While the EMIS students graduate in Israel, at the same time, Tzili Charney receiving an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Yeshiva University in New York. Congrats all!
Read moreCongratulations to all the EMIS Students and to Tzili Charney
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONGRESS OF THE WOMEN
On 19 May 2017, two hundred Israeli & Palestinian women convened in Tel Aviv to negotiate solutions to the conflict. Having been the first time only women participated in a public negotiating process, this was a rare and powerful event in the Middle East.
Read moreThe Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at FAU received the Best Commissioner Award
Ashley Amian and Lucia Barnes participated in the diplomatic simulation, the students represented Austria.
The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at Florida Atlantic University received the Best Commissioner Award at the Model European Union competition in Bloomington, Indiana. Ashley Amian and Lucia Barnes participated in the diplomatic simulation, the students represented Austria.
Read moreThe Leon Charney Diplomacy Program received the Distinguished Delegation Award
Student delegation in New York with their award
The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at Florida Atlantic University received the Distinguished Delegation Award at the National Model United Nations competition in New York City. Twenty-six FAU undergraduates joined more than 5,500 college students from 350 universities in the annual competition where schools represent countries and students step into the shoes of diplomats to solve global problems.
Read moreFAU Receives $1 Million Gift to Name the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program
The gift will allow for the creation of three Leon Charney Scholarships each fall and spring semester, as well as expand the existing Diplomacy Program to create an Undergraduate Honors Program (UHP) delegation, and expand to create an FAU High School delegation. The UHP and FAU High students will be trained in their own class and will compete in nationals in Washington, D.C. each fall.
Read moreLeon Charney Resolution Center at Emis Students Join Dr. Sapir Handelman at the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Congress in Tel Aviv
On Friday March 17th, students from the Leon Charney Resolution Center at the EMIS International School joined world-renowned peace facilitator Dr. Sapir Handelman at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv. Working around forty tables set up in the square, Dr. Handelman helped guide passionate negotiators to come up with solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Several students from the Leon Charney Resolution Center at the EMIS International School also participated in the 1,000 strong negotiations – just a few weeks after Dr. Handelman led the students in their first ever peace talk simulation at the Charney Resolution Center on March 1st and 2nd. Dr. Handelman and Minds of Peace have successfully led 32 Israeli-Palestinian public
Read moreCongress of the People 1000 Israelis & 1000 Palestinians Negotiated Peace - Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, Israel
On Friday, March 17, around 2000 Israelis & Palestinians from all walks of life came to Rabin Square to discuss, debate, and negotiate the conditions for an effective peace process. The negotiations were conducted around 40 tables plus a plenary one. This unique event was another significant step towards the establishment of a major Israeli-Palestinian Public Negotiating Congress with political influence.
Read more"Sometimes the Heart Needs Steering": Reflections on Professor Ben Ze'ev's Lecture
Every day, we experience challenges that require us to make compromises with ourselves and others. This is true of our personal lives, as well as our professional lives, just as it is true in politics, religion, and economics. On Sunday, 12 March 2017, Haifa University Professor Aaron Ben Ze’ev of the Philosophy Faculty gave the students of EMIS a comprehensive lecture on the subject of compromise in the areas of love and romance.
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