HaGalil St. 100
Sakhnin 30810
Israel
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Gender
- Heritage
- Human rights
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- International/Cultural relations
- Research
- Youth and education
Sakhnin College for Teacher Education is located in Sakhnin, an Arab city in the Galilee region of Israel with a student body comprised of more than 3,000 students. The college trains educators, teachers and kindergarten teachers and grants them a B.Ed. and M.Ed. degrees in Education and/or a teaching certificate. Students study within one of the following tracks and areas of specialization: Early Education; Special Education; Junior High School; Elementary Schools; Master's degree in: management and organization of education systems, educational consulting, school-based assessment and special education; Academic Preparatory Program; Professional Development Center, studies toward a diploma and advanced study; Guidance in planning, building and career development of students. The college is funded by the Ministry of Education, student tuition and fees, and project and program grants from organizations.
Having completed seven international projects since 2012, the college is expanding its internationalization efforts while also committing to the educational, social, and economic development of its community. Our partners include dozens of colleges and universities in Israel, as well as institutions of higher learning in Europe and India. A few of our international projects with the European Union are: Curriculum Reform for Promoting Civic Education and Democratic Principles in Israel and in Georgia (CURE), and Social Innovation for Local Indian and Israeli Communities and graduate Entrepreneurs (SILICE), and Developing Modernized Curricula on Immigrants' and Refugees' Lives (DEMO).
Sakhnin College aims to fulfil a range of vital needs in the Arab society in the Galilee. As the sole Arab teacher college in the Galilee, which is home to more than half of Israel's Arabic speakers (Muslims, Christians, Druze and Bedouin), Sakhnin College educates, trains and qualifies teachers, and provides greater and more diverse opportunities for study for Arab students, especially women. Sakhnin College grants Bachelor and Master degrees in Education and/or a teaching certificate, as well as professional development education.
In addition to teacher education, which relates to all disciplines, Sakhnin College leads and support projects and programs that elevate its community and addresses needs. We are specifically interested in / working on the following areas:
• Virtual / distance education
• Social innovation and support activities, social involvement
• Community-based learning, educational digitalization supporting social justice
• Environment and sustainable development
• Multi-cultural Cooperation
• Internationalization
• At-risk youth
Sakhnin College seeks to cooperate on local and international projects that advance research, academia and faculty and student mobility, as well as activities that address society's critical challenges. We stand ready to lead and share across disciplines and geographies.
Sakhnin College prides itself on exemplifying policies and programs that further multi-cultural dialogue and cooperation. As educators of future teachers, we have an important role to play in building a strong society that is equipped with the tools and language for jointly addressing the world's most dynamic and complex challenges. Having completed several programs collaborating with universities in Europe, Asia, and across Israel, we recently launched an International Relations Unit to further our internationalization goals. We are seeking opportunities to cooperate locally and internationally.