Dean of Students
Shelly Hershko
Tel. +972-2-5893279
E-mail Dean@bezalel.ac.il
Learning Support and Community Projects Coordinator
Tamar Arman:
Tel. +972-2-5893289
E-mail Tamara@bezalel.ac.il
Financial Support and Prizes Coordinator
Ilana Deborin-Cohen:
Tel. +972-2-5893289
E-mail Ilana@bezalel.ac.il
The student population in the academy is composed of a multi-cultural human mosaic whose variety creates difference needs.
The main goal of the Dean of Student’s is to assist students in coping with difficulties that may arise in the course of the academic year and to help them achieve their creative potential. The Dean is responsible for providing assistance to students in all matters related to their welfare; academic problems are entrusted to other entities. Nevertheless, there is close cooperation between the department counselors and the Dean.
The duties of the Dean of Students include the following:
- Rendering of economic assistance to students through scholarships, loans, fellowships from overseas foundations, etc.
- Initiation, planning and implementation of social programs that provide scholarships combined with social activity. The scholarships are granted as an outcome of cooperation with other organizations such as "Perach", ISEF Foundation, Impact Foundation, The Jerusalem Foundation, and others.
- Handling of students' complaints.
- Maintenance of a support system for students of the academy with learning difficulties.
- Assistance to students serving in the reserve military forces, both before and after their term of duty.
- Referral of the students to counseling services for psychological assistance.
- Ongoing contact between the Students' Association and student population on the one hand, and academy management on the other.
“Bezalel Flowers” Scholarship Combining
Community and Social Activity
This program is intended to encourage children and youths who have no other opportunity to be exposed to the various fields of art studied at the academy. The program is aimed at promoting academic education among talented children from a low socioeconomic background.
The program began operating in 2004 and is the result of cooperation between Bezalel, Perach and the Ministry of Education, with the support of the Jerusalem Foundation and the Fund for Innovative Teaching.
The program is conducted in two tracks:
- An exposure program for students aged 9-11 coming from schools in Jerusalem and peripheral areas.
The aim of this program is to create a unique experience that allows the pupils to experiment with fields studied in the academy that are not taught within the framework of art studies in schools.
- In-depth program: this is a structured 3 year study program for students aged 16-18 who meet the criteria of the Division of Welfare Services of the Ministry of Education. At the end of the three-year program the students present a final assignment.
Both programs take place in the academy and are led by instructors from Bezalel.
The project serves a dual purpose by providing assistance to children who are unable to realize their full potential, and assistance to students in financing their studies.