Zefat Academic College

The mission of Zefat Academic College is to offer accessible and quality higher education to the diverse residents of the Galilee, and beyond. Its Health Sciences Faculty and Law School are the only ones of its kind in the Galilee, and place emphasis on the multicultural and ethical aspects of Israeli society. Its Social Sciences & Humanities Faculties interweave the preservation of the history and culture of historic Zefat through course work, and through research implemented through its Zefat Center for the Study of Communities and Cultures in the Galilee. Zefat Academic College boasts the largest ratio of Arab Israeli and Druze students among the institutions of higher education in the Galilee, and perhaps the entire State of Israel. Zefat Academic College advances the values of a multicultural campus that express openness and tolerance towards difference, and in which the classroom serves as a model for safe intellectual exploration among the student body of Israel. It initiates multicultural internship opportunities in the Upper Galilee as well as multicultural community service opportunities for its students. Zefat Academic College promotes multicultural leadership opportunities and honors programs through the granting of academic and living scholarships. It current project priorities include:

Multicultural Seminars for Professors and Staff

Jewish-Arab Tuition Scholarships

Arab-Jewish Dormitory Initiative

Multicultural Research