Higher education

The problem with foreign money in US universities that congress knows and still has not fixed

The Senate has a record of bipartisan support in the House and a broad coalition of academic and civil society organizations urging action. What remains is the decision to act. Now is the time.

Qatari riyal money bills in pile. Big amount of Qatar QAR currency cash close up.
Prof. Eduard Yakubov, president of the Holon Institute of Technology

HIT heads to the Jerusalem Post New York Conference

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, president of the Holon Institute of Technology

Israel cannot afford to rely solely on theoretical doctorates

Ono Academic College

Choosing Ono is what ultimately led me where I wanted to be


Holon Inst. of Technology President: 'We are creating a better future for our students'

Prof. Eduard Yakubov speaks at The Jerusalem Post Conference.

 Prof. Eduard Yakubov, President of Holon Institute of Technology, at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York,

Israel’s hi-tech sector sees 55% investment drop in 2023, slowed employment growth

Israeli start-up investments dropped 55% in 2023, raising concerns about the future of the hi-tech sector. The report suggests increased government funding.

An illustrative image meant to represent hi-tech and profit margins.

'Extracting Terror from Academia' bill proposed by MK Ofir Katz

"It is time to remove terror from academia, we will not enable this phenomenon to continue. Freedom of expression yes, incitement to terror unequivocally no."

 Lowy International School at Tel Aviv University

Is the US higher education inherently anti-Israel? - opinion

Violent actions such as looting, destruction of property and bodily harm to pro-Israel students accompany protests in support of the Palestinians.

 A STUDENT holds a Palestinian scarf at the New York University (NYU) graduation ceremony at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City, earlier this month.

Touro University tackles the role of AI in our future

What are the real promises and perils of AI? And how do we separate fact from fiction, especially in higher education?

 HOW WILL AI affect Torah learning?

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.