TAU shares Tel Aviv's unshakable spirit of openness and innovation – and boasts a campus life as dynamic and pluralistic as the metropolis itself. Tel Aviv the city and Tel Aviv the university are one and the same – a thriving Mediterranean center of diversity and discovery. AMERICAN FRIENDS pursue the advancement of Tel Aviv University in the United States; raising money, awareness and influence through international alliances that are vital to the future of this already impressive institution. Our mission -- our passion -- is to support this extraordinary institution and share its achievements with the world. TAU has surpassed the halfway mark in a $1 billion Global Campaign that is designed to ensure that TAU remains at the forefront of academic research and global university rankings well into the future.