Current and Previous Minerva Schools

German-Israeli Minerva-Schools since 2006

Year	Subject	Organizers	Location
2020	The Individual and International Human Rights Law	Prof. Anne Peters, Heidelberg/Berlin Prof. Tomer Broude, Jerusalem	Heidelberg
2020	An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Future Data Pedagogies and Digital Tools to Nurture Citizens’ Reasoning with Models and Modeling in the Big Data Era	Prof. Dani Ben-Zvi, Haifa Keren Aridor-Berger, M.A., Haifa Michal Dvir, Haifa Dr. Daniel Frischemeier, Paderborn Dr. Susanne Podworny, Paderborn	Haifa
2019	Back to Redemption: Rosenzweig’s Star 1919-2019	Prof. Benjamin Pollock, Jerusalem Dr. Ynon Wygoda, Jerusalem Prof. Dr. Christian Wiese, Frankfurt/Main	Jerusalem
2019	Bridging the gap between genes and behaviour: Neuropeptide regulation of socio-emotional behaviours	Prof. Dr. Inga D. Neumann, Regensburg Prof. Dr. Oliver Bosch, Regensburg Dr. Thomas Grund, Regensburg Prof. Tali Kimchi, Rehovot Prof. Alon Chen, Rehovot Dr. Michael Mende, Munich	Regensburg
2019	Brain Rhythms in Computation, Communication, And Cognition	Dr. Elana Zion Golumbic, Ramat Gan Prof. Leon Deouell, Jerusalem Prof. David Poeppel, Frankfurt/Main Prof. Lucia Melloni, Frankfurt/Main	Ramat Gan
2018	Trade Routes between Aram and Israel in the Iron Age: A Multi-Disciplinary Examination of their Significance to Social and Cultural Exchange	Dr. Amit Dagan, Ramat-Gan Felix Hagemeyer, Leipzig Assaf Kleiman, Tel Aviv Juliane Stein, Leipzig	Jordan Valley and Golan Heights
2017	Quantum Dipolar Gases in Atomic and Condensed Matter Systems	Prof. Ronen Rapaport, Jerusalem Dr. Paulo Santos, Berlin	Jerusalem
2016	Emerging High-throughput Systems for Wildlife Tracking at the Regional Scale	Prof. Ran Nathan, Jerusalem Prof. Sivan Toledo, Tel Aviv Prof. Florian Jeltsch, Potsdam Prof. Katrin Böhning-Gaese, Frankfurt/Main	Hula Valley
2015	Mitochondria: Function & Dysfunction	Prof. Abdussalam Azem, Tel Aviv Prof. Johannes Herrmann, Kaiserslautern Prof. Ophry Pines, Jerusalem Prof. Doron Rapaport, Tübingen	Ein Gedi
2014	Cognitive Robotics	Prof. Yael Edan, Beer Sheva Prof. Verena Hafner, Berlin Dr. Iris Tabak, Beer Sheva	Berlin
2013	Non-Compositionality and Figurative Speech: Collocations, Idioms, Metaphors, Proverbs	Prof. Edit Doron, Jerusalem Pavel Kats, Jerusalem Prof. Manfred Krifka, Berlin Prof. Gert Webelhuth, Frankfurt/Main	Jerusalem
2012	Flows on Homogeneneous Spaces	Dr. Uri Bader, Haifa Prof. Roman Sauer, Regensburg	Haifa
2011	Alternative, Sustainable Energy Options	Prof. David Cahen, Rehovot Dr. Klaus Lips, Berlin Prof. H.-W. Schock, Berlin	Nazareth
2010	Frontiers in Vascular Biology	Prof. Wolfgang Siess, Munich Prof. David Varon, Jerusalem	Ma'aleh Hachamisha
2009	Ubiquitous Display Environments: Intelligent Group Interaction, Foundations and Implementation of Pervasive Multimodal Interfaces	Prof. Antonio Krueger, Münster Dr. Tsvi Kuflik, Haifa	Haifa
2009	Pharmacogenetics: Improving the Safety and Efficacy of Medicines	Prof. Gregory Livshits, Tel Aviv Dr. David Gurwitz, Tel Aviv Prof. Julia Kirchheiner, Ulm	Tel Aviv
2009	P-adic Methods in Arithmetic Algebraic Geometry	Prof. Ehud de Shalit, Jerusalem Prof. Peter Schneider, Münster	Jerusalem
2009	Human Rights in Times of Emergency: German, Israeli and International Perspectives	Prof. Eckart Klein, Potsdam Prof. Yuval Shany, Jerusalem	Jerusalem
2008	Global Public Policy and the Law of International Administration	Prof. Armin von Bogdandy, Heidelberg Prof Eyal Benvenisti, Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
2008	Arithmetic Geometry and Public Key Cryptography	Prof. Moshe Jarden, Tel Aviv Prof. Gerhard Frey, Duisburg-Essen	Tel Aviv
2007	On Biological and Bio-inspired Materials	Prof. Peter Fratzl, Potsdam Prof. Hans-Jürgen Butt Prof. Reshef Tenne, Rehovot Prof. Moshe Gottlieb, Beer-Sheva	Berlin
2007	Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Mediterranean Region during the Medieval Period	Prof. Reuven Amitai, Jerusalem Dr. Christoph Cluse, Trier	Jerusalem
2006	Bi-national Course in Neurobiology	Prof. Yosi Yarom, Jerusalem Dr. Lampl, Rehovot Prof. Konnerth, Munich Prof. Heinemann, Berlin	Eilat
2006	Unique Molecular Effects in Electronic Materials and Devices	Prof. David Cahen, Rehovot Prof. Ron Naaman, Rehovot Prof. Eberhard Umbach, Würzburg	Ein Gedi
2006	Frontiers on High Pressure Research	Prof. Moshe Paz-Pasternak, Tel Aviv Prof. Leonid Dubrovinsky, Bayreuth	Ein Gedi