National Union of Israeli Students

NUIS has significant accomplishments in the Israeli public sphere. In 2006 it successfully fought against an increase in tuition fees. A year later, NUIS initiated, promoted, and supported the Students Rights Law, which was passed in the Knesset. The law was created to protect student's rights in areas such as equal opportunity in the acceptance to academic programs, regardless of religion, race, gender, and physical disabilities. NUIS consistently addresses and takes steps to promote campus-based environmental issues and prevent sexual harassment. In 2012, NUIS was one of the principal groups behind the social protests protesting the Israeli high cost of living. Following this campaign, NUIS made ‘social impact’ an organizational priority, encouraging students to continue to be involved in national concerns and in civic engagement initiatives.
Re:Lod - In March 2012 NUIS launched Project Re:Lod. Sixty young activists moved to Lod and dedicated themselves to remaking one of Israel's most challenged cities into an innovative model of civic engagement. The main objectives of Re:Lod are: to foster mutual responsibility among the diverse residents of the city with an emphasis on youth; to increase the level of education and engender an interest in hobbies among the high school students participating in after-school activities; to change the Israeli perception of Lod by rebranding it as a center of civic activism and an ideal location for young people to live and raise their families.
Today, with 250 young volunteers and 80 program graduates who have chosen to live their lives in Lod, together with additional partners, NUIS is proud to be in the initial stages of replicating this successful model in Tzfat and Kiryat Shmona.
LETS - In recent decades we have been witnessing an intensification of a tendency toward self-imposed segregation in Israeli society – more and more the various ethnic groups are isolating themselves and distinguishing their identity apart from the Israeli collective.
To help combat these destructive developments, NUIS has developed an educational program –Learning for an Equal and Tolerant Society (LETS), that will promote tolerance and multicultural understanding for Jerusalem-based high-school students, working in conjunction with professionals from the Jerusalem Municipality’s Education Authority Division and other. The program will be implemented by students from Jerusalem-based academic institutions, who will design and moderate the workshop sessions in the high schools, serving as role models in the process.