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]

Afeka
אפקה - המכללה האקדמית להנדסה בתל אביב
TypePublic
Technical
Established1996
PresidentProf. Ami Moyal
Vice-presidentAlon Barnea
Academic staff
200
Students2,600
Undergraduates2,300
Postgraduates300
Location,
CampusUrban
Websiteafeka.ac.il

History

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Afeka was founded in 1996 and is certified by the Israeli Council for Higher Education.[2]

Academics

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Afeka 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

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In June 2021, Afeka was ranked 9th worldwide in the COVID-19 crisis management category of the World Universities Ranking with Impact (WURI).[4]

Presidents

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  • 1996-2001 - Elhanan Eilat
  • 2002-2014 - Prof. Mordechai (Moti) Sokolov
  • 2014-Today - Prof. Ami Moyal[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Afeka College of Engineering
  2. ^ "AFEKA | Afeka College - higher engineering studies in Tel Aviv". Afeka. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  3. ^ "Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering". Afeka.ac.il. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "Israel's Afeka College of engineering takes ninth place academic ranking". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  5. ^ "Afeka Presidents | Afeka College - higher engineering studies in Tel Aviv". Afeka. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
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