Ono Academic College (''in

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'': הקריה האקדמית אונו) is a private

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located in

Kiryat Ono Kiryat Ono ( he, קִרְיַת אוֹנוֹ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel. It is located east of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of . Modern Kiryat Ono is not to be confused with the biblical Ono, which was located in the ar ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. With over 14,000 students, the college is among Israel's fastest growing institutions of higher education. OAC"s stated mission is to decrease economic and cultural gaps in Israeli society. As a result, populations that are otherwise underrepresented in Israeli higher education, including Druze, Bedouin, Palestinians, Ethiopian-Israelis, ultra-Orthodox Jews, and students with

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, gravitate to OAC.

History

Ono Academic College was founded in 1995 by entrepreneur Ranan Hartman, son of renowned

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and philosopher David Hartman, as a response to the marginalization of Israel's minorities and the overall inaccessibility of the country's higher education system. OAC's satellite campuses in

Or Yehuda Or Yehuda ( he, אוֹר יְהוּדָה, ar, أور يهوده ) is a town in the Tel Aviv District of Gush Dan, Israel. In it had a population of . History Prehistory Human settlement back to the Chalcolithic has been found on the site.

and

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

offer a program geared toward the

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Jewish population by allowing men and women to attend classes on different days. The college also has a substantial enrollment of Ethiopian-Israeli students.

Criticism

Segregation

Ono College has a reputation for

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for ultra-orthodox Jewish students, but it also has a policy of

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Jews and Arabs on its “multicultural campus”. Palestinians and Jewish Israelis attend separate courses in separate buildings.

Management

The institute budget was based almost entirely on

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. Over the years irregularities, inflated salaries and nepotism were discovered . Moreover, investigation showed that senior managers used the college credit cards for personal needs. In 2019 the College instituted a recovery program: teaching hours were reduced, medium level lectures cut by 10%, staff were required to teach without payment, hourly payments decreased and some staff and administration personnel were dismissed.

Academic units

Faculties * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Business Administration * Faculty of Health Professions * Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences * Faculty of Marketing Communications *

Jonathan Wohl Jonathan may refer to: *Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media * ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer * ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski * ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...

School of Music Campuses * Kiryat Ono - Main academic campus * Or Yehuda - Haredi campus * Jerusalem - Satellite campus, including additional facilities for Haredi students * Haifa - Satellite campus

Degrees awarded

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(Bachelor of Laws) * LL.M. (Master of Laws) *

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Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includi ...

B.A. Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four yea ...

in Business Administration *

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in Business Administration *

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in Medical Case Management *

in Interdisciplinary Medical and Rehabilitation Science *

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and

Marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

Communications *

in Digital Strategy and Marketing Communication *

in Communication Sciences and Disorders * B.S.N. in

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* B.O.T. in Occupational Therapy *

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and Social Studies *

in Jewish Studies *

in Land of Israel and Jerusalem Studies *

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in Music

Relations with other universities

Ono Academic College and the Center for Israeli Legal Studies at

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co-host an annual legal conference focused on Israeli legal issues at the

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campus in

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. In June 2017, the Shalom Comparative Legal Research Center at Ono Academic College hosted a week-long legal seminar for undergraduate students focused on labor law, intellectual property, equality, and the challenges that innovative technologies pose to the law, in several locations across New York City and Connecticut, including

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New York University School of Law New York University School of Law (NYU Law) is the law school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. Established in 1835, it is the oldest law school in New York City and the oldest surviving law school in N ...

, and

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. In late 2017, the Shalom Comparative Legal Research Center at Ono Academic College joined forces with the

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(WIPO) in

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and the Swiss Center for Comparative Research in

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to produce a three-day seminar on innovations in intellectual property law.

Notable faculty

* Elizabeth DePoy, a disability theorist, professor of interdisciplinary disability studies, social work, and cooperating faculty in mechanical engineering * Gabriela Shalev, Senior Faculty Member, Former President of the Higher Academic Council, Former Dean of Law, Former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations *

Noam Sheriff Princewill Paroskey (born 7 April 1994 – ) he was a fiber optic engineer, at IPNX Nigeria limited. Princewill was one of Nigerian most versatile fiber optic engineer. He was two times fiber Director of Nigeria (2021-2022); Fiber Director of th ...

, Dean of Jonathan Wohl School of Music, Music Director of the

Israel Chamber Orchestra Israel Chamber Orchestra (abbreviation ICO, Hebrewהתזמורת הקאמרית הישראלית (''Hatizmoret hakamerit'') is an Israeli orchestra based in Tel Aviv. Primary funding comes from the Israel Ministry of Education and the Tel Aviv-Yafo ...

Shai Piron Shai Moshe Piron ( he, שי משה פירון, born 25 January 1965) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi, educator, and politician. A religious Zionist,Minister of Education * Shira Yalon-Chamovitz, Dean of Students, Director of the Israel Institute on Cognitive Accessibility *

Shmuel Hauser Shmuel Hauser is an Israeli economist, a Full Professor of Finance at Ono Academic College and of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Former dean of the Business Administration Faculty at Ono Academic College. Hauser served as chairman of the Isr ...

, Professor of Finance, Former Dean of Business Administration, Chairman of the Israeli Securities Authority *

Tova Hartman Tova Hartman (born 1957), scholar and social entrepreneur, is the Dean of Humanities at the Kiryat Ono Academic College. Biography She was formerly Professor of Gender Studies and Education at Bar Ilan University, specializing in gender and reli ...

, Dean of Humanities, Author and social entrepreneur *Yehuda Cohen, Professional Director of Jonathan Wohl School of Music * Yechiel Leiter, Jewish political philosophy * Yaron Zelekha, President of the Higher Academic Council, Former Israeli Ministry of Finance accountant general

Notable alumni

Rachel Adato Dr Rachel Adato-Levy ( he, רחל אדטו-לוי, born 21 June 1947) is an Israeli gynaecologist, lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima and Hatnuah between 2009 and 2013. Biography Born in Haifa in 1947, Adato ...

, Former Member of

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for the

Kadima Kadima ( he, קדימה, lit=''Forward'') was a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely following the implementation of Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement pl ...

and

Hatnuah Hatnua ( he, הַתְּנוּעָה, lit=''The Movement'') was a liberal political party in Israel formed by former Israeli Foreign Minister and Vice Prime Minister Tzipi Livni to present an alternative to voters frustrated by the stalemate in ...

parties *

Itamar Ben-Gvir Itamar Ben-Gvir ( he, אִיתָמָר בֶּן גְּבִיר; born 6 May 1976) is an Israeli lawyer and politician, who serves as the Minister of National Security. He is additionally a member of the Knesset and leader of Otzma Yehudit. He h ...

, Member of

and leader of the

Otzma Yehudit Otzma Yehudit ( he, עָצְמָה יְהוּדִית, , Jewish Strength', or 'Jewish Power) is a far-right political party in Israel, which has been referred to as Kahanist and anti-Arab. It was originally formed as Otzma LeYisrael (; lit., ''S ...

party *

Amnon Cohen Amnon Cohen ( he, אמנון כהן; born 1 June 1960) is an Israeli former politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Shas from 1999 until 2015. Biography Born in Samarkand in the Soviet Union (today in Uzbekistan), Cohen made aliyah ...

, Former Member of

for the

Shas Shas ( he, ש״ס) is a Haredi religious political party in Israel. Founded in 1984 under the leadership of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi, who remained its spiritual leader until his death in October 2013, it primarily ...

party *

Gila Gamliel Gila Gamliel (; born 24 February 1974) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as the Ministry of Intelligence (Israel), Minister of Intelligence and as a member of the Knesset for Likud. She also previously served as Pensioner Affairs Mi ...

, Member of

for the

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sha ...

party and Ministry for Social Equality, Former Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office *

Nurit Koren Nurit Koren ( he, נורית קורן, born 24 February 1960) is an Israeli lawyer and politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 2015 and 2019. Biography Nurit Koren was born in Jerusalem to Yemenite Jewish immigrants, a ...

, member of the

for

between 2015 and 2019 * Bezalel Smotrich, Politician and Member of

for

The Jewish Home The Jewish Home ( he, הַבַּיִת הַיְהוּדִי, HaBayit HaYehudi) is an Orthodox Jewish and religious Zionist political party in Israel. It was originally formed by a merger of the National Religious Party, Moledet, and Tkuma in ...

Pnina Tamano-Shata Pnina Tamano-Shata ( he, פְּנִינָה תַּמֶנוֹ־שֶׁטֶה; born 1 November 1981) is an Israeli lawyer, journalist, and politician. The first Ethiopian-born woman to enter the Knesset in 2013, in 2020 she also became the first Eth ...

, First Ethiopian-Israeli woman to win a Knesset seat, Member of

for the

Yesh Atid Yesh Atid ( he, יֵשׁ עָתִיד, , There Is a Future) is a liberal political party in Israel. Founded by Yair Lapid in 2012, it seeks to represent what it considers the centre of Israeli society: the secular middle class. It focuses pr ...

party *

Omer Yankelevich Omer Yankelevich ( he, עוֹמֶר יַנְקֵלֵבִיץ׳, born 25 May 1978) is an Israeli attorney, educator, social activist, and politician. She was the Minister of Diaspora Affairs and was a Member of the Knesset for the Blue and White ...

, Member of the Knesset for the

Israel Resilience Party The Israel Resilience Party ( he, חוסן לישראל, Hosen LeYisrael, Resilience for Israel), is a liberal political party in Israel founded in December 2018 by Benny Gantz, former Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. T ...

and the Minister of Diaspora Affairs

References

External links

Official website in English
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History

Criticism

Segregation

Management

Academic units

Degrees awarded

Relations with other universities

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links