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Weizmann Institute of Science

Public university and research institute in Rehovot, Israel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Weizmann Institute of Science (Hebrew: מכון ויצמן למדע Machon Vaitzman LeMada) is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli universities in that it offers postgraduate-only degrees in the natural and exact sciences.

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Weizmann Institute of Science
מכון ויצמן למדע (Hebrew)
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Former name
Daniel Sieff Research Institute (1934–1949)
TypePublic research
Established1934
FounderChaim Weizmann
Endowment$600.427 million (2019)[1]
PresidentAlon Chen
Academic staff
952
Administrative staff
400
Students1,082
Postgraduates356
700
Location,
CampusUrban
Postdoctoral fellows380
AffiliationsFeinberg Graduate School[2]
Websitewww.weizmann.ac.il Edit this at Wikidata
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Academic rankings
National
ARWU[3]2–3
Global
ARWU[4]1-100
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The front door of the administrative building with the former name
Koffler particle accelerator

It is a multidisciplinary research center, with around 3,800 scientists, postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. and M.Sc. students, and scientific, technical, and administrative staff working at the institute.[5][6]

As of 2019, six Nobel laureates and three Turing Award winners have been associated with the Weizmann Institute of Science.