IDC Herzliya Student Guide

IDC Herzliya
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Departments
and Officials
The Student Union
The Student Union is the organization that represents students at IDC Herzliya. It is
an apolitical organization. Each academic program elects representatives to the
Student Union annually in secret-ballot elections. The Student Union chairperson is
chosen by the entire student body in a direct secret-ballot election each year. It is a
registered non-profit organization whose budget comes from the annual dues paid by
member students.
The Student Union’s goal is to improve the status of Israeli students in general and of
IDC Herzliya students in particular.
The Student Union acts on students’ behalf in a number of areas:
Academic Advancement:
The Student Union cooperates on an ongoing basis with campus institutions handling
student affairs and strives for continual development and improvement in this arena.
The Student Union offers enrichment courses and tutorials and operates a student library.
Students’ Welfare:
With the aim of improving the lot of students in all areas connected directly and
indirectly to their studies, the Student Union provides services such as monitoring
cafeteria prices, raising scholarship funds, organizing reductions in municipal taxes,
finding jobs, improving public transportation, and continually searching for discounts
and benefits for students. The Student Union’s office also provides office services,
such as binding, faxing and scanning, to students at a reduced rate.
Culture:
The Student Union seeks to enrich the cultural life of the campus by organizing social
activities such as parties, fairs and discounted trips for students and their friends;
organizing hiking trips and sports events; selling discounted tickets to concerts, plays
and cultural events; organizing an annual trip to Eilat and producing the Student Day
festival. The Student Union also publishes Fusion, the students’ magazine of IDC
Herzliya.
Community Service:
Among the Student Union’s main goals is contributing to the community and society
at large by organizing, initiating and encouraging various volunteer activities and
organizations such as legal assistance to those in financial distress, blood donation
drives, collecting of food, clothing and other necessities for the needy, and promoting
environmental awareness on campus, by for instance encouraging recycling, among
other activities.
External Relations and Ties with the International School:
The Student Union organizes a number of delegations abroad, such as the March of
the Living to Poland, student exchange delegations to China, delegations to the
European Union and more. The Student Union works to strengthen ties between
international students studying at the Raphael Recanati International School and
Israeli students.
The Student Union contributes to various student
initiatives such as the Model United Nations, the
IDC Herzliya Dance Group, the IDC Herzliya
Musical Group, Bursting the Bubble and more.
The Student Union’s website features information
about its goals and activities, as well as information
about various benefits for students. In addition, the
website includes comprehensive study material
from previous years, a database of exams and
answers, and announcements about its activities
and enrichment courses, among other information.
For additional information, see www.studentnet.co.il.