Interdisciplinary Center
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{{Infobox_University
|image_name = Idc eng.jpg
|name = Interdisciplinary Center
|established = [[1994]]
|type = [[Private school|Private]]
|dean= [[Uriel Reichman]]
|city = [[Herzliya]]
|country = [[Israel]]
|students = 7,000
|staff= ~1,000
|campus = [[urban area|Urban]]
|website= [https://www.idc.ac.il/eng/default.asp www.idc.ac.il]
|endowment=
}}
'''The Interdisciplinary Center''' ('''IDC''') ({{lang-he|המרכז הבינתחומי}}) is a private (non-profit) [[college]] located in [[Herzlia]], [[Israel]].
The languages of instruction in the Interdisciplinary Center are [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[English language|English]].
==History==
Founded in [[1994]] by [[Professor]] [[Uriel Reichman]], the Interdisciplinary Center is [[Israel]]'s first private [[educational institution]]. The IDC provides an interdisciplinary education, which combines academic study with practical training. The Interdisciplinary Center aims to create an environment where personal achievement goes hand-in-hand with [[social responsibility]], as well as an [[international]] atmosphere. This is achieved by having, in all of the programs taught mainly in Hebrew, mandatory courses in English.
==Schools and research institutes==
As of 2007, its student population consists of 3,000 undergraduate students and 1,200 graduate students, enrolled at IDC's six schools:
*[[Dr. Harry L. Radzyner|Radzyner]] School of Law
*[[Ted Arison|Arison]] School of Business
*[[Efi Arazi]] School of Computer Science
*[[Ronald Lauder|Lauder]] School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy
*[[Sammy Ofer]] School of Communications
*The New School of Psychology
*[[Raphael Recanati]] International School (RRIS) - As of 2008, 850 students from 56 countries are studying full-degree programs in English. The Interdisciplinary Center is currently the only Israeli institute in which one can complete a [[B.A.]] and an [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|M.A.]] studied solely in English.
IDC's research institutes include the:
*[[Institute for Policy and Strategy]] (IPS), which organizes the "[[Herzliya Conference]]" every year
*[[International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism]] (ICT)
*[[Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Center for Capital Markets and Risk Management]]
*Global Research in International Affairs Center (GLORIA)
*[[Center for European Studies]]
==Programs==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;width:100%"
! style="background:#6699FF"|School Name
! style="background:#6699FF"|Programs of Study
! style="background:#6699FF"|Notes
|-
|Radzyner School of Law
|''First degree program'': [[LL.B.]] plus [[B.A.]] in [[business administration]] or in [[government]];
''Second degree program'': [[LL.M.]]
|First degree program is combined – all students must study to simultaneously earn two different degrees (LL.B. plus B.A.)
|-
|Arison School of Business
|''First degree program'': [[B.A.]] in [[business administration]];
''Second degree program'': [[M.B.A.]]
|
|-
|Efi Arazi School of Computer Science
|''First degree program'': [[B.A.]] in [[computer science]];
''Second degree program'': [[M.Sc.]] in [[computer science]]
|
|-
|Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy
|''First degree program'': [[B.A.]] in [[government]];
''Second degree program'': [[M.A. (postgraduate)|M.A.]] in [[government]]
|A Master's program in government has recently been introduced. The program will be launched in October 2008.
|
|-
|Sammy Ofer School of Communications
|[[B.A.]] in [[communication]]s
|
|-
|Raphael Recanati International School
|[[B.A.]] in [[business administration]];
[[B.A.]] in [[government]];
[[B.A.]] in [[computer science]];
[[B.A.]] in [[communication]]s
| Programs' contents are equal to those of the same programs in other IDC schools, but the language of instruction is, instead, English
|}
==Notable faculty==
*Prof. [[Aharon Barak]] (Former President of the [[Israeli Supreme Court]])
*Prof. [[Alan Dershowitz]] (Former Prof. at [[Harvard Law]] and a reputed [[Law of the United States|American lawyer]])
*Prof. [[Amnon Rubinstein]] (Former Minister of Communications, Education)
*Prof. [[Shimon Schocken]]
*Prof. [[Gadi Taubenfeled]]
*Dr. [[Isaac Berzin]]{{Fact|date=June 2008}} (Founder of [[GreenFuel Technologies Corporation]], named to [[Time 100]] Most Influential List)
*Amb. [[Avi Primor]] (Former ambassador to Germany, Belgium and the European Union)
*Prof. [[Uzi Arad]] (Former Director of Intelligence at the [[Mossad]]; Advisor to Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu|Netanyahu]])
*Dr. [[Boaz Ganor]] (Executive Director of the [[International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism]] [ICT])
*Prof. [[Oded Oran]] (Former Ambassador to both Jordan and the European Union)
*Dr. Keren Eyal (Researcher on Sex & Socialization subjects, currently lecturing Propaganda lessons)
*Prof. Robert Finkel Esq. (Tax and business law professor and lawyer in the [[United States Of America]])
==See also==
*[[List of universities and colleges in Israel]]
==External links==
*[https://www.idc.ac.il/eng/default.asp Interdisciplinary Center]
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