in addition the college provides collegelevel opportunities for special needs adults who by israeli law are entitled to statesupported education till the age of the college also has a centre for giftedness and excellence which prepares students to teach these special needs students and provides services to the regions teachers and schools in this field key needs of the arab community in israel were recently identified in a market survey that helped the institution to identify its focus areas occupation therapy computer science environmental science entrepreneurship and business management theology and holy land studies speech therapy biotechnology and nutrition science study programmes integrate practice education and theory