Since 2000 the Department of Middle Eastern History at the University of Haifa has been running, in cooperation with the Baha'i World Center at Haifa, a series of academic lectures in Baha'i Studies. In these series Israeli as well as non-Israeli scholars deliver lectures in different topics, which analyze a variety of aspects of Baha'i Studies. Between 4 to 5 lectures are being delivered annually. The lecture series is open both to academics and the public at large.