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Israel’s only law faculty in the south, is attracting the country’s leading minds in jurisprudence. Sapir’s Law School is pleased to welcome the Hon. Neal Hendel, the recently retired deputy president of the Supreme Court.

Under the radar, Israeli film artists have created a thriving animation industry. Their work is in demand at companies like Disney and Pixar. Sapir’s School of Audio and Visual Arts has been a pioneer in the field, training a new generation of film artists and animators to take the lead in this emerging field. Now, Sapir graduate Yulia Trachtenberg has won the prestigious Asif prize for the best animated student film of 2022, as part of the Animix film festival. Her film, Pears, features original music by Nikita Semyonov and soundtrack by Lior Weizman, both Sapir graduates as well.

Sapir Academic College mourns the passing of Aharon Yadlin z"l, a man of the Negev, Minister of Education and Israel Prize awardee. Yadlin was a man of truth, an educator in his soul, he loved people and was a true friend of the College. May his memory be blessing.

Time is running out. Only 2000 Jews remain in this once influential community dating back to Roman times. Until the mid-20th century Jews played a vital role in the fabric of social life in Morocco.

Wars are still fought with tanks and artillery, but today’s conflicts increasingly take place on the virtual battlefield. The IDF’s elite C4I Unit is Israel’s front line of defense against hostile cyber-attacks on critical national infrastructures, from civilian water supplies to military command and control systems. Now, Sapir College has joined forces with the IDF to train a reserve of highly motivated young people from the Negev, willing and able to defend their country on tomorrow’s battlefield.

The Sapir team for the Erasmus+ IFI Innovative Finance Inclusion project: Dr. Dan Kaufman, CPA Amiad Gurewitz, Dr, Amit Marantz Gal, attended a meeting at EFMD Global, Brussels. The meeting was dedicated to learning about sustainable finance from the perspective of EU regulation, and development of Sustainability Literacy worldwide.

Sapir is leading the way to understanding the geopolitical impact on regional architecture. The College together with Hebrew University of Jerusalem recently hosted a 3-day international workshop, titled: Networking the MENA (Middle East and North Africa): Interregional Architectural Transfers in Times of Global Transformation Convened and organized by Dr. Inbal Ben-Asher Gitler, faculty member of Sapir’s Communications and Culture, Creation and Production Departments, together with Dr. Tawfiq Da’adli, faculty member of Hebrew University’s Art History Department.