Celebrating Resilience: 720 Afeka Engineering Graduates Poised To Boost Israel’s Postwar Recovery The graduates began classes during the COVID-19 pandemic and finished during the war in Gaza, with 44% splitting their time between military service and studies, the highest ratio in Israel By Nathan Klabin/The Media Line Last month, Afeka Academic College of Engineering’s largest-ever […]
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Celebrating Resilience: 720 Afeka Engineering Graduates Poised To Boost Israel’s Postwar Recovery
The graduates began classes during the COVID-19 pandemic and finished during the war in Gaza, with 44% splitting their time between military service and studies, the highest ratio in Israel
By Nathan Klabin/The Media Line
Last month, Afeka Academic College of Engineering’s largest-ever class held a graduation ceremony at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv. In conversation with Afeka students and leaders at the event, the recurring topic of their innovative methodologies highlighted not just perseverance but also new possibilities for STEM higher education pedagogy.
“The past four years have been defined by crisis management,” said Ami Moyal, president of Afeka Academic College of Engineering in Tel Aviv, at the graduation ceremony for the 2023-24 graduating class. “These students started their studies in the midst of the COVID crisis, went back to in-person learning, and then had their final year disrupted by war. Yet they persevered, and today, they are stepping into the workforce stronger and more resilient.”