IDC Herzliya Student Guide

IDC Herzliya
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Student
Enrichment
Activities
*Activities for which students earn academic credit for an
elective course. Students who fulfill all of the requirements
will earn a passing grade/a numerical grade.
Language Courses*
IDC Herzliya offers students in all of its schools
the opportunity to study foreign languages,
which are considered as general elective
courses. Students can choose from Italian,
German, Spanish, Arabic, French and Chinese.
The courses, which are designed for students
who have no previous knowledge of the
language being studied, focus on reading
comprehension and speaking and aim to bring
students to as high a level as possible by the
end of the academic year. The courses are
intensive and class sizes are small.
The Entrepreneurship Club
at IDC Herzliya
Prof. Ronen Israel and four IDC Herzliya
students founded the club in order to realize
the entrepreneurial potential of IDC Herzliya
students while building connections within the
student community as well as between
students, businesspeople and academics. The
club’s activities consist mainly of meetings with
key figures in the Israeli economy such as:
Yossi Vardi, an internet entrepreneur and
founder of Mirabilis (ICQ); Efi Arazi, one of the
first high-tech entrepreneurs in Israel and a
founder of Scitex; Ilan Biran, the former CEO
of Bezeq; Eyal Desheh, of Check Point; Stef
Wertheimer, the founder and CEO of Iscar and
the father of the industrial park at Tefen; and
more. The meetings are held every two weeks
and are open to all students. For additional
information, see www.idc.ac.il/iec
The Berman-Lippa Family
Foundation Debate Club
Similarly to elite universities around the world,
IDC Herzliya has a debate club, which has
won prizes in Israel and abroad. The club
enables students to improve their debating
and speaking skills. Debating is a competitive
sport, whose aim is to champion a position
through the use of rhetoric, logically building
an argument and critical thinking. Club members
are selected each year from hundreds of
applicants. The club’s achievements are
impressive - including winning the Israeli
championship several years in a row, winning
the European championship and reaching the
finals of the world championship. Each year,
the debate club trains talented, eloquent
speakers who represent IDC Herzliya at
competitions abroad and provides speakers
with a unique social experience.
Standing before an audience, quick critical
thinking, and the ability to build a successful
and persuasive argument in a short time
are only a few of the challenges that
frequently confront a successful individual
in the legal, political and business arenas.
The debating club helps its members develop
these skills. For additional information,
see www.debate.ntt.co.il
The Ambassadors Club
The Raphael Recanati International School
established the club in cooperation together
with the "Stand With Us" organization and the
Asper Institute for New Media Diplomacy and
with the support of the Israeli Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. The club’s goal is to help
students broaden their knowledge of public
diplomacy issues and acquire tools to represent
Israel both at home and abroad. In the club,
international students and Israeli students
meet on campus with leading speakers in the
field in order to enrich their knowledge of
public diplomacy and enhance practical skills
such as speaking before an audience, working
with the international media and activism on
university campuses abroad.
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Enrichment
Activities