What's up in Sapir?
14.01.21
School of Art, Society & Culture
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29.12.20On December 28, Prof. Shai Feldman, president of Sapir Academic College, joined the nationwide vaccination drive, receiving his own COVID-19 inoculation. Israel has launched an unprecedented campaign to vaccinate more than 150,000 people per day. By the end of the first week, a million Israelis were inoculated. The whole effort, Feldman believes, is an example of Israel’s public health system at its best, and an outstanding demonstration of social resilience. “Sapir is gearing up to return to full activity when the health crisis subsides. -
24.12.20Sapir Faculty Create Award Winning Documentary Cinema On December 24, Sapir's faculty won multiple prizes at the Israel Documentary Forum's annual award ceremony. Lena Chaplin won the prize for Best Documentary Film (under 60 minutes) and Rotem Dror won the prize for Best Soundtrack Design, both for the film Underground Ballet. -
20.12.20Sapir faculty Professor Nurit Gertz, recently published a book, titled Ma Sha'avad B'zman -"What Was Lost in Time: Biography of a Friendship". This bestselling book is about her four-decade friendship with internationally renowned Israeli author Amos Oz. Gertz is the founder of the Sapir’s Culture, Creativity and Production Department and director of its graduate program. Her book tells the story of their wide-ranging conversations in times of peace and war, family and work, in letters that crossed oceans and phone calls, the last of which took place when Oz was close to death.
Sapir Stories
Mofeed Krenawi
Mofeed Krenawi is an alumnus of the first cohort of Sapir's Gateway to Academy: Higher Education Program and is the program's first Law School graduate.
He worked as an academic peer advisor at Sapir's Student Information & Registration Center offering both Hebrew and Arabic language assistance to applicants and students. An Excellence Certificate awardee for his clinical work at the Law School's Human Rights Clinic, he is the College's first Arab Bedouin alumnus interning at the Israeli Police Ombudsman's Office. He is currently pursuing an MA degree at Sapir College Public Administration and Policy: The National Security, Homeland Defense and Cyber: MA Degree in association with The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).
Mofeed chose to study at Sapir due to its excellent reputation for high-level and accessible academic studies together with supportive student services that meets the needs of Israel's diverse populations. In his view, Gateway to Higher Education is one of Sapir's flagship programs, now replicated in multiple institutions. In his words "Given that the College provides an exemplary and challenging academic climate, I felt and continue to feel the warm embrace of Sapir's educational and social support. The high quality of the teaching, together with the faculty's' commitment to realize each student's potential, makes for the best experience in higher education. I personally went through a great process that increased my self-confidence and academic expertise to help me become a young entrepreneur. If you are looking for an academic challenge with a broad spectrum of subjects, enjoy a supportive atmosphere and wish to acquire a high quality academic degree that every government or private institution respects, your place is at Sapir College."
Nofar Kukbanker
Nofar Kukbanker lives in Dimona, she graduated in 2006, with a BA in Technological Marketing. She chose to study at Sapir College as the innovative Technological Marketing degree course looked interesting and was not available at other colleges.
A serial entrepreneur, after two years of working in the industry, Nofar started the first of her own businesses. She then pursued a MBA and MA degree from New York University. Today, she is a Marketing Communications Manager at Risco. In parallel, she operates her own business, NK Marketing, for large and small clients such as the Ministry of Housing and Israel Nature and Parks Authority, etc. In addition, she is working on her own startup and investing in other startups.
In her own words: "College studies were fun and instructive. When I started work in the high-tech market, I realized the importance of each course and I use all the methods and tools that I acquired during my degree studies. In addition, I gained friends for life; we meet up regularly for business and pleasure. I believe that the college education provided by Sapir−offers the best chance for success−to get the job that you want or to start your own business. It is up to you! Learn as much as possible, enjoy, do lots of networking- the sky is the limit!"
Dr. Villy Abraham
Sapir's Transformative College Education→ from Student to Faculty
Dr. Villy Abraham is a graduate of Sapir College's Technological Marketing Department. He is now a tenure track lecturer in the same department!
In addition to his unique tech-marketing lectures, he directs the department's Student Digital Marketing Internships and Marketing Clinic and serves as the department's Teaching Committee Chair. Dr. Abraham is currently leading international research in tourist behaviours and appears regularly as an economic commentator on ILTV, broadcast globally.
Dr. Abraham tells his students that he finds tremendous inspiration in Theodor Herzl's famous phrase “If you will it, it is no dream!” He teaches his students that to achieve success you must believe in yourself and in your abilities, strive as high as you can, persevere, and stick to your goals.
Sapir had a significant impact on Dr. Abraham; he is the first in his family to obtain a college education. Villy is convinced that his degree studies gave him a significant boost, contributing to his personal and professional development, resulting in his own socioeconomic mobility. In his own words, "The person that I was when I started Sapir College−was not the same person when I graduated".
