Afeka College of Engineering explained

Afeka
Native Name:	אפקה - המכללה האקדמית להנדסה בתל אביב
Established:	1996
Type:	Public Technical
President:	Prof. Ami Moyal
Vice-President:	Alon Barnea
Academic Staff:	200
Students:	2,600
Undergrad:	2,300
Postgrad:	300

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]

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]

External links

Afeka College of Engineering

Notes and References

http://www.telavivfoundation.org/project/afeka/ Afeka College of Engineering
Web site: AFEKA Afeka College - higher engineering studies in Tel Aviv . 2024-08-19 . Afeka . en.
Web site: Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering . September 19, 2011 . Afeka.ac.il.
Web site: 2021-07-01 . Israel's Afeka College of engineering takes ninth place academic ranking . 2024-08-19 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com . en.
Web site: Afeka Presidents Afeka College - higher engineering studies in Tel Aviv . 2024-08-19 . Afeka . en.