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The East Asian Studies (B.A.)
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East Asian Studies (B.A.)
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All study programs
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- Faculty of Sciences and Technology
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
In recent decades, Asian and East Asian nations such as China, Japan, South Korea and India, increasingly substantiate their standing in the global community, economically, politically, and culturally.
The Department of East Asian Studies offers its students the knowledge needed to assume positions in governmental offices, global companies, hi-tech and startup companies, airlines, tourism and educational institutions. Graduates are also encouraged to continue their studies in advanced programs in universities and research institutes.
The program entails studies of either Chinese or Japanese language, and requires three years of studies. Completion of studies must be combined with the following programs: Economics and Management, Psychology, Computer Science, Education, Multidisciplinary Studies or Human Services.
Head of the Department
Dr. Gad C. Isay
Dr. Gad C. Isay
Dear students,
When you use Tiktok, drive a Toyota, buy in Ali-Express, or eat a Tnuva's cottage - you witness the unprecedented economic power and technological influence of China and Japan in today’s global world. Mastering Asian languages and understanding the processes taking place in Asia is regarded as a real advantage in many fields. What is less recognized is that traditionally Asian cultures never considered material success to be their supreme goal. Unlike European education which emphasized professionalization, the elite in traditional China and Japan focused on a broad humanistic education based on the assumption that an educated and moral person would know how to adapt to the changing circumstances of life. "A virtuous person is not a tool" - says Confucius (5th century BC). In terms of their contribution to society and unlike the tool, the educated are not nurtured for a specific purpose. The educated person is first of all a thinking person capable of looking directly into the unknown and the unexpected.
In today’s vibrant and changing world, we wish for all of us to internalize this saying of Confucius and study out of sheer interest, direct our aspirations on the course of the expansion of knowledge, attempt to know others, and thus get closer to who we are. Each and every one of us has tremendous potential: the purpose of learning is to discover and cultivate this potential in order to be able to deal with the intensity marking reality in the 21st century.
We welcome you to join as partners in a department where the activities draw on the principles of respect and concern for others, in Chinese: "ren" 仁 and "shu" 恕. We invite you to discover fascinating content, learn to express yourself in a new language and experience "togetherness" deepening the understanding of the other and oneself. There is no investment better than this.
Dr. Sophia Katz and Dr. Gad C. Isay
Department Faculty
members
Dr. Gad C. Isay
Head of the Department of East Asian Studies
Senior Lecturer
Ph.D.:
The Hebrew University 2000
Research areas:
Transfer of ideas from the West
Dr. Sophia Katz
Lecturer
Ph.D.:
Hebrew University 2009
Research areas:
Chinese and Comparative Philosophy
Dr. Roni Sarig
Lecturer
Ph.D.:
Nagoya University 2005
Research areas:
Remembrance of World War II in Japan
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