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Zefat Academic College

Zefat Academic College (Hebrew: המכללה האקדמית צפת) is a public college that operates in the city of Zefat (Safed) in the upper Galilee in Israel.

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History

The College was established under the academic auspices of Bar-Ilan University[1] in 1970, established as a separate non-governmental organization in 2000[2], and was granted independent accreditation by Israel’s Council of Higher Education in 2007[3][4]. As of the 2007/8 school year, the College has begun independent academic study programs for a bachelor's degree in several tracks.

The College Today

Zefat Academic College is an independent public institution of higher education in the Galilee region, with 3,000 students enrolled in pre-academic courses and in baccalaureate programs in Law, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Humanities.

In 2018, the College had 705 graduates, who successfully completed their studies. This is the largest number of students completing their studies since Zefat Academic College was granted independent accreditation in 2007.

Mission[5]:

To serve the multiculturalism of the Galilee as a quality academic institute with a social orientation;

To develop and promote areas of interest and provide a required profession and a meaningful value shared by students, lecturers, the institution and the community.

Academic Programs:

Management:

Prof. Aharon Kellerman – President

Prof. Aharon Kellerman – President of Zefat Academic College

Prof. Kellerman was born in Haifa, Israel. He completed his B.A. in Geography and Jewish History at the University of Haifa, received his M.A. in Geography, with honors, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and was awarded a doctoral degree, also in Geography, from Boston University. Upon returning to Israel, Prof. Kellerman joined Haifa University, where he started as a TA and reached the position of full professor. He has held academic positions at Bar-Ilan University, University of Maryland, Ben-Gurion University, University of Miami and at Boston University. In addition to his academic positions, Prof. Kellerman served as Vice President of Administration at the University of Haifa. In the fall semester of 2004, he was affiliated with the Oxford Internet Institute at University of Oxford[6], followed by 2 years of service as director of the conversion project of the College for Israel from an extension of American universities into an Israeli college. During the years 2007-2014, he served as President of Zefat Academic College.

Prof. Kellerman served also as Vice-President of the International Geographical Union (IGU) 2008-2014, and he acts as Honorary Chair of its Commission on the Geography of the Information Society, which he established and chaired. Prior to that, he served as vice-chair of the Commission on Telecommunications and Geography. He served also as President of the Israeli Geographical Society, as well as Chair the National Geography Commission of the Israeli Academy of Sciences. As of 2011, he is Member of the European Academy, and as of 2016, he is member of the Israeli Council of Higher Education.

The list of publications of Prof. Kellerman includes 11 books; 5 monographs; over 70 refereed articles; 40 book chapters; proceedings; book reviews. During his academic career, he was the recipient of many awards and grants from the Fulbright Foundation; Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture; Ben-Shemesh Award (Jewish National Found); the Moshkovitz Foundation; the Burda Foundation; and the Association of American Geographers (AAG)[7].

Prof. Kellerman returned to the College in 2019 for a second term as president.

Shlomi Ben-Non – Director General

Shlomi Ben-Non – Director General

Before Mr. Ben-Non's position at ZAC, and since 2014, he was head of the pre-academic preparatory programs the Max Stern Yezreel Valley College.

Among his many roles in the IDF, he served Head of the Training and Human Resources branch of the Air Force's technology division, and as the IAF Technical School Principal.

Shlomi is a practical engineer, and holds a B.A. from the University of Haifa in Sociology and Political Science, as well as two M.A. degrees: one from the University of Haifa in Public Administration and one from Bar-Ilan University in Management and Logistics

Multiculturalism

Zefat Academic College student body is highly diverse and multi-cultural[8][9][10]. This diversity includes students who are Jewish secular, religious and ultra-orthodox, whose families have been in the Zefat region for generations, as well as new immigrants from the former USSR and Ethiopia, together with Muslims, Druze, Christians and Circassians. This mirrors the demographics of the northern periphery of Israel[11], with about 60% non-Jewish students[12].

Physical Development

Zefat Academic College's main building is the Rothschild-Hadassah hospital building[13][14]. Its renovation was funded by the Higher Education

Zefat Academic College - the renovated Rothschild-Hadassah building

Council of Israel's Planning and Budgeting Committee and Zefat Academic College[15].


Zefat Academic College purchased "Beit Bussel" compound, established in the late 19th century.

Wohl Academic Complex at Zefat Academic College

In 2014, the College renovated the "Palatin Hall", with the support of the Maurice and Vivienne Wohl Philanthropic Foundation, and opened the "Wohl Academic Complex" which includes an academic library, auditorium, support center for students and cafeteria[16].

In 2017, the College inaugurated the renovated gatehouse structure at the entrance to the compound[17]. Today, the structure houses the offices of the College's school of law.

Currently, the College is renovating the signature structure of the "Beit Bussel" compound[18]: the English Mission Hospital building. In addition, constructions are underway for three new buildings around it, which will house the Medical Simulation & Training Center, the school of nursing, the school of physical therapy and teaching labs. This complex will be the center for medical training and teaching that will house academic staff, students and doctors from the Galilee[19][20].



The renovated gatehouse





Awards

In 2018 Zefat Academic College received the Yitzhak Rabin National Award for Quality and Excellence in the Public Sector.[21] (The award ceremony[22])

In 2012, Zefat Academic College received an honorable mention at the Yitzhak Rabin National Award for Quality and Excellence in the Business Sector[23].

References

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  4. ^ "Zefat Academic College | Devex". www.devex.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  5. ^ www.zefat.ac.il https://www.zefat.ac.il/english-site/about/the-college/mission/. Retrieved 2020-02-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "OII | Professor Aharon Kellerman — Oxford Internet Institute". www.oii.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  7. ^ "Academy of Europe: Kellerman Aharon". www.ae-info.org. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  8. ^ "Michlala of Tzfat". www.safed.co.il. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  9. ^ "Zefat Academic College | IATask Force". www.iataskforce.org. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  10. ^ Efron, Yael; Silverstein, Yaron (2014-08-01). "על סטודנטים למשפטים כ'סוכני שינוי' – המקרה של בית הספר למשפטים במכללה האקדמית צפת(Law Students as Agents of Change: The Case of Zefat College School of Law)". Rochester, NY. SSRN 2487168. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ^ Hemetek, Ursula; Marks, Essica; Reyes, Adelaida (2014-11-10). Music and Minorities from Around the World: Research, Documentation and Interdisciplinary Study. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-7094-8.
  12. ^ "Coexistence at Zefat college". Ynetnews. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
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  17. ^ "Page 239 - קרובים רחוקים". idekel.co.il. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  18. ^ "Zefat Academic College". mafiadoc.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  19. ^ "Zefat Medical School". mosessco-english. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  20. ^ "Tzfat academic college". rashifoundation1 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  21. ^ https://www.gov.il/he/departments/news/national_award_for_quality_and_excellence_2019
  22. ^ YouTube
  23. ^ "הפרס הלאומי לאיכות - זוכי הפרס הלאומי". www.qualityaward.co.il. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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