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The College during Covid-19-

                     Prominent figures at the college




























                                                      Bily Ganor

                                                      Head of Department
                                                      Administrative Administration





                     Unexpectedly Integrating and Adapting the System to
                                               a New Reality


                     The Covid-19  crisis  has  forced  us  to experience  radical  changes,
                     unexpected and not part of the basic rules by which we live. Simple
                     and clear tasks became essential and fundamental, all while a thick
                     cloud of uncertainty continued to hover from above.
                     There is no doubt the current academic year will be historic in many
                     ways.  From 10  online  courses  in  a  semester  to  approximately  800
                     courses  in  a  number  of  days’  sounds  like  an  impossible  task.  The
                     first couple of days were busy, stressful and full of challenges but we
                     knew what questions to ask, knew what was important and what type
                     of adjustments were appropriate to implement at the College. The
                     reality posed a challenge and the College, with great effort, evolved
                     and thus enabled studies to continue.
                     The Academic Administration quickly processed the change, service
                     for students moved to email and phone calls. The schools joined the






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