The National Committee of the Land of Israel approves the establishment of an instructional center for training Physical Education teachers and instructors. |
1942 |
The Committee passes a decision to call the center the Orde Charles Wingate Teachers Seminary for Physical Education. |
1944 |
The Seminary (the original format of the College) is established. The first one-year program opens in Tel Aviv. |
The Seminary program is expanded to two years. |
1952 |
The Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport is opened. |
1957 |
The Seminary moves to the Wingate Institute grounds, by decision of the Ministry of Education. |
1959 |
The Seminary program is expanded to three years. |
1969 |
Tel Aviv University recognizes studies at the Seminary as one major for B.A. studies. |
1970 |
Haifa University recognizes studies at the Seminary as one major for B.A. studies. |
1976 |
The College building, financed in part by the Zinman family, is inaugurated. |
The Seminary name is changed to the Zinman College of Physical Education at the Wingate Institute. The Zinman name was added to honor the philanthropist. |
1981 |
The Israel Government grants the College permission to become an institution of higher education. |
1983 |
The Israel Government grants the College accreditation as an institution of higher education. |
1984 |
The first graduating class of the B.Ed. program receive their degrees from the Minister of Education and Culture. |
1985 |
The Israel Council of Higher Education approves a joint Haifa University-Zinman College Master’s program. |
1993 |
The first Master’s students commence their studies. |
1993 |
The first graduating class of the Master’s program receive their degree: Master of Physical Education (M.P.E.). |
1995 |
The Council for Higher Education approves independent M.P.E. studies at the College. |
2001 |
The first class of M.P.E. studies at the College commences studies at the College. |
The Council for Higher Education accredits the College to offer an M.P.E. degree with a thesis and the College becomes the first college in Israel with an accredited Master’s degree program with thesis track in Physical Education. |
2005 |