NYU in London 2007-8 Teaching Award
Mr. Hagai Segal, our lecturer in Politics of the Near & Middle East, Modern Europe, and Social Foundations I and II, has won the NYU in London Annual Teaching Award for the academic year 2007-8.
Below are just a few of the students’ comments Hagai has received:
"[he] is a great professor…maintaining a very high degree of academic expectation, [while] at the same time creating a very enthusiastic learning environment"
"no matter what question was thrown his way, he could answer & evolve [it] into a fascinating point"
"I know I will really miss [his] class"
"[Segal] was amazing. He spoke with so much fluency that it made me want to listen to every word he was saying"
"Hagai’s teaching style was what kept me interested. He made the class interesting and exciting"
"Professor Segal is incredibly knowledgeable on the topic and his passion and personal interest shines through in his lectures, making class something to look forward to"
"by far the best professor I’ve ever had, with an incredible ability to stimulate students’ interest. I learned so much"
"one of the brightest parts of my NYUL experience"
"he was always approachable and therefore invoked intellectual discussion after class"
"a very talented lecturer"
"he’s incredible. So intelligent and kept me very, very interested"
"he made a very complex region understandable without diluting information or showing any bias"
Hagai received outstanding evaluations from his students, from first semester freshmen to upper level politics majors. He is extremely good at encouraging great enthusiasm and interest amongst his students and we also especially appreciate the good citizenship and involvement that Hagai has shown NYU in London , in a myriad of ways.
As well as teaching at NYU in London , Hagai Segal is an analyst, consultant and advisor for numerous companies, private bodies, business groups, and politicians, specializing in Middle Eastern affairs, geo-strategic issues, and modern terrorism/militancy. Hagai has taught and guest lectured at Universities across the world, is a regular guest on national and international television and radio stations/channels (including CNN, the BBC and Sky News), and also writes for a number of newspapers and publications around the world, including a regular column for the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong).
Well done Hagai!
Courses:
Politics of the Near and Middle East