Academic Profile

The University of the Holy Land (UHL) was developed as an academic research institute by the Center for the Study of Early Christianity (CSEC; founded in 1986). UHL is recognized in Israel by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a degree-granting, Christian educational institution. The Ministry of Tourism has authorized UHL, as a school of higher learning, to conduct on-site, short-term study programs under the guidance of UHL's own field instructors.

UHL's degress are accredited through the Asia Theological Association. In addition, UHL is currently seeking U.S. accreditation with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)

For more than two decades UHL has been involved in academic credit exchange with a large number of institutions including the University of Fribourg, Switzerland; the Biblical Graduate School of Theology, Singapore; the University of Kent at Canterbury; Hebrew University and the École Biblique, Jerusalem; and in the US with Bethany College, Scotts Valley, California; City University of New York; Concordia University, Mequon, Wisconsin; Drew University, New Jersey; Mercy College, New York; Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and the University of Arizona, Tucson, among many others.

UHL's co-operative programs with the Hebrew University's Rothberg School for International Students (contact: Vice-Provost Shimon Lipsky) and the École Biblique in Jerusalem (contact: Prof. Christophe Rico), along with many American institutions, also attest to the superior quality of the academic work of the faculty and student body of UHL. UHL has signed a broad-range agreement with the École Biblique for the sharing of students and faculty, exchange of academic credit, and cooperation on projects of scientific research.

UHL graduates have been accepted into doctoral programs at the University of Fribourg, Brown University, the University of Aberdeen, the University of Helsinki, and the Hebrew University.