It was the first event of its kind. Twenty seven students from the Sapir Academic College Innovation Lab met with representatives of JDC-Israel to pioneer a new approach to social service and advocacy. They’re all part of course at Sapir’s Communications Department, organized in conjunction with JDC, on the interface between digital communities and the third sector.  Under the direction of Dr. Omer Keinan, students follow and analyze relevant social media content and then build effective digital communities to help JDC improve its social intervention programs.

The 13th Midarom Multidisciplinary Arts Festival in the Negev town of Ofakim is a celebration of life and community. The partnership between the municipality and Sapir College’s Culture, Creativity and Production Department, dissolves the boundaries between the artistic sphere and the public domain, transforming an entire city into a venue for creative expression. Planned for March 20 -23, 2023, the festival will take place at multiple locations around town. Among other events, the Ruth Kanner interactive theatre troupe will collect and reflect real life stories of people in the heart of a

Prof. Nir Kedar, President of Sapir College, recently joined representatives of Bank Hapoalim to award the bank’s prestigious Working for Success scholarship to 45 promising students.

Sapir Technological College and Intel officially opened two classes for Mechatronics for Practical Mechanical Engineers. This new, two-year course will provide graduates with the required skills to work at Intel and the machinery industry. Sapir and Intel have been working in partnership for many years, creating training programs that offer a gateway to good jobs and growth opportunities for both the local Negev and national Israeli economy.

This past Tuesday, the College hosted the heads of the local authorities and officials of the Western Negev Cluster for a meeting about Sapir’s central role as growth engine for regional development. The College presented its new “Academia to Employment Unit” established in partnership with the Edmond de Rotschild Foundation, that is developing college-employer relationships and promoting regional development. Sapir is an academic, technological, cultural and economic regional resource; it provides an excellent, diverse and relevant education.

Innovation is not just about artificial intelligence or information technology. It’s part of the very algorithm of modern life. Government, too, must innovate to stay relevant and effective. Now, Sapir College is helping bring change to social services throughout Israel. Our Crown Family Social Entrepreneurship Program at Sapir’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, recently hosted a conference together with the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs, to launch a new community of innovation.

It could be a breatkthrough in biological pest control. And it’s the first patent by a Sapir faculty member. Dr. Lilach Mondaca, head of the Science Department at Sapir Academic College, has pioneered a new, environmentally friendly technology to protect crops against destructive parasites. It’s all part of a major, international effort to find natural alternatives to dangerous chemical pesticides. Mondaca’s research team also included scientists from Ben Gurion University, the Volcani Research Institute and Achva Academic College. Led by Prof.