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| Latest Agreements Signed with International Academic Institutions |
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| International Program of Graduate Studies in Plastics Engineering - University of Massachusetts Lowell |
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The Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Lowell, Mr. Martin Meehan, will be visiting Shenkar in late October for the official approval of a joint international program with Shenkar. He met previously with Professor Sam Kenig, Dean of Engineering Faculty and Professor Hanna Dodiuk, Head of the Plastics Engineering Department, at the Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC) of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) in Chicago, during the alumni meeting of the Plastics Engineering Department which dealt with the proposed international program.
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The delegation at Shenkar College |
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It all began on June 16th 2009, when the Provost of the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML), Professor Ahmed Abdelal visited Shenkar College. He was accompanied by the Dean of Sciences Professor Robert Tamarin, the Interim Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Professor Anita Greenwood, Professor Steve McCarthy of the Plastics Engineering Department and Professor Susan Braunhut of the Department of Biological Sciences.
From left- Prof. Hanna Dodiuk. Prof. Sam Kenig, Steve McCarthy
Plastics Engineering Department & The Chancellor of UML Mr. Martin Meehan |
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The purpose of the visit was to review the ongoing joint program between the Plastics Engineering Departments of the two institutions. It was proposed and agreed that an “International Program of Graduate Studies in Plastics Engineering” be established. Students from both Lowell and Shenkar's Master of Science (M.Sc) programs will be able to attend classes and conduct their research in both UML and Shenkar toward their graduate certificate. A final curriculum will be submitted in the near future for the approval of both institutions.
Shenkar’s President Professor Amotz Weinberg, Professor Sam Kenig and Professor Hanna Dodiuk attended the meeting which opened with a brief review of the history of UML and Shenkar explaining that both their polymer studies started out as textile technology and evolved into Plastics Engineering Departments. The Plastics Engineering Department in UML is the only accredited department in the United States, the same way that the Plastics Engineering Department in Shenkar is the only accredited program in Israel.
The close, long-standing cooperation between UML and Shenkar originally began thanks to the initiative and support of Life Chancellor of Shenkar College, Mr. David Pernick.
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Academic Cooperation Agreement with the Politecnico di Milano School of Design
An agreement was signed with Politecnico di Milano concerning student and faculty exchange. This occurred as a result of jewelry designer, Alba Cappellieri's visit to Israel, as part of a jewelry designer's delegation from Italy to a conference held at Shenkar.
Within the framework of this agreement, there will be a student exchange of six-month duration and each year two students from each academic institution will participate.
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Professor Alba Cappellieri |
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From Shenkar to India
Due to the initiative of the wife of the Israeli ambassador to India, Mrs. Sara Sofer, Shenkar is on the verge of signing an academic cooperation agreement with the National Institute of Fashion Technology, an academic institution which grants master degrees in fashion design and textile design. The Institute has emerged as the premier institution in design, management and technology - developing professionals for taking up leadership positions in the emerging global scenario of the fashion business.
President of Shenkar, Professor Amotz Weinberg noted that "there is no doubt that the textile industry has moved to India and if we wish to keep textile design in Israel and production in the Far East, India is an important station for the relevant Israeli industries."
www.nift.ac.in
And to the Other End of the World – The Dominican Republic
Shenkar is about to sign an agreement with the Dominican Republic concerning the establishment of an elite, academic engineering institution for the residents of the Dominican Republic. This agreement, at the initiative of Professor Amotz Weinberg, was presented to the President of the Dominican Republic during his visit to Israel.
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