Tel Aviv University is a world-class research and teaching institution with a strong international component. It is Israel's largest institute of higher education, with a student body of approximately 29,000. The university was established in 1956 with the consolidation of three small academies and was attached to the Tel Aviv municipality. Tel Aviv University was given autonomy and its Ramat Aviv campus was established in 1963 and has almost continually expanded its facilities since then.
Historical Dictionary of Israel. Bernard Reich David H. Goldberg. Edited by Jon Woronoff..