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The Boris Mints Institute at Tel Aviv University [1] is an entity promoting research and planning, founded by Boris Mints. [2] [3]
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The Boris Mints Institute at Tel Aviv University [1] is an entity promoting research and planning, founded by Boris Mints. [2] [3]
The Boris Mints Institute was established in 2016 at the Gershon H. Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences, [4] and has already held several academic events, conferences, and extended significant support for research projects in food security, renewable energy, and conflict resolution.
The Institute operates five research labs:
The Institute runs an annual academic conference, during which policy solutions formulated by researchers are presented. [10] The Institute has collaborated with the Matanel Foundation to support small farmers in Africa by supporting two PhD grants. [11]
Each year since 2017, the Institute awards the Boris Mints Institute Prize. [12] The $100,000 prize is given to someone who has devoted their research and academic work to finding solutions for global challenges. [13] The prize has been awarded to:
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