FORE: YOUR ADVANTAGE IN A COMPETITIVE AND CHANGING WORLD

Reichman University’s Executive Education Center offers programs for organizations ,executives and professionals ,enabling them to expand their knowledge and update their skills to respond to the changing demands of today’s business environment.

According to an estimate by the World Economic Forum, 65% of today’s elementary school children will ultimately work in professions that do not currently exist. Given the reality of our rapidly-changing world, professionals must constantly adapt by acquiring new knowledge and learning new skills.

“Today, completing a university degree doesn’t mean that you’re done learning. In fact, it’s only the beginning,” says Maya Lichtman-Gazit, VP Development, at FORE External and Executive Education center at Reichman University. “The main challenge every executive faces today is the need to learn constantly. This is far beyond the professional development that executives received at the start of their careers, which is not always relevant to the dynamic environment in which they operate.

“In Darwin’s ‘The Origin of Species,’ he maintains that only the fittest who are able to adapt to their environment will survive,” says Lichtman-Gazit. “In the current job market, only those who continuously acquire new knowledge and update their toolbox will survive. What will determine our success is not only the knowledge we have gained but our ability to learn new and relevant skills and fields. Learning is an integral process in life, and not a one-time event that takes place in a formal framework.”

Executive education programs are based on the understanding that the technological developments disrupting industries and the labor market require professionals to perfect the “super-skill” necessary to survive in an ever-changing environment: learnability. This ability ensures optimal adaptation to constantly changing conditions.

This year, the Executive Education Center marks its 20th anniversary and is launching a new umbrella framework for its programs. This framework, titled “FORE External Studies and Executive Education,” is designed to help professionals and executives address complex challenges with an interdisciplinary response, based on lessons imparted by top experts from both academia and industry.

1 .FORE Executive

FORE Executive offers open enrollment courses for executives and decision-makers in the private and public sectors, in a variety of areas such as management, real estate, and finance, alongside prestigious forums such as the CEO Forum and Financial Club. FORE Executive’s vision is to combine academia with applied tools, and to enrich executives’ knowledge while they share with each other insights from their rich experience.

The department also offers customized programs for organizations, aimed toward management, executives and employees, and specifically designed to meet its unique strategic challenges. Some of these tailor-made programs have a social aspect, such as the 3D Generation program in collaboration with the Takwin venture capital firm, designed to encourage entrepreneurship in Israeli-Arab society.

2. FORE Professional

FORE Professional allows professionals to continue developing and specializing throughout their career through continuing education. Programs are offered in cooperation with the various schools at Reichman University, and include business administration entrepreneurship, public administration, psychotherapy, computer science, sustainability, economics, and more.

3. FORE Global

FORE Global has established a comprehensive network of relationships with academic institutions, organizations, and lecturers around the world. It provides a response to executives and international organizations coming to Israel from around the world, as well as to Israeli executives and companies interested in training abroad.

“Reichman University’s mission is to train the future generation of Israeli leaders. Our vision, in line with this, is to train the leaders who are already in key positions and equip them with new knowledge and an innovative toolbox,” says Lichtman-Gazit. “This is what will give them added value and a competitive edge, allowing them to make their mark on the dynamic and complex environment in which they work. We invite these professionals to join us on a continuous journey of lifelong learning.”