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Israel's national marine research and teaching facility on the Red Sea runs about 20 intensive undergraduate and graduate courses a year, each 1-2 weeks long, combining sailing, snorkeling and diving fieldwork with labs, lectures, and seminars; open to students from any university, with dormitory housing on-site.

A thesis-track, English-taught MSc in marine biology combining coursework, research cruises, and dive-based fieldwork studying the Mediterranean Sea; Israeli and international students study together over two academic years.

A pluralistic, co-ed pre-military academy across three campuses focused on cultivating a new generation of Israeli leadership with an emphasis on social and environmental responsibility, alongside standard mechina Jewish-identity study.

A pluralistic, co-ed pre-military gap-year academy combining intensive study of Jewish identity, Zionism and Israeli society with coursework in the arts and environmentalism, plus independent study, community volunteering and physical preparation for IDF service.

A 5-month permaculture and sustainable-living program for English-speaking young adults ages 18-24, centered on a Permaculture Design Course (internationally certified) and hands-on farm work. A Masa-affiliated long-term program.

A month-long, hands-on program in permaculture, natural building (straw-bale and earth-plaster construction), and organic agriculture, living on Lotan's eco-campus of student-built earthen domes. Graduates receive an internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certificate.

An accredited university-level semester (or full-year) environmental studies program bringing together Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian, and international students to study topics like sustainable agriculture, cross-border water management, and environmental diplomacy.