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Lander Institute

Coordinates: 31°47′21″N 35°11′11″E / 31.7893°N 35.1863°E / 31.7893; 35.1863
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Lander Institute
Lander Institute Logo
TypePrivate
Active2004–2014
AffiliationJewish
Students2000+
Undergraduates1000
Postgraduates1000
Location
Jerusalem
,
Israel
CampusMultiple campuses
ColorsBlue and White    

Lander Institute (Hebrew: מכון לנדר‎) was a Jewish private institution of higher education founded by Touro College. The school was located in Givat Shaul neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. It closed in 2014.[1]

The institution began operating in August 2004 and was named after Professor Bernard Lander, founder of Touro College in New York. The institute had two campuses, one for the secular population and the other for the Orthodox population.

In addition, the institute consisted of the Advanced Enhancement Department in English, which offered professional development courses in various fields such as real estate, asset management, digital photography, graphic design, interior design, Web design, Internet marketing, Microsoft certification programs, Innovation, entrepreneurship, and computer programming language courses.

History

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Lander Institute began operating in August 2004 and is named after Professor Bernard Lander, the founder of Touro College in New York. At first, the institute acted as an extension campus of Touro College in New York, which gave American degrees in Israel.[citation needed]

In 2006, the institute received the approval of the Council for Higher Education in Israel to become an independent Israeli private Institute of higher education and to award such-recognized Israeli degrees.[citation needed]

Academic Profile

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Lander Institute ("Machon Lander" in Hebrew) was an Israeli institution of higher education consisting of:

  1. School of Business Administration
  2. School of the Land of Israel and Jerusalem
  3. School of Education and Social Studies
  4. School of Jewish Studies
  5. External studies unit[2]
  6. The English Division[3]

Lander Institute was recognized by the Council for Higher Education in Israel as an institution authorized to grant:

  1. Bachelor's degree (B.A) in Business Administration
  2. Master's degree (M.A) in Jewish Studies
  3. Bachelor's degree (B.A) in the study of "The Land of Israel and Jerusalem"
  4. Bachelor's degree (B.A) in education and society
  5. Master's degree in business administration (MBA)

References

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  1. ^ https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20141030205143449
  2. ^ "'About' page in the Lander Institution website" (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 1 August 2014.
  3. ^ "The English Division 'About' page". Archived from the original on 1 August 2014.

31°47′21″N 35°11′11″E / 31.7893°N 35.1863°E / 31.7893; 35.1863


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