Dr. Etty Grobgeld

Dr. Etty Grobgeld – Chief Executive Officer, has earned her B.Sc. in Chemistry and her M.Sc. (magna cum laude) in Organic Chemistry from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her Ph.D. from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Departments of Chemical Physics and Biological Regulation, followed her dissertation, Metabolic Alterations and Cell Death Induced by DNA-Damaging Drugs, Multinuclear NMR Studies of E. coli. and Human Breast Cancer Cells. Dr. Grobgeld joined Achva Academic College in 1997. She promotes excellence in college teaching and played a leading role in establishing the Achva Center for Teaching and Learning. Dr. Grobgeld was appointed General Director of Achva Academic College in October 2015, following a 4-year term as the college’s Rector. Her career reflects her dedication to Achva and its growing significance for higher education in southern Israel. In recent years she has been developing the field of Neuropedagogy in Achva and in Israel.