Boris Mints Institute

The Boris Mints Institute at Tel Aviv University[1] was founded by Dr Boris Mints.[2] It encourages the research, planning and innovative thinking needed to create positive change in the world.[3] The Boris Mints Institute was established in 2016 at the Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences.[4]

The Institute operates through five research labs:

The Institute runs an annual academic conference.[5] The Institute has collaborated with the Matanel Foundation to support small farmers in Africa by supporting two PhD grants.[6]

Boris Mints Institute Prize[7]

Each year since 2017, the Institute awards the Boris Mints Institute Prize.[8] The $100,000 prize is given to someone who has devoted their research and academic work to finding solutions for global challenges.[9] The prize has been awarded to:

2017 - Prof. Jeffrey Sachs[10]

2018 - Prof. Michael Kremer[11]

2019 - Dr. Peter H. Gleick[8][12]

2020 - Professor Sabina Alkire[9][13]

References
  1. "BOG 2016: Institute on Global Strategies Inaugurated by Boris Mints". Tel Aviv University. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  2. Congress, World Jewish. "World Jewish Congress". www.worldjewishcongress.org. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  3. "Boris Mints Institute, Tel Aviv University". www.sid-israel.org. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  4. Congress, World Jewish. "World Jewish Congress". www.worldjewishcongress.org. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  5. Sherwood, Harriet (2020-07-04). "Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews 'least stressed' by Covid-19, says study". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  6. "Food Security – Cooperation with the Boris Mints Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions to Global Challenges (Tel-Aviv University) and ICIPE – MATANEL". Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  7. "icipe Director General appointed panel member of BMI prize | icipe - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology". www.icipe.org. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  8. "BOG 2019: Boris Mints Institute Prize Awarded". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  9. "How will COVID-19 impact global poverty? Live event on JPost.com". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  10. "BOG 2017: First Annual Boris Mints Institute Prize Awarded". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  11. "BOG 2018: Harvard Prof. Kremer Awarded Mints Prize". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  12. "Dr. Peter Gleick Awarded 2019 BMI Prize for Strategic Global Challenge of Fresh Water". Pacific Institute. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  13. "History tells us pandemic could lead to global reduction in poverty, Oxford academic says". The Independent. 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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