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On May 12, the Management addressed the Sapir Community: Dear Students and Staff, We hope that you and your loved ones are well, safe and secure.  All of us are experiencing challenging times, from the north of the country to the south and in particular the western Negev and Gaza Envelope communities.  Sapir has always been an open academic home that provides accessible and high-level college education to all segments of Israeli society.

At Sapir, academia is not about understanding the world, but changing it. Students like Mia Levy make that happen. Now, Israel’s Council for Higher Education has honored Levy for outstanding volunteer service to the community. Mia, who recently completed her studies at the Sapir Academic College School of Social Work, conceived and launched a volunteer effort to assist the Bnei Moshe, a community of immigrants from the northeastern India. The Bnei Menashe believe they are descendants of the tribe of Menashe, exiled from their ancestral home in the 8th century, BCE.

In a modern economy, financial accounting is serious business. Reliable auditing is the very language that enables creditors, shareholders, government and business to interact and make rational decisions. At Sapir, training the most qualified personnel to fill this vital economic function is a growing academic priority. And now the results are in. Our graduates have scored first place in this year’s financial accounting exams conducted by the Auditors’ Council, the statutory government body that licenses certified public accountants in Israel.

Sapir Academic College is thrilled to honor this year’s outstanding students. Not only are we proud of their achievements. These exemplars of academic excellence are the fulfillment of our vision as an institution, and of the educational pioneers who made Sapir what it is today. To give this idea palpability and meaning, Sapir grants summa cum titles in the name of our most distinguished honor laureates, of blessed memory, such as the late college president, Prof. Zeev Tzachor, Prof. Uri Regev, founder of our economics department, and Dr.

With climate change accelerating faster than previously imagined and policy makers unable to stem the tide, Israeli innovators are seeking out of the box solutions.  And fast.  To help them along, Sapir Academic College will host the Western Negev Eco-Thon at its Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HIE Sapir) on March 18th and 19th. Students, innovators and entrepreneurs from around the region will join forces with professional mentors and industry experts in an effort to hack the challenges of environmental survival facing us all.  Participants will build prototypes fo

Graphic novels and the Holocaust "Representations of the Holocaust in Graphic Novels" is a new international course that was recently launched by Prof. Na'ama Sheffi from the Department of Communications at Sapir College and Prof. Katarina Bader from Stuttgart, Media University (Hochschule der Medien in Stuttgart).

For Israelis, confronting loss is a touchstone of social resilience. Forged in the heat of epic wars and ongoing defensive battles, Israeli society has learned to overcome the shock of military casualties and resume the course of daily life.  For the mothers and wives of fallen servicemen, however, bereavement is a life long struggle. Now, researchers from the school of social work at Sapir Academic College have been recognized by the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization for their pioneering research into relations between mothers and wives of soldiers killed in action. Drs.