The Center for Mediterranean Civilizations, at the Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of the Humanities, aims to foster international cooperation with existing Mediterranean institutions, universities, and education programs through a pan-humanities approach, addressing questions of history, archaeology, literature, language, geography, and cultural affinities. Its initial activities include summer workshops and conferences, producing a series of Mediterranean publications in Hebrew, developing university and Mediterranean Studies and high school curricula, providing fellowships for students and exchange programs, supporting the teaching of Mediterranean Languages, managing an international Internet site, and collaborating with other Mediterranean universities and research institutions through joint research projects and work programs. Its directors hope for closer connections and fruitful work relations throughout the region.