly founded and headed by the late Professor Ehud Sprinzak, the Lauder School is a distinctive institution, which offers its students a program in government with a minor in diplomacy, national security and strategy. Students at the Lauder School engage together with faculty, in action and research projects aimed at promoting smaller and more responsive government, transferring public functions to non-government organizations and increasing efficiency and accountability in public service.

A wide-range of vigorous research activity is accomplished under the auspices of the Lauder School and research institutes including the the Institute of Policy and Strategy (IPS), the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), and the Global Research in International Affairs Center (GLORIA).