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Sapir Academic College mourns the passing of Aharon Yadlin z"l, a man of the Negev, Minister of Education and Israel Prize awardee. Yadlin was a man of truth, an educator in his soul, he loved people and was a true friend of the College. May his memory be blessing.

Time is running out. Only 2000 Jews remain in this once influential community dating back to Roman times. Until the mid-20th century Jews played a vital role in the fabric of social life in Morocco.

Wars are still fought with tanks and artillery, but today’s conflicts increasingly take place on the virtual battlefield. The IDF’s elite C4I Unit is Israel’s front line of defense against hostile cyber-attacks on critical national infrastructures, from civilian water supplies to military command and control systems. Now, Sapir College has joined forces with the IDF to train a reserve of highly motivated young people from the Negev, willing and able to defend their country on tomorrow’s battlefield.

The Sapir team for the Erasmus+ IFI Innovative Finance Inclusion project: Dr. Dan Kaufman, CPA Amiad Gurewitz, Dr, Amit Marantz Gal, attended a meeting at EFMD Global, Brussels. The meeting was dedicated to learning about sustainable finance from the perspective of EU regulation, and development of Sustainability Literacy worldwide.

Sapir is leading the way to understanding the geopolitical impact on regional architecture. The College together with Hebrew University of Jerusalem recently hosted a 3-day international workshop, titled: Networking the MENA (Middle East and North Africa): Interregional Architectural Transfers in Times of Global Transformation Convened and organized by Dr. Inbal Ben-Asher Gitler, faculty member of Sapir’s Communications and Culture, Creation and Production Departments, together with Dr. Tawfiq Da’adli, faculty member of Hebrew University’s Art History Department.

Sapir Announces New College President: Professor Nir Kedar After a careful search process and unanimous approval by the Board of Governors, Sapir Academic College is proud to announce that Prof. Nir Kedar will serve as its next President. Kedar succeeds Prof. Shai Feldman, who asked to step down after having served in that capacity for three years. Prof.

Rarely is a partnership so unlikely. Sapir Academic College and the Ghetto Fighter’s (Lohamei HaGeta’ot) Kibbutz have joined forces with inmates from the Ayalon Prison to honor the lives of Righteous Gentiles who saved Jews during the Holocaust. It’s a project of Radio Focus, a groundbreaking, inmate rehabilitation initiative of the Israel Prison Service in cooperation with Sapir’s Communications Department. At Radio Focus, inmates serve as writers, editors, radio hosts and announcers.