Ono Academic College
| הקריה האקדמית אונו | |
 | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1996 |
| Chancellor | Moshe Ben Horin |
| President | Ranan Hartman |
| Rector | Dudi Schwartz |
| Students | 8,500[1] |
| Location | Kiryat Ono, Israel |
| Website | www.ono.ac.il |
Ono Academic College (in hebrew: הקריה האקדמית אונו) is a college located in Kiryat Ono, Israel. It is grants the B.A., LL.B., B.O.T, B.Mus., B.P.T. and M.B.A. degrees. In 2012 Ono Academic College initiated a Master's degree program in Law (LL.M). In 2014 Ono Academic College have established the faculty of Education, and begane a studies programme in Education sciences. After a while, there was a change in the structure of the faculty, and it has become the Faculty of Humanities, which offers 3 studies courses. The courses are a B.A. degree in Education Sciences and society, a B.A. degree in studies of the land of Israel and Jerusalem, and a M.A. degree in Judaism studies (thesis is not included in this course).
The academic college has a program that serves the Ultra-orthodox population by allowing men to attend classes on different days than women. Ono Academic College is also noted for its large enrollment of the Ethiopian Jewish population in Israel.
It is reported that beginning Fall 2010, Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, professor Gabriela Shalev, will be heading the college.[2]
Notable faculty
Notable alumni
- Gila Gamliel, member of the Knesset for Likud and former Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
- Oren Hazan, member of the Knesset for Likud
- Shlomo Molla, former member of the Knesset for the Kadima party.
- Pnina Tamano-Shata, first Ethiopian woman to win a Knesset seat
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "About OAC". Ono Academic College. Retrieved January 18, 2008.
- ↑ IMRA News
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