Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo

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The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew: המכללה האקדמית תל אביב יפו, HaAkademit Tel Aviv Yaffo) is a public college based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is authorized to grant its graduates bachelor's degrees (BA, BSc and BSN) and masters degrees (MA, MSc and MBA).^[1]

History

The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo was established in 1994 as a joint initiative of Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality and the Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education as a public college.^[1] The inaugural president of the college was Professor Elazar Kochva [he], a zoologist affiliated with Tel Aviv University and one of the college's founding proponents, served in this role until 2000.

In the first years of its operation, the college operated on four small campuses throughout Tel Aviv-Yafo: on Antokolsky Street, the School of Computer Sciences, on Dafna Street, the School of Behavioral Sciences, on Szold Street, the School of Computer Sciences and on Melchet Street - the School of Economics and Management and the School of Government and Society. The current campus of the college was constructed on the site formerly occupied by the remains of the Eisenberg Hospital in Yafo.^[2]^[3]

In 2019, student dormitories with 400 rooms were inaugurated on campus.^[4]^[5]

Academics

The college offers bachelor's degree studies in computer science, economics and management, information systems, psychology, nursing, and philosophy-economics-political combined degree (PAKAM).

Master's degree studies are held in computer science, information systems, psychology, science, business administration, consulting and organizational development, and family studies.^[1]

The college also hosts several institutions, including the RISE IMPACT Institute for Social and Economic Research,^[6] the "House of Israeli Art," a research institute dedicated to Israeli art,^[7] the SEED Center for Early Emotional Development,^[8] and the Mifrasim Institute for Psychotherapy Research and Teaching.^[9]

Presidents

1994-2000 - Prof. Elazar Kochva
2000-2008 - Prof. Nehemia Friedland
2008-2011 - Prof. Israel Zang
2011-2014 - Prof. Nehemia Friedland
2014-2020 - Prof. Shlomo Biderman
2020-2024 - Prof. Dror Wahrman

Building 1 - Fomento-Mexico
Building 2 - Judy and Josh Weston
Building 3 - School of management and Economy
Student dormitories

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Academic College of Tel-Aviv – Yaffo". The Council for Higher Education. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ קדמי, שרון (17 August 2003). "יפו: החלה עבודת הפירוק של שלד בית החולים במתחם אייזנברג". Globes. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "המכללה האקדמית ת"א-יפו תפתח שערי הקמפוס ביפו". הארץ (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ פרנקל, בילי (12 March 2019). "400 דירות לסטודנטים: ההרשמה למעונות החדשים של האקדמית תל אביב יפו תיפתח מחר". כלכליסט - www.calcalist.co.il. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
^ נרדי, גיא (26 September 2019). "פלסטר לשוק? נפתחו המעונות במכללה האקדמית ת"א-יפו". Globes. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "RISE IMPACT - Research Institute of Society and Economics". Rise (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "The Institute for Israeli Art at the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo - Israel's leading center for the study of Israeli art history and curating". Institute of Israeli art. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "SEED CENTER - The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo". Seed. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "Mifrasim - The Academic college of Tel Aviv Yaffo". Mifrasim (in Hebrew). Retrieved 22 October 2023.