Herzliyan The IDC SPRING 2016 IDC Herzliya Students Train for the IDC Herzliya Congratulates our Summer Olympics in Rio: (Law & 2016 Honorary Fellows: Danielle Frenkel Business), Shahar Zubari Adi Altschuler (Government) and Ori Sasson The Wind Annual Social (Psychology) Entrepreneurship Award Honorary Fellows Prof. Gabi Barbash Prof. Rafael Beyar Uri Levine Prof. Dov Pekelman Prof. Zeev Rotstein Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers Judith and Avi Tiomkin :Contact IDC Herzliya משרד החינו משרד העלייה והקליטה מינהל תיאו ובקרה Ministry of Aliya and Israel Friends of IDC האג לחינו מבוגרי Immigrant Absorption Gili Dinstein המינהל לסטודנטים עולים Israel Student Authority Tel: +972-9-952-7212 • [email protected] International Friends of IDC Michal Cotler-Wunsh IDC HERZLIYA SUMMER ULPAN Tel: +972-9-952-7321 • [email protected] IS OPEN TO EVERYONE American Friends of IDC Lenore Taplitzky FRANCE DENMARK GERMANY CANADA USA BRAZIL Tel: +1-212-213-5962 • [email protected] UK & Francophone Europe Friends of IDC Annette Bamberger Tel: +44 (0)778 384 6852 • [email protected] IDC Alumni Association Pierre Besnainou Signe Joost Hansen Max Janzen Shira Forman David Muller Lauro Brand Dr. Adi Koll Former President with his daughter Patricia Brand, a student at RRIS Tel: +972-9-960-2756 • [email protected] European Jewish Congress and FSJU July 17 - August 25 Raphael Recanati International School Eyal Dagan Tourists, new immigrants, students and others are welcome. Tel: +972-9-960-2806 • [email protected] For students of all ages (18 and up) This ulpan will prepare participants for Hebrew Placement tests on July 12 & 13 placement tests given at Israeli academic institutions Accelerated classes for advanced students Participants who complete the ulpan will receive a certicate from the Israel Ministry of Education RAPHAEL RECANATI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL For registration and further information [email protected] LIVE IN ISRAEL, STUDY IN ENGLISH www.rris.idc.ac.il Janis Design IDC SPRING 2016 Inside IDCBeyond: Innovative Presidential Flgaship Program 2 From the UN to IDC: Amb. Ron Prosor 4 IAC and the Maccabee Task Force Partner with IDC Herzliya 6 A Decade of the Argov Fellows Program in Leadership & Diplomacy 8 2 In Memoriam: Richard (Rick) B. Lieb z”l 11 The Patrick & Lina Drahi Family Foundation: i24news Internship Program 12 International Institute for Counter-Terrorism Celebrates 20 Years 14 A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words 18 Textures of Life: Mexican Artist Donates Mural to IDC Herzliya 26 RRIS Grads – Where Are They Now? 28 The Story of an Eritrean Refugee Who Found a Safe Haven at IDC Herzliya 30 The Global MBA Innovation Track 32 The IDC Social Start-Up Nation: Changing Lives Online 34 12 Academics in Action: News from IDC’s Academic Departments 36 Center for European Studies Strengthens Ties between Israel and Europe 64 IDC Brainstorms with President of Israel to Create a New Israeli Order 66 Prof. Yoav Yair Discusses Sustainability with IDC’s Israel Friends 68 Israel Friends Tour the North 70 The Psychology of the Internet: International Friend Event 72 UK Friends Hear Ethiopian Students’ Stories 76 American Friends of IDC Herzliya 78 26 IDC Herzliya to Launch Year-Long MBA Program 80 On the cover: IDC Herzliya is proud of its three students who are preparing for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro: high jumper Danielle Frenkel, fourth-year Law and Business; windsurfer and previous Olympic bronze medalist Shachar Zubari, second-year Government; and judoka Or Sasson, incoming Psychology. Photographers: Ofer Banda and Amit Schussel Managing Editor Lara (Greenberg) Doel | [email protected] Copy Editor Miriam Bulwar David-Hay | [email protected] 66 Head Writer Ariel Rodal-Spieler | [email protected] Writers Sophie Vardi | [email protected] Amit Paz | [email protected] Photographers Sarit Goffen, Adi Cohen Zedek, Kfir Bolotin, Oren Shalev, Kobi Zoltek, Alon Gilboa, Ofer Amram, Yuval Chen, Yotam From, 78 Liyam Flexer, Revital Brandes, Jennifer Kozin, Yehoshua Yosef Graphic Design & Print Production Roitman Design | 03-522-2562 | www.zrdesign.co.il 30 PB < IDC SPRING 2016 IDC SPRING 2016 > 1 IDCBeyond: Innovative Presidential Flagship Program The new Adelson School program aims to cultivate 21st century entrepreneurship to help solve global challenges. ince its inception, IDC Herzliya has estab- lished a number of successful programs deal- Sing with entrepreneurship education. The pio- neering and most influential of the programs is the Zell Entrepreneurship Program, other more recent programs include the miLAB Media Innovation Lab, and the student-founded Entrepreneurship Club. In 2013, the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson School of Entrepreneurship was established to harness IDC’s robust entrepreneurial culture and innovative spirit. This October, IDC and the Adelson School will be launching IDCBeyond, an international entrepreneur- ship program designed to empower participants to develop and launch innovative ventures to help solve 21st century global challenges in the fields of technol- ogy, sustainability, globalization and biomedicine. “We are living in exciting times,” says Prof. Uriel Reichman, IDC’s president and founder. “Humanity seems to know no bounds; we have conquered space, cracked the DNA code, and made revolutions in the fields of communications, robotics and artificial intel- ligence. But along with this, we face tremendous chal- lenges, such as the growing world population, global warming, energy and food shortages, and the growing threat of terrorism. Here at IDC, we believe that these challenges can be translated into specific problems for which, with the help of inspiration, technology, and cooperation, we can find solutions.” IDCBeyond is a full-time, one-year graduate level program that offers outstanding individuals the ▶ 2 < IDC SPRING 2016 DR. MIRIAM AND SHELDON G. ADELSON SCHOOL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP “Here at IDC, we believe that these challenges of the future can be translated into specific problems for which, with the help of inspiration, technology, and cooperation, we can find solutions.” – Prof. Uriel Reichman, president and founder of IDC Herzliya “IDCBeyond is on only one aspect or stage of creating a com- the fields of innovation and commercializa- pany, we focus on the whole entrepreneurial tion of technology in three continents. Swersky an exceptional process.” Sofer is a member of international forums program even for innovation and technology promotion, a by the highest The first stage of the program will comprise directorate member of several companies and in-depth studies of 21st century challenges. the former president and CEO of Yissum, the international Among the topics will be smart energy, disas- technology commercialization company of the standards.” ters and citizens’ engagement, cyber-terrorism, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. – Prof. Yair Tauman, dean of the Adelson 3D printing, nano-biotechnology, coping in an School of Entrepreneurship age of over-connectivity, and digital health. “This is a special opportunity to live the entire entrepreneurial The second stage of the program is form of higher process, from problem identification to ven- venture creation, in which the stu- education that caters ture creation to establishing companies that dents, guided by mentors and industry tackle global challenges. experts, will work in teams to identify to a new audience, specific problems and come up with cre- with an emphasis on Overseen directly by Reichman, IDCBeyond ative solutions. Through the process of ide- real-life problem solving will be housed in the new Adelson School ation, in which many different ideas for solv- building, where an entire floor will be dedi- ing the problem are raised, idea evaluation, in capabilities.” cated to the program. Forty applicants will which methods such as prototyping are used – Dr. Yossi Maaravi, who was among those be accepted annually, with the aim of having to test the idea, and implementation, the stu- who initially designed the academic structure equal numbers of participants from Israel and dents aim to establish ventures that will make of the program from around the world, including the United a positive global impact. States, China, India and Germany. As well as being culturally diverse, the students will come The third stage is an accelerator for outstand- “IDCBeyond is an exceptional program even from various academic fields, including the sci- ing teams, in which the main goal will be to by the highest international standards,” says ences, law, engineering, business, and design. advance ventures to the point of being ready to Prof. Yair Tauman, dean of the Adelson School. raise seed investment. The program staff will “With ongoing guidance from leading figures “This is a special form of higher education introduce the new entrepreneurs to private in the industry, students will have the opportu- that caters to a new audience, with an empha- investors and venture capital funds. nity to transform their ideas into enterprises.” sis on real-life problem solving capabilities,” says Dr. Yossi Maaravi, who was among those IDCBeyond includes enrichment tours across “IDC’s mission is to educate tomorrow’s leader- who initially designed the academic structure Israel to visit organizations, companies, start- ship, and IDC Beyond seeks to make sure this of the program. “It’s a unique program for a ups and government offices, and guided hands- leadership knows how to cope with the changes number of reasons: Whereas other entrepre- on workshops to train and support the students. and innovations that are sweeping the world,” neurship programs in the world focus on the says Reichman. “Make no mistake: IDCBeyond consumer or on Internet applications, our The program is headed by Adv. is a challenging program – it is meant for those focus is on promoting start-ups that will Nava Swersky Sofer who has people who have a fire within them to make a have a global impact. Moreover, we accept over 25 years of international difference to humanity.” applicants who have a passion to make a experience as an entrepreneur change, not necessarily a developed idea.