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Shalem College
Shalem College (Hebrew: המרכז האקדמי שלם, HaMerkaz HaAkademi Shalem) is a private liberal arts college in Jerusalem, Israel, offering an undergraduate education with the aim of producing "broadly educated citizens for lives of influence and service." It is the only Israeli institution of higher education to offer a broad-based Core Curriculum as the basis for a first degree, as opposed to the general practice in Israeli universities and colleges of restricting a student's courses to a single department or field.
Candidates to the college are selected on the basis of intellectual capabilities and demonstrated commitment to public service, which are assessed by exams, written assignments, and interviews. Accepted applicants receive substantial financial aid packages. The college is accredited by the Council for Higher Education in Israel.
Shalem College was founded in January 2013 following accreditation by the Council for Higher Education in Israel. It grew out of The Shalem Center, a think tank that aimed to enrich Israel’s intellectual discourse through research, publications, and education.
The Center was home to notable Israeli public figures, including former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren, who wrote his definitive history of the Six-Day War while a fellow there, and the human-rights activist and Israel Prize winner Natan Sharansky, who has taught a seminar at the college on democracy and national identity.
Shalem College has pioneered the use of a mandatory Core Curriculum for all students alongside a choice of major concentrations. Its 'David and Judith Lobel Core Curriculum', the centerpiece of the college’s academic community, includes courses in philosophy, history, literature, the natural and social sciences, literature, and the fine arts. It emphasizes the classic texts of both Judaism and Islam (the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, and the Koran, among others) and courses on Zionism and the history of the wider Middle East - subjects the college deems essential to meaningful citizenship in a modern Jewish state and active participation in Israel’s diverse society. The college also encourages the reading of primary sources. Most courses in the Lobel Core are taught in seminars of no more than 25 students.
After their first year, students choose one of three majors: the Interdisciplinary Program in Philosophy and Jewish Thought (IPJ), the Program in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (MEIS), or the Program in Strategy, Diplomacy, and Security (SDS). An additional major, in economics and policy, is planned for the coming years.
In the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies program significant emphasis is placed on Arabic studies, including bi-weekly practical exercises with Arabic speakers and intensive summer programs. Arabic-speaking students are offered Persian language studies. In the Strategy, Diplomacy, and Security program, students also engage in simulations and war games, in which they are required to take on the roles of decision-makers.
The language of instruction at Shalem is Hebrew, although students are required to demonstrate a level of English proficiency as a condition of their admittance.
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Shalem College
Shalem College (Hebrew: המרכז האקדמי שלם, HaMerkaz HaAkademi Shalem) is a private liberal arts college in Jerusalem, Israel, offering an undergraduate education with the aim of producing "broadly educated citizens for lives of influence and service." It is the only Israeli institution of higher education to offer a broad-based Core Curriculum as the basis for a first degree, as opposed to the general practice in Israeli universities and colleges of restricting a student's courses to a single department or field.
Candidates to the college are selected on the basis of intellectual capabilities and demonstrated commitment to public service, which are assessed by exams, written assignments, and interviews. Accepted applicants receive substantial financial aid packages. The college is accredited by the Council for Higher Education in Israel.
Shalem College was founded in January 2013 following accreditation by the Council for Higher Education in Israel. It grew out of The Shalem Center, a think tank that aimed to enrich Israel’s intellectual discourse through research, publications, and education.
The Center was home to notable Israeli public figures, including former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren, who wrote his definitive history of the Six-Day War while a fellow there, and the human-rights activist and Israel Prize winner Natan Sharansky, who has taught a seminar at the college on democracy and national identity.
Shalem College has pioneered the use of a mandatory Core Curriculum for all students alongside a choice of major concentrations. Its 'David and Judith Lobel Core Curriculum', the centerpiece of the college’s academic community, includes courses in philosophy, history, literature, the natural and social sciences, literature, and the fine arts. It emphasizes the classic texts of both Judaism and Islam (the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, and the Koran, among others) and courses on Zionism and the history of the wider Middle East - subjects the college deems essential to meaningful citizenship in a modern Jewish state and active participation in Israel’s diverse society. The college also encourages the reading of primary sources. Most courses in the Lobel Core are taught in seminars of no more than 25 students.
After their first year, students choose one of three majors: the Interdisciplinary Program in Philosophy and Jewish Thought (IPJ), the Program in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (MEIS), or the Program in Strategy, Diplomacy, and Security (SDS). An additional major, in economics and policy, is planned for the coming years.
In the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies program significant emphasis is placed on Arabic studies, including bi-weekly practical exercises with Arabic speakers and intensive summer programs. Arabic-speaking students are offered Persian language studies. In the Strategy, Diplomacy, and Security program, students also engage in simulations and war games, in which they are required to take on the roles of decision-makers.
The language of instruction at Shalem is Hebrew, although students are required to demonstrate a level of English proficiency as a condition of their admittance.