| Shenkar College of Engineering and Design | |
|---|---|
| שנקר - בית ספר גבוה להנדסה ולעיצוב | |
| Established | 1970 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Prof. Yuli Tamir |
| Students | ~2,400 |
| Location | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Campus | Urban |
| Former names | Shenkar |
| Website | www.shenkar.ac.il |
Shenkar College of Engineering and Design (commonly abbreviated as Shenkar) is a college in Ramat Gan, Israel. Shenkar serves the Israeli industry by providing academic qualification and R&D services for modern industries.
Shenkar was established in 1970, with the goal of serving the Israeli industry. The college is named after Ariyeh Shenkar. Shenkar has three faculties: Multidisciplinary Art, Design and Engineering. Shenkar faculties offer four-year undergraduate degrees, taught in Hebrew. Since 2010, Shenkar offers a graduate degree program of Master in Plastics Engineering, a program which is unique in Israel.
Shenkar is accredited by the Council for Higher Education in Israel as an institute of higher education and its three faculties are authorized to award bachelor degrees in Fine Arts, design and engineering in a number of unique fields. The school, in cooperation with Israel's Ministry of Industry and National Institute for Technological Training, operates a Practical Engineering school, which is located in Tel Aviv, outside of Shenkar's main campus.
According to Fashionista magazine, Shenkar is ranked 15th in "The Top 50 Fashion Schools In The World" list, as of 2010.[1]
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The main campus, in Ramat Gan, constitutes of two main buildings. First, is the Frances and David Pernick Building. The Pernick Building was the first building that Shenkar occupied when the college was established in 1970. Back then, the building was an ORT high-school building that was no longer in use. In 1990, the building was renamed in honor of Frances and David Pernick. The second building is the Edward D. and Anna Mitchell Building. It was inaugurated in 2002 and built with the help of the Mitchell Foundation, the Lorber family and the Manufacturers Association of Israel. The seven-story building, which also has two underground levels, houses classrooms, and seminar rooms for design and engineering.
Outside of the main campus is the fine arts building. It is located in the Israeli Diamond Exchange District (approximately 800 meters from the main campus) and was formerly utilized as the 'Elite building'.
Ariyeh Shenkar (Hebrew: אריה שנקר, 1877 - 1959) was the founder and the first president of the Manufacturers’ Association of Israel (formerly named: Industrialists' Union in The Land of Israel) and a pioneer in the Israeli textile industry. Ariyeh Shenkar was born in the Ukraine to a hasidic family. Was an active member in several Zionistic youth movements.
In the (back then) Land of Israel, Shenkar had become an entrepreneur and industrialist. Shenkar had purchased and turned 'Łódźiya' factory in Petah Tikva into a successful one. Petah Tikva's industrial sector 'Kiryat Ariyeh' is named after him.
Shenkar's Student Association is an independent, self-governing student body. Members also belong to the National Union of Israeli Students and benefit from all the advantages afforded to students in Israel and abroad. Shenkar offers students diversified financial support in sports, cultural, educational and social programs.
The Alumni Association of Shenkar was founded in 2009 as a non-profit organization. It's goal is to aid the alumni by creating a connection array, which would support joint interests, continuing business success and the empowerment of Shenkar's alumni reputation.
Shenkar is accredited as an institution of higher education and is authorized to award the following degrees: [2]