About Us
Faculty of Management & Economics
The combination of theoretical knowledge and its hands-on application in a high-quality academic program prepares students for a variety of positions as economists and executives in the private and public sector.
Undergraduate and master’s degree students at the Faculty of Management & Economics at the Ruppin Academic Center acquire the basic concepts and advanced thinking tools to move onward to challenging, fascinating roles in Israel’s business and public sector. The Faculty proudly combines theory with practice, that is, it combines methodic, academic knowledge with profound familiarity with the practical world. This combination characterizes our faculty, whose members combines academic research with a wealth of practical experience, as well as our academic programs, which incorporate cases from the business-economic and social reality, guest lectures by renowned experts from the Israeli economy, conferences and seminars, practical workshops, connections with business and public organizations, and customized placement services that help alumni find positions that suit them in a competitive job market and develop a professional career in the field of their choice. We take pride in the warm, friendly atmosphere that flourishes within theFaculty’s walls and believe in the great importance of providing attentive service to students and cultivating a direct connection between the Faculty’s faculty and administrative staff and the students.
The academic programs that the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the Ruppin Academic Center offers combine theory and practice and combine wide-ranging, general knowledge with a rich selection of majors – in finance, accounting, marketing, human resource management and organizational consulting, information systems management, and business innovation – in a friendly atmosphere characterized by the direct connection between the Faculty’s faculty and administrative staff and the students.
The Department of Business Administration along with the Faculty of Management & Economics plan to offer BA and MBA students the opportunity to gain knowledge of East Asian business management, economy, and organizational culture.
Business relations with Asian corporations are becoming an important part of the Israeli economy. Yet most business administration programs in Israel still focus on western experience, ideas, and theories. We believe that this cultural bias produces students and businessmen with a distorted view of markets and opportunities. We are now creating a program of studies that will introduce students to East Asian economies, cultures and practices, with a special focus on Japan and South Korea. We are certain that this will not only give our graduates an advantage in seeking jobs but will also make them instrumental in tightening relations between Israel and East Asian partners.
We seek to collaborate with academic programs and institutions focusing on East Asian business and economics, in and out of Asia. This cooperation can be targeted to academic program development as well as to comparative research in these fields. We are also interested in cooperation with Japanese companies and in organizing mutual study visits and internships for our students.
