The authority will be responsible for all the research activities of the members of the senior academic staff at Kinneret Academic College in Emek, will work with external foundations and academic bodies and will serve as an address for the members of the faculty in submitting applications for various research budgets
The research authority of the Kinneret Academic College in the Jordan Valley was established. The authority will be responsible for all the research activities of the members of the senior academic staff at the Kinneret Academic College in the Valley, will work with external foundations and academic bodies and will serve as an address for faculty members in submitting applications for various research budgets. The establishment of the authority will be gradual according to the research activity of the faculty and the possibilities of the college. As a first step in the establishment of the research authority, it was decided that the body that was until now the research committee of the college will henceforth be called the "Research Authority" of the Jordan Valley Academic College; B. The Chairman of the Research Authority is Dr. Alon Galbman; Coordinator of the Research Authority - Orli Ganni. Members of the Research Authority Committee: Prof. Uriel Rapaport, Dr. Peter Pizarro (CEO), Prof. Yaakov Bar (Member), Dr. Yikki Ashkenazi (Member), Dr. Uzi Aramon (Member).
The research authority will work with the National Science Foundation, as with other foundations, including reporting on senior faculty members at the college who are allowed to submit applications for research grants and scholarships. In light of the decision of the OT, senior faculty members of the academic colleges can submit applications to the National Science Foundation. The Research Authority of the Kinneret Academic College in the Jordan Valley, a body that forms the primary nucleus for the activities carried out in the universities through the research authorities, is intended to operate on two levels: an address to assist in raising funds from research grants and scholarships from external parties to the college, and a party that partially participates in the reimbursement of research expenses and participation in international conferences.
At the "Kinneret Academic College in the Jordan Valley", which gained academic independence at the end of the academic year XNUMX. Electrical and electronics engineering studies are taught at the School of Engineering and the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Studies for a bachelor's degree, the only one of its kind in Israel.
In the School of Engineering, there is a unique "MTM" program, the purpose of which is to encourage and nurture the excellence of the students while providing academic and financial support. Alongside these independent courses, there are the old courses under the academic sponsorship of Bar-Ilan University, such as the popular criminology and psychology courses, and the diverse media studies taught at the School of Communication. Also at the "Kinneret Academic College in the Jordan Valley" there is a school for engineers with many study tracks that grant a certified engineer certificate. One of the busiest majors at the School of Engineering is the architecture and interior design major, which is considered one of the leading majors in its field.
