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DETAILS
The U.S. Office of Academic Affairs arranges at least two group flights out of New
York City each year. For exact dates, please refer to our calendar or your Student Handbook.
The group flights are managed by our affiliated travel agency, Gil Travel. Tickets
are discounted student tickets, open-ended, and non-stop on El Al Airlines. The
group is accompanied by a representative from the NY office and is welcomed in Tel
Aviv by the OSP staff. Ground transportation is also provided to all group-flight
participants.
While the group flight is optional, please consider the following benefits:
:: A TAU representative from New York accompanies all
students on the group flight to Israel.
:: Group flight participants fly with fellow overseas
students.
:: All flights are non-stop on one of the best and safest
airlines in the world.
:: Students are allowed one extra piece of luggage (3
instead of 2).
:: Students are greeted by OSP counselors (madrichim)
and Gil Travel staff members at Ben Gurion Airport.
:: Organized ground transportation directly to campus
is provided.
Important: In order to register for the group flight, you need to complete the registration
form that you received with your Student Handbook (i.e., welcome packet), and return
directly to Gil Travel.
STUDENTS ARRIVING INDEPENDENTLY
Students making their own travel arrangements should try to arrive at the dormitories
between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on the same day as the Group Flight participants.
Students exempt from the Ulpan should arrive one week prior to the start of the
semester.
If students arrive outside of OSP office hours, arrangements should be made in advance
with the Office of Academic Affairs in New York.
The dormitories are located in the vicinity of Tel Aviv University’s main campus
in Ramat Aviv, the suburb just north of Tel Aviv. Buses 27 and 74 (departing from
the Central Bus Station in Tel Aviv) and Bus 25 (departing from the center of the
city) offer direct and frequent service. Reasonably-priced taxi services are available
to the Tel Aviv University campus from Ben-Gurion Airport and from the Central Bus
Station.
Upon arrival at the university, check in with the Overseas School office located
at the Carter Building in the center of campus. Room assignments are arranged by
the office in Israel.
The telephone number of the OSP office, open Sunday to Thursday between 8:30 a.m.
and 3:30 p.m., is (03) 640-8639.
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