Vision Statement
Promoting Excellence and Commitment in Public Policy
The Department of Public Policy at Tel Aviv University is dedicated to developing ethical and professional public leadership that aspires to excellence and innovative research at the frontiers of knowledge in the field. In the teaching realm, the department trains students and practitioners, preparing them for public management positions at the highest professional levels, emphasizing excellence and imparting skills for addressing the 21st century’s key challenges.
The Department of Public Policy promotes path breaking research in the academic and public spheres, integrating guidance and supervision of students as future researchers. Studies conducted by the department emphasize the design of original, sustainable and effective policy solutions for complex social and public problems. The integration of teaching with research, as well as public and social engagement, provide graduates of the department with a unique and applied perspective.
The Department of Public Policy encourages social and public involvement as an effective bridge between academia and the civil service. Its research informs decision makers with new and relevant findings while forums hosted by the Department enable public discourse on the central public policy issues of the day and of the future.
