Students attending both the lecture and the workshop will receive a certificate for their participation from the Peres Academic Center.
Questions and answers
I want to watch AI BOOTCAMP but can’t get to the workshop, will it be online?
The workshop is a practical experiencing of what is taught in the lecture and is therefore frontal only, the students attending the workshop will receive the maximum attention from the lecturer to become familiar with the software outlined in the lecture.
If you cannot attend the workshop, you can enter the lecture online from home and receive all the content on the basis of which the lecturer runs the workshop.
AI BOOTCAMP, sounds amazing! Will I be able to ask questions in the workshop?
The workshop is limited to 50 participants in order to allow the lecturer to offer maximum attention to each student, the lecturer will make a round between all the students to answer questions, watch the products you create, provide an opinion and suggestions for improvement and retaining.
AI BOOTCAMP sounds interesting! Are the lectures and workshops online?
Each session consists of a workshop + lecture, the lectures are delivered in a hybrid manner (online+ frontal) and the workshops are frontal only and are limited to 50 participants in order to offer maximum attention to each student.
What do you learn in a AI BOOTCAMP?
AI BOOTCAMP is a series of lectures and workshops on artificial intelligence, encompassing various topics related to artificial intelligence and the use of software including information security rules, special features, writing formats and more.
In the workshop, you practice what is taught in the lecture in order to experience the tools you have been taught.
I am a reservist or an army career personnel, who do I need to contact to get help?
Dean of Students – and in any case all their rights will be retroactively recognized even if they cannot make contact now
Referral by email: [email protected]
Those in military reserve service do not always have access to a computer or cell phone, how can they adapt themselves to the studies?
Classes are recorded, and individual complementary hours and marathons will be given by the course lecturer to all reservists and career personnel at the front and home front, in order to complete the hours after the end of the war.
Moreover, all courses will be re-offered, in a dedicated manner, over three consecutive days, 8 hours per day, on Zoom, at different times (depending on the course), between 21/01 and 16/02, in the hope that the war will be over by then. These lessons will also be recorded and available for future viewing. At the end of the re-offered courses, a certain means of evaluation (exam/work) will be given.
I serve in the reserves/security forces, and will not be able to start the school year on time, will there be an orderly repeat of all the material as promised?
All courses will be re-offered, in a dedicated manner, over three consecutive days, 8 hours per day, on Zoom, at different times (depending on the course), between 21/01 and 16/02, in the hope that the war will be over by then. These lessons, as well as all lessons in the center, will also be recorded and available for future viewing. At the end of the re-offered courses, a certain means of evaluation (exam/work) will be given. In other words, the semester effectively begins towards the end of January for those most affected by the war.
All material is recorded and available for viewing at any time.
The center will provide reserve soldiers with individual complementary hours by the course lecturer in order to complete the study material, as well as tutoring hours, explanations towards the exam and necessary adjustments in the exams.
As mentioned above, all the material will be supplemented so that the studies are concluded on time for everyone.
We are serving in the security forces, we did not have time to take the Amiram test and will probably not be able to, what does this mean for us?
Sitting the Amiram exam is not mandatory. If you couldn’t make it, you can start from a pre-basic level which appears in your schedule. If a student is still interested in taking the test, the test can be taken at a later date (in coordination with the English unit). English requirements that are due by the end of the first year – will be postponed to the end of the second year for members of the security forces and those relocated from their residence.
Due to the security situation in Israel, is attending classes mandatory?
A student in reserve and in full-time army service, their spouses, and residents of the Gaza surrounding area (up to 7 km) and settlements relocated following the campaign, are entitled to be absent from classes and their rights will not be affected with regards to attendance requirements, eligibility to sit exams, submission of papers or receiving a beneficial score.
Special exam dates will be given to these students + the deadlines for submitting the work and assignments of students in the above groups shall be postponed.
Can I receive direction for legal positions during the studies?
Certainly. As part of its services, the Career Development Unit, assist law students in finding pre-training positions.
So, studies are conducted in Zoom or on the campus?
Currently and until further notice on the subject, studies are conducted in a combined format: Frontal studies on campus are possible or learning online – at the student’s choice (except for specific courses). For complete information, leave details and a studies consultant will contact you.
I wish to continue directly to a graduate degree, is it possible?
Indeed, in most courses there is a possibility for a fast track for an undergraduate and a graduate degree in only 4 years – In Business Administration (MBA) or in Organizational Consulting and Development.
Do you assist students in finding work?
Certainly. Assisted by the Career Development Unit, the Center succeeds with the placement of many students and graduates.
The Career Development Unit provides complete coverage starting with the curriculum vitae preparation stage to the placement stage. The service is provided to the students and our graduate for no cost.
Is there anyone to turn to in case of difficulties during the studies?
As students, occasionally you may face a studies challenge, an emotional difficulty of a need for assistance by the Center. Exactly for this purpose was the Reut Center established. The main purpose of the Center is to provide a unique support mantle needed by the student to exhaust his unfulfilled potential. The Center constitutes an active body assisting all the Peres Academic Center students From the enrollment stage, thru the studies period, to the studies completion and integration in the labor market.
Is it possible to obtain assistance with the tuition financing?
The Peres Academic Center operates a variety of internal and external scholarship programs on a voluntary basis or based of socio-economic condition assisting many students with the financing of their degree studies. You can read about all the programs here.
Is there a training program for students?
Indeed, there is! During the undergraduate studies of Business Administration, a Level-up program exists allowing the students practical experience in leading organizations in the industry, already during the studies, to create contact with leaders in industry and experience practical work. Among the companies participating in the program are Osem, Ahava, DHL, Tnuva, Israel Electric Corporation and more.
Additionally, in the graduate studies in Organizational Consulting and Development there is a practicum program, allowing student to experience in consulting work, and exercise in practice all the professional and interpersonal skills they acquired during their studies. The practicum take place in various market leading companies such as, the Golf Group, Adika, Rami Levy Hashikma Marketing Group, Fox Group and more.
Additionally, the School of Law includes six legal clinics providing legal assistance to judges and disadvantaged populations. The clinics enable the students a firsthand and direct practical legal work. The clinics include, advocation clinic, assistance with the Execution Office, civil legal assistance and human rights, assistance for judges, and more.
Can I combine studies with work?
Indeed, in most study courses, evening studies are possible, and most of our students successfully combine studies and work, and this way, practical experience can be gained already during the studies.
So, studies are conduct by Zoom or on campus?
Currently, and until further notice on the subject, the studies are conducted in a combined format: frontal studies on the campus or online studies, at the student’s choice (except for specific courses). For complete information, leave your details and a studies consultant will contact you.
Great, what are the admission conditions?
Admission conditions vary according to the course of studies. A complete description is available on the degree pages on the site; however, exceptions to candidates’ admission conditions are possible, in a scope of up to 10% based on consideration of exceptional life circumstances.
General – Sounds good, what other programs exist?
“Companies Course” is an innovative studies program accompanied by seniors from the leading companies in the market, and it provides practical knowledge and true tools which will make you fall in love with your career. In the undergraduate studies in Business Administration, the students will attend full courses provided by seniors form the following organizations, UMD Advertising Agency, Ayalon Insurance Company, Purchasing and Logistics Managers Association in Israel, and more.
Great. Do you have courses of studies assuring work at the end of the degree studies?
The Peres Academic Center is the academic institution in Israel offering courses of study with assured work. The graduates of the undergraduate degree in Business Administration in the Digital Marketing course of studies and the graduates of Cyber and Data Protection Course of studies in the undergraduate degree in Managerial Information Systems receive a contractual obligation of work in hi-tech upon graduation.
Do you have courses that provide an advantage in the labor market?
Degree Plus is a unique course of studies that grants professional certificates already during the studies for the degree without any additional cost. The Center provides a wide variety of professional certificates in selected study fields such as a Mediation Certificate during Law undergraduate studies, Digital Marketing in Business Administration, Information Systems Development Certificate during the undergraduate studies of Managerial Information Systems Management, and more. You can find the complete list of certificates
here.
Great, what are the existing study courses?
Eleven study programs exist in the Peres Academic Center: eight for an undergraduate degree, and three for a graduate degree.
The fields of study for the undergraduate degree are Business Administration, Law, Health Systems Administration, Nutrition Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Managerial Information Systems, Human Resources Management, and a dual-major in Behavioral Sciences and Business Administration.
The course of studies for the graduate degree are in Business Administration (MBA), Organizational Consulting and Development, and Educational Psychology.
Who are we?
The Peres Academic Center is a unique Institution in the Israeli academic landscape, located in Rehovot. The Center leads in its academic excellence with an emphasis on connection with industry and career, it is a home for about 6,500 students for undergraduate and graduate degrees. The Center offers unique study programs and exceptional academic faculty. On the unique campus, offering state-of-the-art equipment and classrooms, you will find a top leading faculty, study courses offering professional certificates already during the studies, learning tracks accompanied by seniors from leading companies on the market, special programs for the excellent, and more.