Afeka College of Engineering
Academic College in Tel Aviv
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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 |
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History
Afeka was founded in 1996 and is certified by the Israeli Council for Higher Education.[2]
Academics
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
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
- 1996-2001 - Elhanan Eilat
- 2002-2014 - Prof. Mordechai (Moti) Sokolov
- 2014-Today - Prof. Ami Moyal[5]
