Afeka College of Engineering
The Afeka — The Academic College of Engineering in Tel Aviv (Hebrew: אפקה - המכללה האקדמית להנדסה בתל אביב) is a public college in Tel Aviv, Israel. Afeka was established in 1996 and grants Bachelor and Masters degrees in engineering. The college offers 5 undergraduate programs with 17 fields of specialization as well as 5 graduate programs.[1]
אפקה - המכללה האקדמית להנדסה בתל אביב | |
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Type | Public Technical |
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Established | 1996 |
President | Prof. Ami Moyal |
Vice-president | Alon Barnea |
Academic staff | 200 |
Students | 2,600 |
Undergraduates | 2,300 |
Postgraduates | 300 |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban |
Website | afeka.ac.il |
History
editAfeka was founded in 1996 and is certified by the Israeli Council for Higher Education.[2]
Academics
editAfeka combines engineering programs with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. Programs at Afeka include electrical and electronic engineering; mechanical engineering; software engineering; industrial engineering and management; medical engineering, systems engineering, energy engineering, and engineering and management of service systems Master of Science programmes.[3]
Rankings
editIn June 2021, Afeka was ranked 9th worldwide in the COVID-19 crisis management category of the World Universities Ranking with Impact (WURI).[4]
Presidents
edit- 1996-2001 - Elhanan Eilat
- 2002-2014 - Prof. Mordechai (Moti) Sokolov
- 2014-Today - Prof. Ami Moyal[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Afeka College of Engineering
- ^ "AFEKA | Afeka College - higher engineering studies in Tel Aviv". Afeka. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering". Afeka.ac.il. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ^ "Israel's Afeka College of engineering takes ninth place academic ranking". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Afeka Presidents | Afeka College - higher engineering studies in Tel Aviv". Afeka. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
External links
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