Enhancing the Advancement of Jerusalem as an Industrial and Scientific Center

The advancement of Jerusalem as a city which serves as an industrial and scientific center, in addition to its centrality to religion, is a top priority for the Jerusalem Municipality. One of the ways to achieve this goal is to advance higher education in the technology field. 

On December 25th, 1996, the decision to establish the Jerusalem college was initiated by Mayor Ehud Olmert, then Education Minister Zevulun Hammer (of blessed memory) and Professor Amnon Pazi (of blessed memory), then chairman of Israel’s Council for Higher Education. Representatives of Jerusalem’s municipality serve on the college’s board of governors and executive committee.

Formation of Tech-Parks

The Jerusalem Development Authority provided a physical setting for the founding staff of the college in Jerusalem. Full collaboration and assistance among all involved aided in initiating the project and bringing the college’s vision to fruition. The Authority, responsible for developing technology parks throughout Jerusalem, sees the college as a complementary partner, providing the needed human resources to the companies within these tech parks. Today, the Authority remains a source of support for the college in all its activities.

Partnership 2000

As part of the Partnership 2000 initiative between Jerusalem and New York, the UJA Federation of New York, through the Jewish Agency for Israel, was a founding partner in the project, providing support for establishing the Software Engineering Department.

Partnering with Israel’s Industry and Research

As the years have progressed, additional partners and builders have joined the college in furthering higher education in engineering and helping to impact Jerusalem and its residents positively. In 2008, the college partnered with TEVA Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and the Foundation for Development and Advancement to establish the Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, with exclusive laboratories, which are the only ones of their kind in the Middle East.

Due to growing demand, the college opened a Civil and Environmental Engineering Department in partnership with the Technion, Israel’s oldest and internationally renowned institute of science and technology.

The Azrieli Foundation

In March 2013, the college initially named Jerusalem College of Engineering, changed its name to Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem, thanks to a generous donation by the Azrieli Foundation.

Azrieli Foundation Israel is an Israeli non-profit organization (amutah) dedicated to strengthening Israeli society by advancing education, medical and scientific research, community, welfare, arts and culture initiatives. 

In 1999, the college opened with 72 students studying toward Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degrees in two departments; today, the student body numbers 1607, learning across seven engineering departments. 

Master of Science Degree Programs

We are developing new programs for acquiring Masters of Science (M.Sc.) degrees, as well as additional engineering departments, to answer the current and future needs of the industry and the world.

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