Seminar - The Ultra Orthodox Community and the Media: From the Inside Out
The Department of Photographic Communications held a one day seminar that examined the issues of the ultra-orthodox community and the media offering a glimpse of this closed world from the inside to the outside.
Program:
Opening Remarks: Dr. Ayelet Kohn - Chair, Department of Photographic Communications
'Writing about the Community' – A look at literature written about the ultra-orthodox community, Dr. Yael Shenkar, Hadassah Academic College, Sapir Academic College
'The Cellular Threat' – Hananel Rosenberg, Hadassah Academic College, Hebrew University
'In the Hasidic Yard' – A rare glimpse to a hidden world, Gil Cohen, Photographer and graduate of HCJ
Harav Shmual Pepiheim - Public figure in the Ultra-Orthodox Community.
Environmental Health Sciences- One Day Seminar
On December 15, 2011 a one day seminar entitled "Research and Innovation in Environmental Health Sciences." Graduates will present their final projects in a variety of subject such as air quality, noise and radiation, water quality, water waste and hydrology.
Retrospective Exhibition – Photographer Yoram Lehman
A gallery exhibition of photographs of Yoram Lehman will be open to the public. Yoram Lehman has been teaching at the department of photography since 1987 and was chair of the department from 1996.
Exhibition Hours:
October 27, 2011 – December 29, 2011
Hadassah Academic College Gallery
Hanevi'im 37, Jerusalem
10:00-18:00
Interior Design at HCJ
Hadassah Academic College in collaboration with Shenkar College will open in December a course in Interior Design. The program will include theoretical as well as practical courses and graduates will receive a diploma in Interior Design approved by the Council for Technological Education.
The European Union Funds a 2 Million Euro Project Led by HCJ
The European Union Signs Grant Contract to Fund a 2 Million Euro Biotechnology Research Project Led by Hadassah College Jerusalem. This is the first time an Israeli College will initiate and lead a multi-national scientific project funded by the European Union.
The Joint Management Authority of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI CBC MED program) has informed Prof Nava Ben Zvi, President of Hadassah College, Jerusalem that they will award a contract of up to 2 million Euro for the Bio-Xplore Project. The agreement was signed on October 24th, 2011. This project, initiated and directed by Hadassah College, will be implemented in partnership with the Biodiversity and Environmental Research Center of the Palestinian Authority, Leitat Technological Center in Spain, and the Hellenic Regional Development Center in Greece. Two US-based Universities Rutgers University, New Jersey and the North Carolina State University, will also participate in the project.
Prof Bertold Fridlender, Director of Hadassah College’s Biotechnology Department is the inspiration and driving force behind the BioXplore project. He explained: “the goal of the project is to identify endemic plants from the Mediterranean area, which contain compounds that may be valuable for industrial products such as pharmaceutical products, food additives, cosmetics and others. This collaborative research will promote social and financial developments in the Mediterranean Sea Basin Area.” As part of the Bio-Xplore project, a Mediterranean branch of the Global Institute for Bio-Exploration (GIBEX-MED) will be created. The GIBEX centers are active today in Africa, America and Asia, and aim to initiate and support international joint research and development. These joint activities promote the development of biological products based on natural resources endemic to each of the partnering countries. The products are focused on achieving health and environmental targets in developing countries.
Prof Nava Ben Zvi, President of Hadassah College, Jerusalem stated: “I am proud that the Faculty of the Hadassah College initiated this EU funded international project in which our students will play an active role. This program will enable collaboration on an academic level with industrial and business potential for each of the involved partners. Prof Fridlender, experienced in management of international projects, is an ideal candidate to lead Bio-Xplore.”
The project is planned to commence within a few months and will take two years to complete.
The project will be part of the curriculum of the Biotechnology Department in Hadassah College. The Department was founded to prepare students for joining the industrial workforce and continuing post graduate studies and research. According to Prof Bertold Fridlender, Head of the Department as well as initiator and leader of the Bio-Xplore project, “the conditions, the knowledge and the minds in Israel today are an outstanding base for this project and we are confident in its success.” Dr. Gili Josef, a faculty member of the Department will be the Project Manager.
Students from Inclusive Industrial Design exhibition at Jerusalem Design Week
As part of events of Jerusalem Design Week the exhibition entitled:
"Connections, chief chairs, lamination and improvisations": Israeli impression of the design in wood in the cultures of Japan, Africa and the United States.
The works were made as part of the fourth-year course under the guidance of Kenny Segal and Jonathan Ventura. This course included a review of cultural principles and woodworking techniques current in three main cultures: Japan, Africa and the United States.
- Opening:
- Sunday, December 4, from 19:30
- Gallery encounter:
- meeting and tour of the exhibition with Keni Segal & Yonatan Ventura December 5, 2011, 18:30
- Opening hours:
- December 4-7 – 18:00-23:00
Thursdays: December 8 / Dec 15 / Dec 22 – 18:00-23:00
Fridays: December 9 / Dec 16 / Dec 23 – 09:00-14:00
Saturday evenings: December 10 / Dec 17 / Dec 24 – 20:00-23:00 - Exhibition closing:
- December 24
