Higher education

Israel’s education policies compromise its qualitative edge - opinion

In order to preserve Israel’s qualitative edge, its education system must excel at every level.

Education Minister Yoav Kisch at the education system's arranging room at the Ministry of Education in Jerusalem, in preparation for the opening of schools in the country tomorrow morning, August 31, 2025.
Students at Ben Gurion University, in Beer Sheba. November 04, 2025.

Academic institutions switch to remote learning, cancel all non-mandatory activity amid Iran war

YITZIK CROMBIE, the CEO of Israeli start-up Bizmax, poses on November 21 2018 at the company's offices in Jerusalem, the first of its kind for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men.

EU appoints first ever haredi to National Team of Higher Education Reform Experts

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Olim navigate studying in Israel


Israeli academics face backlash signing letter accusing Israel of ‘plausible genocide’ in Gaza

The campus conflicts are especially notable in Israel, where institutions of higher education — including Sapir — are one of the few spaces in which Jewish and Arab Israelis interact.

 Main Building of Sapir College in southern Israel.

Community engagement motivates ultra-Orthodox Jewish men to pursue higher education - study

Haredi students’ participation in volunteer programs offered by their colleges can make other members of their community more inclined to enroll in higher education, the new study reveals.

HAREDI STUDENTS attend a class at The Jerusalem College of Technology

Israeli academic school year to open after months of war delay

Education Minister Yoav Kisch and the Council of Higher Education have directed academic institutions to provide comprehensive support to reservist students.

 STUDENTS CONGREGATE on the Mount Scopus campus of Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Poison ivy: Does higher education lead to antisemitism? - opinion

This intellectual tragedy occurring within these “beacons of enlightened thinking” exposes serious shortfalls within Western culture and showcases dangers implicit in higher education.

 IVY LEAGUE colleges have become an Ameircan cultural icon. Pictured: Princeton.

Israel students' union to gov't: Stop the chaos and support us

The student organization demanded financial accommodations for students who have trouble with tuition or who live in university housing through interest-free loans, guaranteed by the state.

 Hebrew University students.

Jewish donors must insist universities are safe for Jewish students - editorial

For far too long, universities have enjoyed the beneficence of Jewish donors while doing little to ensure that Jewish students experience academic environments free of hate and intimidation.

 THE TRUSTEES GATE at George Washington University (Illustrative).

Netanyahu, release the funds for Israel's Arab community - editorial

Smotrich’s refusal to transfer funds that have already been approved and allocated directly undermines the efforts of successive governments to better integrate Israel’s Arab community.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen speaking at a memorial ceremony for Ze'ev Jabotinsky on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, on July 18, 2023.

Turkish Ambassador in Israel visits TAU to foster academic relations between countries

Turkish Ambassador in Israel Sakir Ozkan Torunlar visited Tel Aviv University last month to support the cooperation between the two countries.

 HE Sakir Ozkan Torunlar, Prof. Ariel Porat

15 years of regional cooperation: The Union for the Mediterranean's common commitment - opinion

The UfM organization needs continued commitment from its members to achieve its goal of creating a socially, economically, and ecologically resilient Mediterranean region.

 EU FOREIGN POLICY chief Josep Borrell gestures (front, center) during a group photo at the 7th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean in Barcelona, last November.

How many Israelis are graduating university, what are they studying?

Central Bureau of Statistics Report Highlights Academic Achievements and Emerging Trends in Higher Education

Students on campus at Tel Aviv University