Milestones - The Academic College at Wingate

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.	1944
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.	1976
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.	2001
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