The University of Haifa community mourns the passing of Prof. Yehuda Hayuth, the University’s eighth and longest serving President (1995-2004).

Prof. Hayuth was a distinguished academic who was devoted to the University and the State of Israel. He graduated from the University of Haifa with a bachelor’s degree and earned a graduate degree at Hebrew University, followed by a PhD from the University of Washington. In the 1970s, he joined the University of Haifa’s Department of Geography and went on to hold several senior positions before becoming President. Under his leadership, the University flourished and witnessed tremendous growth including the establishment of the Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, the Faculty of Natural Sciences, and construction projects such as the Rabin Complex, the Hecht Arts Center, the Education and Science building complex, the student dormitories, and the sports center.
May his memory be a blessing.