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Media in the Digital Age:

In its first-ever international exchange program, HAC’s Department of Politics and Communication
collaborated with the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (JGU) to create a course on “Media
in the Digital Age.” Lead by Prof. Doron Shultziner, Department Chair, and Dr. Yossi David of
JGU, 18 HAC second-year students and 13 students from Mainz jointly explored a variety issues
such as fake news, the phenomenon of attacks on journalists, and public attitudes toward the
media. Mutual visits in both Germany and Jerusalem included research, field trips, and networking
opportunities and greatly contributed to expanding the students’ cultural horizons.

Seeing Far: HAC’s Department
of Optometry Expands
Its International Reach

• The HAC-sponsored bi-annual course on
“Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia and Vision”
which was taught by Prof. Bruce Evans,
a UK-based professor of optometry,
was opened up this year to international
participants. Twelve students from South
Africa, Nigeria, Australia, USA, Canada,
Greece, the Netherlands, and Slovenia,
together with 32 Israeli students, explored
visual problems and their relationship
to dyslexia and learning disabilities, and
gained practical clinical tools for helping
patients with learning challenges.

• American optometry Prof. Paul Harris
led a course on treating patients on the
autistic spectrum, which was attended by
20 graduate students and 18 international
students from Iceland, Denmark, Great
Britain, South Africa, Australia, USA,
Canada, Greece, the Netherlands, and
the Philippines. The course provided
participants with tools for conducting
specialized visual examinations, and
treatment protocols for patients with
autism.

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