Special Projects   

This unique Business Administration project enables undergraduate students to experience working in the field of marketing in a variety of leading firms in Israel. Students face situations that require problem solving, identification of marketing opportunities and putting theoretical information and research data into practice.

A select number of undergraduate students at the School of Business Administration, that have excelled in their marketing and advertising studies, participate in an advanced study program held in collaboration with the International Advertising Association (IAA). The IAA is active in 99 countries, and its members include media professionals, advertising organization and educational institutes. The program enables students to participate in the organization's international projects, and graduates are awarded an IAA diploma. COMAS is the only Business school in Israel to award the IAA diploma.

The goal of the project is to support the transfer of the technology developed in academia to Israeli industrial company, and offers students a unique opportunity to be involved in cutting-edge technological projects. Magneton is co-financed by industry and the Ministry of Industry & Trade. One successful example is the collaboration between G-nius company, a subsidiary of the IAI and Elbit, and the Robotics Laboratory in COMAS' Computer Science department. The collaboration resulted in the provision of smart algorithms for efficient patrolling of the borders by a group of robots.

The objective of the Merage Foundation is to advance Israel's economy by increasing the volume of export to the United States. In order to meet this end, the Foundation holds professional lectures that deal with marketing strategies aimed at American audiences. These lectures are attended by prominent Israeli businessmen and women, as well as excelling MBA students from all Business schools throughout Israel. In recent years, several COMAS students were selected to participate in this prestigious project.

Academically outstanding students have the opportunity to meet prominent figures in the business world in an open and inspiring forum, around an informal breakfast table. During the encounter, the guests speak to the students regarding their professional experience, career paths and choices, difficult decisions they've had to make and instances when they've faced the need to change strategies along the way in order to adapt to new challenges.

In this unique project, COMAS Business students act as mentors for junior high and high school student. Together, they establish a company, raise capital, and produce and market a product they developed. COMAS Business School students serve as professional counselors and guides, and their contribution to the project is part of their final BA project.

COMAS is committed to offering students opportunities to apply the skills acquired in the academic setting on the ground, and to enabling them to give back to the community. This is the rationale behind the range of clinics operated by the college. These include design clinics aimed at improving daily life and connecting to the community by harnessing the power of design and architectural action to resolve local problems. Matters – the Law and Social Clinical Center is an additional framework that runs legal aid clinics in various fields and offers students priceless experience. Another innovative initiative, by the School of Media Studies, is a Press Ethics clinic conducted in collaboration with the Israel Press Council, aimed at identifying and analyzing ethical offenses and violations by the press.

The COMAS Debate Club was founded to promote the art of debating, public speaking, logic and rhetoric. Members of our award-wining Debate Club acquire tools for improving personal expression skills, learn techniques to develop logical claims (helping them write papers, articles, participate in discussions, etc.), and improve their use of body language and voice to convey their messages. Over the course of the academic year, students participate in both national and international debate competitions.

The code reflects the School of Law's unique set of values, and defines proper norms of conduct for all members of the school's community, from students to staff. The goal of the code is twofold – to cultivate a proper scholastic culture and to contribute to the ethical education of the future generation of jurists. Students are actively involved in the ongoing formulation of the code, and participate in workshops for assimilation of the ethical code. This is a reflection of the School's commitment to spearheading all aspects of legal education in Israel – teaching, research, studies, and ethical wisdom.

The School of Media Studies' web magazine for students and by students (as well as graduates). This is not a standard school paper, but a wide-ranging, alternative, and non-commercial magazine dealing with everything that interests students. Content channels include: media, society, culture, leisure, sports and overseas. The magazine offers a unique and innovative feature: emotional color coding of content according to: pleasant (green), irritating (orange) and painful (red). On a great day, a reader can click pleasant and read only articles that will make him/her feel good, and ensuring that nothing in the magazine will ruin his/her perfect day.

A unique collaborative venture between COMAS and Apple company enables students to develop Apple applications and showcase them in Apple's App stores. The development process, focusing on the user interface, is an exciting learning experience for students, under the department's supervision. This is an opportunity for students to learn Objective C, and, if their applications are attractive, to earn royalties from their sale in App stores. To date, our students have won quite a few competitions in the development of unique applications.

An educational radio station operating as part of COMAS' School of Media Studies. The station offers students an opportunity to experience working at a radio station, as part of their academic course of studies, by combining theory with practical experience. Since Kol HaKampus is not a commercial venture, it enables students to fully express their creativity, to experiment and to innovate. Its programs are characterized by a distinctive line of alternative music and content, including Electronic music, Progressive Rock, Alternative, Black, Latin, new bands and many more.

Students at the COMAS School of Law participate in various moot court competitions, held in Israel and overseas. These mock trials are an excellent opportunity for students to develop and cultivate professional skills in written and oral advocacy, as well as teamwork. The college is proud of the success of its teams in various competitions, including some impressive rankings. Some of our law students participate in Jessup - International Law Moot Court Competition - the largest and most prestigious moot competition in the world, attracting students from 500 law schools throughout the world. In this renowned competition, students engage in a simulation of a fictional dispute between countries that is heard by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

COMAS School of Law offers students overseas courses and programs, including summer courses in Fordham (New York), Budapest, Hamburg and Florence; semester long studies at CTLS in London, and MA studies at Fordham University in New York. The program is an opportunity for students to experience law studies as they are taught in foreign countries, in different cultures, and interact with students and lecturers from all over the world.

COMAS has reached a cooperation agreement with the Israel Democracy Institute that operates The Seventh Eye website. The Seventh Eye is a platform for evaluating and criticizing the performance of the media, and Israeli mass media in particular. The School of Media Studies supports the site and assists in both website content and production. The site serves as a prestigious stage for presenting research conducted by the School's lecturers, as well as a fascinating and educating experience for its students.

The workshop is a unique educational framework for creating, developing and promoting media campaigns aimed at social change. The workshop, under the auspices of the School of Media Studies, started out producing commercials (spots) for business customers (Strauss, Diesel, etc.) and over the past decade has harnessed its resources for the benefit of social organizations and associations. 15 outstanding students participate in the workshop every year, and acquire professional skills in marketing and production. The workshop's output over the years includes campaigns for a wide range of environmental and civil rights associations.

As of the fourth semester of B.Sc. studies in the Computer Sciences department, students with innovative and applicative ideas can participate in this program and set up a virtual start-up. These student entrepreneurs are mentored and guided by business people and senior industrialists throughout the start-up stages, from farm to final project.

COMAS publishes several noteworthy journals, in which faculty members and students collaborate, and which serve as platforms for fruitful discourse. The academic journals include: Kaveret (Beehive) - a scientific journal published by the School of Behavioral Sciences dealing multi-disciplinary topics written from diverse points of view that make it accessible to the general public. The college also publishes two legal journals: HaMishpat (Law) - the Hebrew Law Review, and HaPraklit (Lawyer) - Israel Bar Association's quarterly review.

COMAS' interdisciplinary programs are prestigious, high level programs that enable students to acquire education and skills in two fields in parallel. The three program tracks are Law and Accounting, Law and Economics and Law and Communications. Students can earn two degrees in this special program that is tailored to their needs, and study alongside other highly motivated students.  

Every year, Project 24 is held within the framework of the Content Development and Editing Studies at the School of Media Studies. Student participants in Project 24 film five short documentaries within a 24 hour period.

The main idea behind the project is to construct a documentary story within one day of filming - including character sourcing, personal story documentation, filmed research and script writing. Each year, the films center on a different subject and are presented before an external panel of film artists.

More than 100 active athletes, including professional athletes, currently represent the college in various student competitions held by ASA (Academic Sports Association) in a variety of sports, and have won various awards and prizes, including first place in the basketball league, judo tournament, swimming and more. Most of the professional athletes at COMAS are awarded scholarships to advance their education. The College also provides ample opportunities for students who are amateur athletes and are interested in participating in sport activities all year long.

COMAS encourages ties with similar institutes of higher education throughout the world through its student exchange program. International students can enjoy a fascinating semester at COMAS, and Israeli students can devote a semester to studies in a corresponding institute overseas. Exchange students benefit from exposure to faculty members and students from different cultures, as well as the content matter taught in their fields of study.