What world-renowned multidisciplinary research center in Rehovot was founded in 1934 and is dedicated exclusively to postgraduate studies in the natural and exact sciences?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The Weizmann Institute of Science
- Step 1: Founded in 1934 by Israel and Rebecca Sieff with chemist and future first President of Israel Chaim Weizmann as the Daniel Sieff Research Institute, it was renamed the Weizmann Institute in 1949.
- Step 2: It is a specialized research institute granting only graduate degrees (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) across biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and mathematics.
Answer
The Weizmann Institute of Science.
Why not the others: The Technion is an engineering university in Haifa; Ben-Gurion University is in Be'er Sheva; Bar-Ilan University is in Ramat Gan.
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