Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

Coordinates: 32°10′35.67″N 34°50′08.25″E / 32.1765750°N 34.8356250°E / 32.1765750; 34.8356250

The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Hebrew: המרכז הבינתחומי הרצליה‎ HaMerkaz HaBein Tkhumi Herzliya; abbreviated IDC Herzliya) is a private, not-for-profit, and nonsectarian, research college in Israel founded in 1994 by Uriel Reichman. It is located at Herzliya, in the Tel Aviv District and is classified as an independent non-budgeted academic institution.

IDC Herzliya has 8,000 students currently enrolled for undergraduate and graduate degrees, including 2,000 international students from 86 countries around the world.

In 2014 the IDC Herzliya was ranked the most successful academic start-up institution in Israel and outside of the United States, ranking first in Israel and twenty one in the world. In the same year IDC law graduates achieved the highest passing rate at the national bar examination of all Israeli academic institutions. Moreover, the IDC Herzliya has been ranked first of 66 Israeli academic institutions in terms of student satisfaction for four consecutive years. In addition, the IDC Herzliya has been the only academic institution in the world who has won the international Jean Pictet International Humanitarian Law competition, organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross, in consecutive years, winning it twice in 2010 and 2011.

Herzliya

Herzliya (/hɜːrtsəˈliːjə/; Hebrew: הֶרְצֵלִיָּה Hebrew pronunciation: [hɛʁtsɛliˈja]; Arabic: هرتسيليا‎) is a city in the central coast of Israel, at the Northern part of the Tel Aviv District. It has a population of more than 110,000 residents. Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, Herzliya covers an area of 21.6 square kilometres (8.3 sq mi). At its western municipal boundaries is Herzliya Pituah, one of Israel's most affluent neighborhoods and home to numerous Embassies, as well as prominent Israeli business people.

History

Herzliya, named after Theodor (Benjamin Zeev) Herzl, was founded in 1924 as a semi-cooperative farming community (moshava) with a mixed population of new immigrants and veteran residents. After the establishment of the state in 1948, large numbers of immigrants settled there. In 1960, when the population reached 25,000, Herzliya was declared a city.

Demographics

According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, residents of Herzliya are among the wealthiest in Israel. In 2003–2005, average monthly salaries were NIS 8,211, or about NIS 1,500 above average in a survey of Israel's 15 largest cities. However, there is a large gap between the city's seven working-class neighborhoods, among them Yad Tisha, Neve Yisrael and Neve Amal, and upscale Herzliya Pituah. The population is older than that of other cities in the Sharon region: 18% are under 14 years old, compared to a national average of 27.5%.

Herzliya (disambiguation)

Herzliya, Herzlia or Herzliah (Hebrew: הֶרְצְלִיָּה) may refer to: