The Jerusalem College of Technology
"How Beautiful is the study of Torah when combined with a worldly occupation"
"יפה תלמוד תורה עם דרך ארץ" (אבות ב',ג')
The Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) – Machon Lev was founded in 1969 by Prof. Ze'ev Lev and has grown into one of Israel’s major academic institutions of higher recognized by Israel’s Council of Higher Education, graduating many of Israel’s high tech engineers and most of its electro-optic engineers each year.
The fields of study in which our students earn their degrees are:
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Applied Physics/Electro-Optical Engineering
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Applied Physics/Medical Engineering
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Accounting & Information Systems
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Bio-Chemistry/Computer Science – Computational Chemistry
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Communication Systems Engineering
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Computer Science
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Computer Software Engineering
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Electronic Engineering
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Industrial Engineering and Marketing
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Nursing
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Technology Management & Marketing
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Teacher Training in Science (in addition to Bachelor Degree studies)
The goals of JCT are:
· To supply highly skilled, professional manpower to build Israel’s high-tech industry
· To deepen the Jewish knowledge of our students and provide opportunities for
Jewish learning for those students who lack it
· To educate young people who will be future Jewish leaders in Israel and the Diaspora
The Jerusalem College of Technology's commitment to provide excellent academic education that meets both Israel's needs and the needs of the population it serves has resulted in JCT's expansion into new areas. During the last decade, the Jerusalem College of Technology has established three new institutes:
Machon Naveh – Evening Institute for Charedi men in Jerusalem,
Machon Tal – Women's Institute for Technology & Management in Jerusalem and
Machon Lustig - Women's Institute for Technology & Management in the Tel Aviv area,
These institutes have enabled JCT to reach out to students who would not otherwise have had the opportunity to enter these academic fields.
Today, the Jerusalem College of Technology has an enrollment of over 2600 students and a faculty of more than 200 professors, instructors and research scientists. Our student population at the College is composed of students from all sectors of Israel society and abroad, with a large segment of JCT students coming from Israel’s development towns and peripheral areas around the country, and at least 20% of its total student population being new immigrants to Israel.
As an institution deeply committed to Israel and World Jewry, the College has been in the forefront in absorbing immigrant students. JCT has the highest proportion of immigrant students of all academic institutions in Israel, indeed over 20% of our total student population are new immigrants to Israel. The College has throughout the years successfully established unique academic programs for the benefit of its immigrant students, allowing them to be totally integrated into the college and Israeli life. In particular, JCT, in recognizing these needs and those of the Israel's Ethiopian Community, established the pioneer “Ethiopians for Engineers” program.
The Jerusalem College of Technology's commitment to provide excellent academic education that meets both Israel's needs and the needs of the population it serves has resulted in JCT's expansion into new areas. During the last few years, the Jerusalem College of Technology has established, in addition to Machon Lev, three new institutes: Machon Naveh, Machon Tal and Machon Lustig that have enabled JCT to reach out to students who would not otherwise have had the opportunity to enter these academic fields – specifically those from the Haredi community and religious women.
Research and Development, a critical component of JCT involving scientists, faculty and students, has resulted in major advances in many fields, including medical technology and driving safety. Researchers and developers work both independently and with students on innovative technological ideas, encouraging the aspiring scientists to bring their high-tech projects to fruition. Courses in entrepreneurship aim to give our students the practical knowledge and tools to turn their innovations into commercial success.
The College plays an important role in building the economic infrastructure of Israel in general and Jerusalem in particular, having helped to establish through its faculty and graduates over sixty high-tech companies. |
