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srael is one of themost productive countries
in terms of quality and quantity of academic
research. It is ranked among the top 20
countries by number of publications and among
the world's top 10 countries according to the
index of average citations per publication.In
the last decade Israel also has an impressive
number of Nobel Prize winners.The impact
of research excellence can be seen in the
extraordinary development of technology
based IP (a technology company created by
a Hebrew University Professor was acquired
by Intel for $15 billion).
Israel’s non-research academies educate
professionals in various fields - from music
and art to sciences. Richard Florida has
identified the high value of the Creative Class,
and placed it as an important component
for creating social and economic vitality.
Creative industries in Israel - advertising,film,
broadcasting,online content,mobile content,
music, art, fashion, jewelry, architecture and
design - rely on a network of academic
institutions and contribute 4% to GDP.
Israel's oldest academic institution and one of
the leaders in the Art and Design field is the
Bezalel Academy of Art & Design,Jerusalem,
having over 2000 students at undergraduate
and graduate level. Bezalel has exchange
programs with over 150 universities around
the world, and Erasmus agreements with
over twenty European partners.
Prof.Elad Persov is a DesignManager and Founder
of the Design Management Program at Bezalel
Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
What Higher Education
in Israel has to offer students from India?
Higher education in Israel also offers high-quality non-research academies
Prof. Elad Persov
Case Study of Educational Collaboration
Joint Interdisciplinary and International Annual Workshop
Series on Sustainable Design
Prof. Roshni Udyavar Yehuda
With a view to exploring the pedagogical implications of a multicultural and
interdisciplinary approach to sustainable design, Rachana Sansad’s Institute of
Environmental Architecture,Mumbai,and Bezalel Academy of Art & Design,Jerusalem,
convened a joint interdisciplinary,international workshop titled ‘Small is Beautiful –
a study of design as if people mattered’.
Students and faculty from architecture,industrial design,visual communications and
interior design came together over seven days in August 2016 to simultaneously explore
sustainable design intervention process in spaces within dense urban communities.
They addressed issues related to sustainability:current trends of increasing housing
size, different opportunities of resource, space and infrastructure sharing, design
for low-income families, cultural and behavioral driven design, etc., which leads to
the saving of resources and the reduction of pollution.The focus of the workshop
was to develop a humanistic, interdisciplinary approach to sustainable design of
habitats - celebrating multicultural academic learning and creation.
The conference was inaugurated by Mr. David Akov, Consul General of Israel in
Mumbai,the Vice Chairman of Rachana Sansad,Prof.P.P.Amberkar andTrustee,Rachana
Sansad,Mr.Uday Chande over an online medium simultaneously in India and Israel.
Prof. Roshni Udyavar Yehuda is Head, Rachana Sansad Institute of Environmental
Architecture, Mumbai
A group of Israeli and Indian students from different design disciplines
present sustainable design solutions for selected case studies at Rachana Sansad's Institute of Environmental Architecture, Mumbai
(From L to R) Prof. Elad Persov, Prof. Ruti Kantor, Prof. Roshni Yehuda and Pooja Dawalkar at the Bezalel
Academy of Arts & Design building in Jerusalem