Date : 6/21/2020 11:38:32 AM
From : "Power, Samantha"
To : "Merav Zafari-Odiz"
Subject : Re: Teaching at the Israel National Defense College
 Thank you for thinking of me. I am a professor at Harvard Kennedy School and harvard law school, and I teach three courses this coming fall. I have a total of 550 students and cannot take on any more teaching, even remotely. Thank you again for thinking of me. And good luck.

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On Jun 21, 2020, at 1:52 AM, Merav Zafari-Odiz <Merav@mail.gov.il> wrote:



Dear Ambassador Power,

 

I am Merav Zafary-Odiz, and I'm the Chief Instructor at the Israel National Defense College (INDC). I am writing in order to check with you the possibility of teaching a course in our next school year.

 

The course will be part of what we call "The International Season", and we would like it to generally deal with Geo-Strategy and acquaint the participants with the international system. We intend that this course will take place fairly early in the school year (which begins on September 2nd), and after they cover basic concepts and pillars of national security.

 

This will be the first time that we offer such a course, and a course in English in particular, and we are certain that given your academic and professional experience you are extremely fit to teach this topic at the INDC.

 

We think that mid October will be a good timing to begin this course, in terms of the overall course structure and schedule, although I would note that we are fairly flexible regarding the start time of the course, as well as the number of sessions. It can be 4-8 sessions of 90 minutes each. We also intend to add relevant content by Israeli professors or lecturers. I would note that we are also fairly flexible with regards to the number of sessions per day and per week (hence, we can in theory conclude within a week.)

 

If you would be available to arrive to Israel for this purpose, the INDC will of course cover all your travel and accommodation expenses involved. We may also consider conducting this course virtually depending on the situation related to COVID-19 and your ability to travel at this time.

 

Finally, as initial information regarding the class size and composition, I would note that we have around 40 participants, 6 of which are international students (including two American officers), and the rest are Israelis, half of which are military officers (mostly colonels) and the rest are from the defense establishment and other government agencies and ministries. I would also add that as part of the program, the participants receive a (tailor made) Masters degree in political science from the Haifa University.

 

Looking forward to your feedback.

 

Best regards,

 

Ambassador Merav Zafary-Odiz

Chief Instructor