| Jerusalem College of Engineering | |
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| המכללה האקדמית להנדסה ירושלים | |
| Established | 2000 |
| Type | Public College |
| President | Uzi Wexler |
| Provost | Avital Stein |
| Location | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | english.jce.ac.il |
The Jerusalem College of Engineering (JCE) (Hebrew: המכללה האקדמית להנדסה ירושלים) is an Israeli academic college that trains engineers. It is located in the Ramat Beit HaKerem neighborhood of Jerusalem, between Jerusalem's two major high-tech industrial areas, Har Hotzvim and the Jerusalem Technology Park.[1]
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High-tech enterprises in Jerusalem have been warning of a severe shortage of technological manpower. To fill that gap, the Jerusalem College of Engineering coordinates its academic programs with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[2] The college offers undergraduate degrees in software engineering, industrial management engineering, electronic engineering, advanced materials engineers, Pharmaceutical engineering (cooperation with TEVA)and an academic preparatory program.
Plans to establish the college were announced on December 25, 1996 by Ehud Olmert, then Mayor of Jerusalem, Minister of Education Zevulun Hammer, and Professor Amnon Pazi, then Chairman of the budgeting and planning committee of the council for higher education. Delegates of the Jerusalem Municipality sit on the Board of Governors and the Executive Board. The Jerusalem Development Authority, responsible for the development of technological parks throughout Jerusalem, views the College as a complementary body that will supply the future manpower for the companies that occupy these parks.[3] Partnership 2000 – Jerusalem-New York, the Jewish Federation of New York and the Jewish Agency for Israel became partners in the initial stages of the project and have provided the college with substantial support.
JCE offers a program in Israel for student interns of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[4]