Welcome to the first TAU International Volunteering and Support blog! This blog has been created to give complementary information to the graduated students of TAU and to create a community where we can share thoughts and information. This blog is NOT affiliated or supported by Lowy TAU international school or any of the TAU administrative bodies. This blog is meant to be an informal tool where people can be updated, alongside the Researchers and Scholars in TAU: the peers community , and the PhDs and group and the informal word-of-mouth. Each PhD student or post-doc is more than welcome to approach and participate in the creation of this blog, acting as a volunteer (with a little basic commitment) but also as an user, where they can collect any sort of information. All of the content posted on this blog is under the responsibility of the person who wrote it and posted it. UPDATE 06.11.23 Guidelines for the WhatsApp group 1.Respect & Kindness: Treat all memb...
Today we met to discuss about the current status quo in Broshim, by listening to people sharing their stories and needs concerning living in the dorms. The event was bittersweet because the people involved this time were a few (very sad), but very friendly and passionate. They brought up their own issues and suggested new ideas! Another reason for this taste is the fact that the years go by, but the problems are always the same and the things do not improve! As a short summary, the last campaign that kickstarted was in June 2023, with the establishment of the Tenants' committee, in a joint effort of Israeli and International tenants to advance demands to change the current contract in some clauses ( HERE you can read the post published back then for details). The list of demands was compiled and presented to the Student Union representatives in charge of dealing with the University and Broshim management. Other initiatives were organized alongside this, such as the design of a p...