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The University of Firenze visits AAC

19.02.2019

Between the dates 10-15.2.2019, three representatives from the University of Florence, Italy, visited Ashkelon Academic College. The University of Florence is one of the oldest universities in Europe and has been operating since 1321. Two senior professors from the Faculty of Architecture and the manager of the Internationalization Department participated in the visit. The […]

Maastricht University’s Visit to AAC

08.01.2019

An agreement to exchange visits by senior faculty members between Ashkelon Academic College and Maastricht University was funded by The Israel Council of Higher Education (MALAG). The first step was a visit by senior Maastricht faculty members from the Faculty of Health Sciences to AAC. The delegation included Prof Jascha de Nooijer, Prof Kasia Czabanowska, […]

Cooperation between the School of Tourism and the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences

30.12.2018

The School of Tourism at Ashkelon Academic College engaged in an exchange with the Salzburg University of Applied Science through the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility project. This European Union sponsored exchange involves a number of components. On the 24-28.11.2019, the AAC’s School of Tourism hosted Professor Eva Brucker from the University of Applied Sciences in Salzburg. […]

Prof. Shimon Gibson from UNC Charlotte and his team visit AAC

07.01.2019

UNC Charlotte university from North Carolina (US) is a public university in the US that has 90 programs for bachelor degrees and more than 100 for master degrees. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) of the UNC Charlotte University conducts the ongoing archeological project of Mount Zion in Israel, led by AAC member Dr. Rafi Lewis. Following […]

Smoking Policy on Campus

28.02.2019

According to the law, smoking on college campus is forbidden, including smoking in classrooms, libraries, restaurants, cafeterias and any other public area except for the designated smoking areas. The smokers are asked to smoke in the designated smoking areas only. Enforcement of the prevention of smoking is the responsibility of the Logistics Administration and its […]

AAC Delegates Visit Lausanne University

26.03.2019

Two delegates from the Department of Politics and Governance, Dr. Michal Neubauer-Shani and the administrative head Michal Hasson visited the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, in order to promote the cooperation between the AAC and the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Michal and Michal held several meetings, including one with Prof. Ehrenfreund, who was recently appointed Dean […]

Dr. Yael Ram lectures at Mid-Sweden University

26.03.2019

Dr. Yael Ram from the Department of Tourism was invited to Mid-Sweden University to host a seminar for graduate students and faculty staff on Sexual Harassment and Bullying in the tourism and hospitality industry. Although the temperatures outside were below zero due to a late winter storm, the atmosphere in the seminar room was vibrant. […]

From St. Galen Switzerland to AAC

15.04.2019

Last Thursday the Nursing Department of Ashkelon Academic College hosted two nurses from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland: Ms. Eleanor Arrer, Specialist in Oncology and Palliative Nursing and Prof. Brigitte Wessler, Dean of the Faculty of Health Professions and Vice President of the university, in order to promote collaborations between the two nursing […]

Visit of British Immigrants Association at AAC

20.05.2019

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting in our college a group of 30 British olim from all over the country. Our college was the final attraction of a 3 day seminar organized by the British Immigrants Association (HBO) for its members. They toured the different Zionist exhibitions presented in our diverse library, and […]

International Nurse Week Seminar at AAC

22.05.2019

On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, a fascinating seminar was held at the College for Nursing in honor of the International Nurse Week. Prof. Tova Hendel, Head of the Department of Nursing, opened the seminar and Prof. Shlomo Grossman, President of the College, congratulated the students. The topic chosen this year by the director of nursing […]

Politics and the Eurovision Song Contest – Guest lecturers

22.05.2019

Politics and the Eurovision Song Contest – a guest lecture by PhD students from Sweden- the Department of Tourism On Wednesday, 15.5, Jack Shepard and Martin Westam, both of whom currently work on their PHD at Sweden’s Mid-Sweden University, were guests in the tourism department here in Ashkelon Academic College. Jack, a political tourism researcher, […]

Social Work Delegation to Koblenz University

12.06.2019

Between the 19-23.5.19, the administrative and academic staff of the Faculty of Social Work of Ashkelon Academic College took part in the International Week of Koblenz University. The visit in the Department of Social Work included lectures, meetings with faculty and management, and a visit to the practical training centers, with the aim of developing […]

Annual Conference of the Department of Criminology at AAC

24.06.2019

On June 4, 2019, the Department of Criminology at Ashkelon Academic College held its annual conference, in cooperation with the Sha’am Institute for the Study of Integration of Released Prisoners in the Community. The conference dealt with aspects related to the crime of women, and brought different views related to theory, research, punishment and rehabilitation. […]

AAC visits Salzburg University

24.07.2019

Dr. Yael Ram, Director of Internationalization of the College and Ms. Michal Ben Yishai, Student Inquiries Coordinator at the College, were hosted as part of Erasmus’ training plan at the Applied University of Salzburg, which is the strategic partner of our college. During this week in Austria, between June 30 and July 6, the two […]

Computer Science’s Delegation to Taiwan

08.09.2019

As part of a student exchange program, 4 students flew out this year from the Department of Computer Science for a research workshop at the National University of Taiwan. As part of the workshop, the students developed a learning software to identify emotions aimed to strengthen social abilities for children with autism on the spectrum. […]

Visit of the Minister of Education at AAC

11.09.2019

We were pleased to host the Minister of Education, Rabbi Rafi Peretz at the Ashkelon Academic College. During his visit, a meeting was held between the Minister of Education Rabbi Rafi Peretz and the College’s management along with the chairman of the Student’s Union. The College’s management presented to the Minister the plan for the […]

Congratulation to Prof. Gila Chen

10.10.2019

Congratulations to Prof. Gila Chen on her appointment to the position of Chair of the Research and Publications Authority. Prof. Chen is a lecturer in the Department of Criminology and additionally chairs the Committee of Status Determination and is the commissioner for preventing sexual harassment at the college. In her education she is a research […]

AAC Ranked No.1 among Students

29.10.2019

Ashkelon Academic College was ranked first among all budgeted colleges in the Teaching Quality Measure in the National Student Association Survey for 2019 The National Student Association released the results of the survey conducted in July 2019. The results of the survey indicate that Ashkelon Academic College was ranked first (!) of all colleges budgeted […]

AAC Visits Maastricht University

28.11.2019

At the beginning of the year, an academic and administrative delegation from the Department of Public Health at Ashkelon Academic College visited the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands. The visit, which took place on 18-19/9/19, was attended by: Prof. Ted Tolchinsky, Prof. Zohar Moore, Dr. Keren Duplet, Dr. Osnat Bashkin and Mrs. Galit Rosh. […]

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2019

03.12.2019

Today we mark the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2019. Come and experience a variety of activities that will give a glimpse into the world of people with disabilities. Activity will be held at the cafeteria square during the breaks (9:30, 11:30, 13:30).

Prevention of Sexual Harassment Conference

19.12.2019

The Sexual Harassment Prevention Commission conducted a sexual harassment prevention activity at Ashkelon Academic College. As part of the activity, the movie “Cracks” was screened, the film raises a difficult issue of sexual offerings while taking advantage of lecturer-doctoral relationships. At the end of the screening, we conducted a panel of experts in sexual harassment. […]

11th ESPAnet Israel Conference held at AAC

21.01.2020

On 5/2/2020 , Ashkelon Academic College will host the annual ESPAnet Israel Conference. Hosting the conference is an initiative of the Faculty of Social Work and its chair Prof. Menachem Monikandam. ESPAnet Israel is the forum that represents Israel on the ESPAnet (European Social Policy Analysis Network) network. ESPAnet Israel deals with the advancement of […]

Erasmus+ Program: Sharing European Educational Experience in Public Health for Israel

23.12.2020

The department of Public Health at the Ashkelon Academic College has received the Erasmus+ European funding for a three-year joint project with Israeli and European Public Health schools for a program entitled Sharing European Educational Experience in Public Health for Israel (SEEEPHI). The Erasmus+ funding program is the European Union program established to support education […]

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