The College of Management Academic Studies
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The College of Management Academic Studies, a college located in the city of Rishon LeZion Israel
, is the largest college in Israel. Founded in 1978, COMAS is the first non-subsidized, not-for-profit academic institution in Israel to be recognized and certified by the Council for Higher Education in Israel
.
It offers Bachelor and Master degrees in Business Administration, Law, Media, Economics, Organizational Development and Consulting, Computer Science, Behavioral Sciences, Family Studies and Interior Design. In national examinations, COMAS students rank in the top percentiles in their scores and professional success.
Over the 30 years since its establishment, COMAS has become the college of choice for many students because of its unique academic outlook, its attentive attitude towards its students, its professional hands-on approach to the subjects taught, and its emphasis upon social awareness and responsibility, with both students and faculty taking part in community and outreach activities.
Higher education was essentially elitist, confined to a relatively small segment of the population.
Following a vigorous campaign, COMAS gained authorization in 1986 to award a BA degree in business administration and accounting. COMAS became the first non-subsidized, non-profit academic institution in Israel to be recognized and certified by the country’s supreme educational authority, the Council for Higher Education in Israel
.
Official recognition of COMAS’ status marked the democratization of Israeli higher education. Today, COMAS is the largest college in Israel become a dynamic, innovative force in Israel’s higher educational framework.
The Academic Studies has achieved its impressive growth because of its success in meeting a real need - the desire of young Israelis for a unique curricula that combines professional knowledge with practical application, close ties between faculty and students, and small classes.
The Research Authority aims to encourage research activity among the College schools and academic departments to aid faculty to locate research funds both in Israel and abroad and to prepare grant proposals.
The Authority encourages faculty to engage in both basic and applied research as an important element for the improvement of the quality of teaching, a stepping-stone for the personal academic advancement of the faculty and the placing of the College on the academic map in Israel and abroad.
lasts from October to January ; from February to May; and from June to September.
Library building covers three floors and includes reading rooms housing collection of varies fields, work in group rooms, Daily Press Room, audiovisual room and a teaching class.
In the entry level there is the lending books desk, display shelves displaying new books and journals, sitting areas and computerized seating positions. Copiers are placed on each floor near the elevator. Printers are located in each work in group room.
The library collection contains more than 80,000 volumes of books and copies of electronic media. The collection includes 450 journals in print, thousands of electronic journals, 40 databases, and publications of research institutes, newspapers, videotapes and DVDs.
The collection covers all topics included in undergraduate and graduated curricula: management, financing, marketing, accounting, operations management, economics, international trade, international organizations, behavioral science, criminology, organizational behavior, family studies, communication, computer science, interior design art and more. Books in the library are arranged by classification numbers representing the classification of areas and issues.
The library has a key role in the academic teaching, research and activities taking place in law school and allowing a large accessibility to legal information worldwide.
In the entrance level there is a reading hall contains reference books, sources files, Jewish law, multi- disciplinary collection, legislation and case law sets and display shelves displaying latest journals.
The library has a comprehensive collection of library files legislation and case law from Israel and abroad, monographs and other areas related, law journals, legal series, encyclopedias, dictionaries and guides.
In addition to the printed collection, the library subscribed to a wide range of legal databases and others, including foreign legislation and case law, digital books and hundreds of electronic journals. These collections also can be accessed off-campus.
The Forum provides a number of services:
Generates "networking" among alumni – a unique network of contacts through the Hebrew website
Organizes alumni meetings - conferences, colloquia, vacation breaks on varied topics
"Alumni hire Alumni" – whereby alumni help recent graduates gain employment
Encourages alumni to contribute to the community by giving donations or volunteering
Advice given on general matters such as entrepreneurship, mortgages, taxation, marketing, advertising etc.
The school of business is the largest in the country with an enrollment of approximately 3,500 students. It is the first private, non-state academic program ever officially accredited by the Council for Higher Education in Israel
, Israel's accreditation authority for institutes of higher education.
Law
The school has adopted a personal approach to faculty–student relations, with great accessibility for students to academic and administrative staff. However, our insistence on a personal approach to education is never confused with leniency.
Media Studies
The School is the largest school of Media Studies in the country catering to more than 50% of Israel’s students of Media Studies. The School’s B.A. program in Media Studies and Management integrates theoretical and practical knowledge at the highest academic level.
Economics
The School of Economics was established in 1994, and in recent years has undergone accelerated growth and development. Today, it is one of the largest and leading departments in its field in Israel. It caters to 1,300 students for a BA in Economics and Management, effectively training them to cope with the challenges of the 21st century.
Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science is one of the largest and leading departments in its field in Israel. It caters to 1,300 students for a BA in Economics and Management, effectively training them to cope with the challenges of the 21st century.
Behavioral Sciences
The School of Behavioral Sciences at the College of Management was established in 1994 as a multidisciplinary department for studying psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
Interior Design
The Interior Design Department was founded in 1995 to answer the need for a full academic track in interior design that would be separate from architecture or design studies.
Academic Opportunity Program
Twenty years ago an academic degree was a privilege. Talent and initiative were often a sufficient combination in order to pave the way to a better future.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, is the largest college in Israel. Founded in 1978, COMAS is the first non-subsidized, not-for-profit academic institution in Israel to be recognized and certified by the Council for Higher Education in Israel
Council for Higher Education in Israel
The Council for Higher Education in Israel is a supervisory body for universities and colleges in Israel. It is the only organization with the authority to give educational accreditation...
.
It offers Bachelor and Master degrees in Business Administration, Law, Media, Economics, Organizational Development and Consulting, Computer Science, Behavioral Sciences, Family Studies and Interior Design. In national examinations, COMAS students rank in the top percentiles in their scores and professional success.
Over the 30 years since its establishment, COMAS has become the college of choice for many students because of its unique academic outlook, its attentive attitude towards its students, its professional hands-on approach to the subjects taught, and its emphasis upon social awareness and responsibility, with both students and faculty taking part in community and outreach activities.
History
The College of Management - Academic Studies (COMAS) derives from the inadequacies that began to emerge in Israel’s higher education system in the 1970s. The system, dominated by seven universities was rejecting many young people with high potential and forcing them to study abroad if they wished to gain a degree.Higher education was essentially elitist, confined to a relatively small segment of the population.
Following a vigorous campaign, COMAS gained authorization in 1986 to award a BA degree in business administration and accounting. COMAS became the first non-subsidized, non-profit academic institution in Israel to be recognized and certified by the country’s supreme educational authority, the Council for Higher Education in Israel
Council for Higher Education in Israel
The Council for Higher Education in Israel is a supervisory body for universities and colleges in Israel. It is the only organization with the authority to give educational accreditation...
.
Official recognition of COMAS’ status marked the democratization of Israeli higher education. Today, COMAS is the largest college in Israel become a dynamic, innovative force in Israel’s higher educational framework.
The Academic Studies has achieved its impressive growth because of its success in meeting a real need - the desire of young Israelis for a unique curricula that combines professional knowledge with practical application, close ties between faculty and students, and small classes.
Teaching and degrees
The Teaching Authority was established to improve the quality of teaching at institutions of higher education in Israel in general, and at COMAS in particular through various means, while developing tools to measure quality instruction. It encourages debate on the essence of academic teaching and its quality amongst the faculty and academic management.The Research Authority aims to encourage research activity among the College schools and academic departments to aid faculty to locate research funds both in Israel and abroad and to prepare grant proposals.
The Authority encourages faculty to engage in both basic and applied research as an important element for the improvement of the quality of teaching, a stepping-stone for the personal academic advancement of the faculty and the placing of the College on the academic map in Israel and abroad.
Academic year
The academic year is divided into three termsAcademic term
An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called terms...
lasts from October to January ; from February to May; and from June to September.
The central library
The College of Management central library lies in Rishon LeZion campus since 1995. In the year 2010, inaugurated in its building dedicated to the library structure. The library serves the students and the academic ranks of the college.General orientation
Library building covers three floors and includes reading rooms housing collection of varies fields, work in group rooms, Daily Press Room, audiovisual room and a teaching class.
In the entry level there is the lending books desk, display shelves displaying new books and journals, sitting areas and computerized seating positions. Copiers are placed on each floor near the elevator. Printers are located in each work in group room.
The collection
The library collection contains more than 80,000 volumes of books and copies of electronic media. The collection includes 450 journals in print, thousands of electronic journals, 40 databases, and publications of research institutes, newspapers, videotapes and DVDs.
The collection covers all topics included in undergraduate and graduated curricula: management, financing, marketing, accounting, operations management, economics, international trade, international organizations, behavioral science, criminology, organizational behavior, family studies, communication, computer science, interior design art and more. Books in the library are arranged by classification numbers representing the classification of areas and issues.
The law library
The law library establish in 1990, in 1995 it has moved to its new residence in the law school building on Rishon LeZion campus.The library has a key role in the academic teaching, research and activities taking place in law school and allowing a large accessibility to legal information worldwide.
General orientation
In the entrance level there is a reading hall contains reference books, sources files, Jewish law, multi- disciplinary collection, legislation and case law sets and display shelves displaying latest journals.
The collection
The library has a comprehensive collection of library files legislation and case law from Israel and abroad, monographs and other areas related, law journals, legal series, encyclopedias, dictionaries and guides.
In addition to the printed collection, the library subscribed to a wide range of legal databases and others, including foreign legislation and case law, digital books and hundreds of electronic journals. These collections also can be accessed off-campus.
Alumni and academics
The Alumni Forum was established to cater for the College's 31,000 alumni. It aims to maintain the connection between the College and its graduates, to encourage contact between the graduates and to fulfill the needs of the alumni both academically and in the business and employment fields.The Forum provides a number of services:
Generates "networking" among alumni – a unique network of contacts through the Hebrew website
Organizes alumni meetings - conferences, colloquia, vacation breaks on varied topics
"Alumni hire Alumni" – whereby alumni help recent graduates gain employment
Encourages alumni to contribute to the community by giving donations or volunteering
Advice given on general matters such as entrepreneurship, mortgages, taxation, marketing, advertising etc.
Faculties and Departments
Business AdministrationThe school of business is the largest in the country with an enrollment of approximately 3,500 students. It is the first private, non-state academic program ever officially accredited by the Council for Higher Education in Israel
Council for Higher Education in Israel
The Council for Higher Education in Israel is a supervisory body for universities and colleges in Israel. It is the only organization with the authority to give educational accreditation...
, Israel's accreditation authority for institutes of higher education.
Law
The school has adopted a personal approach to faculty–student relations, with great accessibility for students to academic and administrative staff. However, our insistence on a personal approach to education is never confused with leniency.
Media Studies
The School is the largest school of Media Studies in the country catering to more than 50% of Israel’s students of Media Studies. The School’s B.A. program in Media Studies and Management integrates theoretical and practical knowledge at the highest academic level.
Economics
The School of Economics was established in 1994, and in recent years has undergone accelerated growth and development. Today, it is one of the largest and leading departments in its field in Israel. It caters to 1,300 students for a BA in Economics and Management, effectively training them to cope with the challenges of the 21st century.
Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science is one of the largest and leading departments in its field in Israel. It caters to 1,300 students for a BA in Economics and Management, effectively training them to cope with the challenges of the 21st century.
Behavioral Sciences
The School of Behavioral Sciences at the College of Management was established in 1994 as a multidisciplinary department for studying psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
Interior Design
The Interior Design Department was founded in 1995 to answer the need for a full academic track in interior design that would be separate from architecture or design studies.
Academic Opportunity Program
Twenty years ago an academic degree was a privilege. Talent and initiative were often a sufficient combination in order to pave the way to a better future.