higher education

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.

04/06/2024

'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."

Is the US higher education inherently anti-Israel?

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

By FRED NAIDER
26/05/2024

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?

By MICHAEL LEVIN
18/05/2024

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.

By ASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA
10/04/2024

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.

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.

Poison ivy: Does higher education lead to antisemitism?

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

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.

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