Reichman University

The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya

(IDC) (Template:Lang-he) is a private (non-profit) Israeli college located in Herzliya, Israel.

The languages of instruction in the Interdisciplinary Center are Hebrew and English.

History

Founded in 1994 by Professor Uriel Reichman, the Interdisciplinary Center is Israel's first private college. The IDC provides an interdisciplinary education, which combines academic study with practical training. The Interdisciplinary Center aims to create an environment where personal achievement goes hand-in-hand with social responsibility, as well as an international atmosphere. This is achieved by having, in all of the programs taught mainly in Hebrew, mandatory courses in English. In 2009, Alpha Epsilon Pi established its Aleph chapter as the first fraternity in Israel.^[1]. IDC offers exchange programs with Syracuse University , The University of Pennsylvania, and Singapore Management University.

As of 2010, its student population consists of 4,500 undergraduate students and 1,200 graduate students, enrolled at IDC's schools:

Radzyner School of Law
Arison School of Business
Efi Arazi School of Computer Science
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy
Sammy Ofer School of Communications
School of Psychology
School of Economics
School of Sustainability Founded by Israel Corp., ICL & ORL
Raphael Recanati International School (RRIS) - As of 2011, 1,400 students from 80 countries are studying full-degree programs in English. The Interdisciplinary Center is currently the only Israeli institute in which one can complete a Bachelor of Arts (post high-school) degree solely in English.

Institute for Policy and Strategy (IPS), which organizes the "Herzliya Conference" every year
International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT)
Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Center for Capital Markets and Risk Management
Global Research in International Affairs Center (GLORIA)^[2], which publishes the Middle East Review of International Affairs (MERIA)
Center for European Studies
Asper Institute for New Media Diplomacy
Laboratory for Digital Media Research and Innovation
The Center for Internet Psychology (CIP)
Advanced Virtuality Lab (AVL)
The Project for New Governance in Israel

School Name	Programs of Study	Notes
Radzyner School of Law	First degree program: LL.B. plus B.A. in business administration or in government; Second degree program: LL.M.	First degree program is combined – all students must study to simultaneously earn two different degrees (LL.B. plus B.A.)
Arison School of Business	First degree program: B.A. in business administration; Second degree program: M.B.A.
Efi Arazi School of Computer Science	First degree program: B.A. in computer science; Second degree program: M.Sc. in computer science
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy	First degree program: B.A. in government; Second degree program: M.A. in government	A Master's program in government has recently been introduced. The program will be launched in October 2008.
Sammy Ofer School of Communications	B.A. in communications
School of Psychology	B.A. in Psychologys
School of Economics	B.A. in Economicss
School of Sustainability
Raphael Recanati International School	B.A. in business administration;Second degree program: MBA in business administration; M.A. in Organizational Behavior and Development B.A. in government;M.A. in government B.A. in communications B.A. in Psychologys	Programs' contents are equal to those of the same programs in other IDC schools, but the language of instruction is, instead, English. A B.A. in Computer Science was offered previously, however the program was canceled.

Prof. Aharon Barak (former President of the Israeli Supreme Court)
Prof. Amnon Rubinstein (former Minister of Communications, Education)
Prof. Shlomo Ben-Ami (former Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Security)
Dr. Isaac Berzin^{[citation needed]} (founder of GreenFuel Technologies Corporation, named to Time 100 Most Influential List)
Amb. Avi Primor (former ambassador to Germany, Belgium and the European Union)
Prof. Uzi Arad (former Director of Intelligence at the Mossad; Advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu)
Dr. Boaz Ganor (Executive Director of the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism [ICT])
Dr. Keren Eyal (Researcher on Sex & Socialization subjects, currently lecturing Propaganda lessons)
Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar - (author and lecturer on "Positive Psychology")
Mr. Ophir Pines-Paz (former Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs)