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The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya ( ''HaMerkaz HaBein Tkhumi Herzliya''; abbreviated IDC Herzliya) is a private, not-for-profit, and nonsectarian, research college in Israel founded in 1994 by Uriel Reichman.〔(Reichman leaves Kadima and politics; 'Olmert broke promise Sharon made' )〕 It is located at Herzliya, in the Tel Aviv District and is classified as an independent non-budgeted academic institution.〔(Council for Higher Education )〕 IDC Herzliya has 8,000 students currently enrolled for undergraduate and graduate degrees, including 2,000 international students from 86 countries around the world. In 2014 the IDC Herzliya was ranked the most successful academic start-up institution in Israel and outside of the United States, ranking first in Israel and twenty one in the world.〔(FounderDating The Most Entrepreneurial Schools )〕 In the same year IDC law graduates achieved the highest passing rate at the national bar examination of all Israeli academic institutions.〔(IDC Radzyner Law School Graduates Ranked 1st According to Percentage of Passing the Written Bar Exam of the Israel Bar Association )〕 Moreover, the IDC Herzliya has been ranked first of 66 Israeli academic institutions in terms of student satisfaction for four consecutive years.〔(IDC Herzliya #1 in student satisfaction for the 4th consecutive year )〕. In addition, the IDC Herzliya has been the only academic institution in the world who has won the international Jean Pictet International Humanitarian Law competition, organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross, in consecutive years, winning it twice in 2010 and 2011.〔(IDC Herzliya winning the Jean-Pictet IHL competition in 2010 and 2011 )〕 ==History== The campus is located in Herzliya, six miles north of Tel Aviv, on the grounds of a former Israeli Air Force base. The first class at IDC Herzliya consisted of 360 students. Over the years, leading professors from Israel and the US have joined the faculty, additional schools have been opened and the student body has grown to 6,500. IDC Herzliya was founded on the belief that an independent nonprofit college unfettered by bureaucracy and an external agenda could make a significant contribution to Israeli society and its future leadership. IDC offers innovative interdisciplinary degree programs that employ advanced information technology while providing a solid understanding of the region and its geopolitical relevance in the world. The IDC Herzliya motto is “Liberty and Responsibility." 〔(IDC Student Day to focus on social responsibility )〕 The school logo is based on the flag that Theodor Herzl, the father of modern Zionism, proposed for the Jewish state. In 2012, Israel Chemicals helped to found the School of Sustainability, which will focus on environmentally conscious business development and entrepreneurship. Graduates will be awarded a BA in sustainability studies.〔(New sustainability school at Israeli University to be funded by major polluting firms, Haaretz )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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