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The Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT), (Hebrew:בית הספר הגבוה לטכנולוגיה בירושלים), is an Orthodox Jewish college in the Givat Mordechai neighbourhood of Jerusalem. JCT offers bachelor's degrees in several fields of study combined with intensive Jewish studies.

"The institute... has as its raison d'etre to educate students who see the synthesis of Jewish values and a profession as their way of life; to provide manpower for Israel's developing high-tech industry and who will establish industries of their own; to produce industrial leaders strongly committed to Israel, a Jewish way of life, and for the betterment of the Jewish People and the world." [1]

Contents 1 History 2 Structure 3 Degrees 4 See also 5 External links

The college was founded in 1969 by the late Professor Ze’ev Lev (William Low) and has since grown into a highly regarded institution that specializes in high-tech engineering, industrial management and life and health sciences. JCT has an exceptional local reputation for its unique electro-optics faculty. The institution is fully accredited by the Council for Higher Education in Israel, the main authority overseeing Israel's academic institutions. Total current enrollment is about 2000 students with a faculty of over 150 professors, instructors and research scientists.

JCT is the umbrella organization of several institutions:

• The Lev Institute - academic studies combined with yeshiva studies for men.
• The Neveh Institute - evening school academic studies geared to teaching a profession to Haredi men who had been previously concentrating only on religious studies.
• The Women’s School of Engineering which includes two campuses:
  • The Tal Institute - academic studies combined with midrasha studies for women.
  • The Lustig Institute - refounded in 1999 and geared toward women. Originally provided preparatory course for CPA certification for 26 years prior, and has now evolved into providing academic studies parallel to the Lev Institute. Campus in Ramat Gan.

JCT also hosts the Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem which includes The Center for Judaism and the Environment.

JCT awards the following degrees:

• Bachelor of Science in: Electronic Engineering, Applied Physics/Electro-Optical Engineering, Applied Physics - Medical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Sciences and Computational Chemistry.

• Bachelor of Technology and Applied Sciences in: Industrial Engineering.

• Bachelor of Managerial Accounting and Information Systems.

• Bachelor of Technical Management & Marketing.

There are a number of institutions in Israel and America which have a similar goal or structure to the Jerusalem College of Technology but none offer exactly the same approach as JCT. The main differences are that most other Jewish colleges or universities do not offer engineering degrees and/or do not have a compulsory Beit Midrash-style religious studies program.

• Bar-Ilan University – a Ramat Gan based university which aims "to blend tradition with modern technologies and scholarship, and teach the compelling ethics of Jewish heritage to all”.

• Yeshiva University - a New York City based university, whose undergraduate programs operate according to the Modern Orthodox philosophy of Torah U'madda.

• Hebrew Theological College - a Chicago based institution, "preparing its graduates for roles as educators and Rabbis", while providing "broad cultural perspectives and a strong foundation in the Liberal Arts and Sciences."

• Lander College - a New York City based college, combining Torah study with secular, university study, based on a philosophy of Torah Uparnassa ("Torah and livelihood").

• JCT website
• Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem
• The Center for Judaism and the Environment
• Invitation for Technological R&D Cooperation