Academic World
Reichman University awards diplomas to 2,600 graduates amid ongoing war
About 20% of graduates came from 90 countries through the Raphael Recanati International School, with many remaining in Israel despite the conflict.
Israeli academia must adapt to fast-changing security and tech challenges, HIT president says
The boycott of Israeli academia - opinion
Israel cannot afford to rely solely on theoretical doctorates
How Bar-Ilan University plans to use Its $260 Million donation for growth and tradition - opinion
Bar-Ilan University has received its largest donation ever. Its leaders must now decide how to use this money, balancing their agency for Jewish heritage and innovation.
From the battle to the classroom: Behind the scenes of Israel’s wartime academic year
Israel's universities and colleges lost students, faculties, and staff due to reserve duty for the Israel-Hamas War. This forced academic institutions to adapt on the fly.
Hebrew University launches new English-taught undergrad program
Jewish students are being encouraged to study in Israel in light of increasingly hostile academic environments in the West.
Bill to fire academics who 'incite to terror' is unconstitutional, attorney general says
The bill also gives a Knesset subcommittee the authority to slash funding from institutions who ignore the bill, as well as take "other enforcement measures."
Belgium's Ghent University severs ties with all Israeli universities over Hamas war
The university will continue its research projects with six non-academic Israeli institutions, saying they could not find any links between them and human rights violations.
Campus protests must be branded 'Academic Intifada' - opinion
Worldwide, small cells of well-organized, well-funded haters crying “Globalize the intifada” demean academia, reducing a complex conflict to hate-filled slogans.
Radicalized faculty are the greater danger lurking behind campus protests - opinion
Faculty who attack Israel in the classroom, disrupt Israeli lecturers, and boycott Israeli scholars are the greater danger by far.
Israeli universities performance ranking drops 21% in 2024 - QS ranking
Israel's overall university performance decreased by 21% in 2024, per QS World University Rankings. The Hebrew University's theology department dropped, while the Technion's mathematics improved.
Grapevine, March 1 2024: Party pooper
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Academic ties are key to countering boycotts against Israel - opinion
“Universities are places of dialogue, discussion, and development of culture and knowledge, based on the reference value of peace and dialogue between peoples to achieve it.”
