Education
Education at the Weizmann Institute is facilitated through Weizmann School of Science and Davidson Institute.
The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, offers many educational opportunities in undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral programs for science students and scholars from Australia and around the world.
The Weizmann School of Science is the academic arm of the Weizmann Institute and is responsible for most student and postdoctoral affairs and programs from undergraduate students through to postdocs.
The Davidson Institute of Science Education is responsible for advancing science education in schools and the general public. Due to the different timing of academic years in the southern and northern hemispheres, there is one excellent program, available to Australian university students in their first year of science, facilitated by the Davidson Institute, and funded from Australia, named the Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer School Institute (ISSI).
This month-long program is unique with many past students having had their careers inspired and redirected due to attending, and many attendees have formed lasting friendships with other attending students from around the globe.
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