Academic World

IDF Atidim launches first dedicated engineering track for haredi, minority students

Students will earn practical engineering diplomas before enlistment, serve in leading Military Intelligence technology units, and complete full engineering degrees during their military service.

The students will be integrated into core technological units in the Military Intelligence Directorate and the IDF in general. Program opening ceremony via Walla.
Brown University President Christina Paxson listens during a press conference.

Brown University president Christina Paxson to step down after Trump administration clashes

View of the Judean desert, in the West Bank, February 6, 2026.

Academic Israel vs Israel education

 Dr. Ofek Riemer.

'These boycotts are demoralizing us, silencing us,' Israeli academic tells 'Post' - interview


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.

Graduation ceremony at Reichman University, 2026

Israeli academia must adapt to fast-changing security and tech challenges, HIT president says

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, President of HIT spoke about the growing role of Israeli academia in national resilience and workforce development

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, President of HIT

The boycott of Israeli academia - opinion

The Hamas massacre shattered Israeli society in ways that many outsiders struggle to grasp. Since then, another reality has taken shape: the quiet academic boycott of Israelis.

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

Israel cannot afford to rely solely on theoretical doctorates

In an era driven by technology, artificial intelligence, and rapid innovation, Israel’s higher education system must expand beyond the traditional research PhD model.

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

Study: Younger scientists produce more disruptive research

“You stick to a certain kind of idea or taste, and as time goes by you keep sticking to that," explained one of the researchers.

Person, hands and writing with tablet for research (illustrative)

At Yazamut 360, students build ventures, take risks, and shape the future of Israel’s job market

Ben-Gurion University’s entrepreneurship center turns hands-on experience, failed prototypes, and student-led communities into career-changing skills.

An event at Yazamut 360: "A mission bigger than academia itself.”

Q-Factor emerges as Israel’s latest quantum computing developer with $24 million seed investment

The investment, which included NFX, TPY Capital, and Intel Capital, aims to commercialize a quantum computing project developed by professors from the Technion and Weizmann Institute.

Q-Factor is led by professors from the Technion, the Weizmann Institute, and experts in the world of deep-tech startups.

Finally, it's happening: A first-of-its-kind academic degree for contractors

For the first time in Israel, the Contractors Association “Bonei Ha’aretz” received approval from the Contractors Council to create a bachelor’s degree for contractors after two years of fieldwork.

Construction.

Fake Western morality is fueled by Qatari money - opinion

For years, billions of dollars have flowed from Qatar into Western academic institutions.

A PERSON holds a flag of Qatar and money, as protesters march to Jerusalem during an anti-government demonstration on March 19, 2025.

Aliyah: Navigating the contours of academia

What began as export of American branch campuses to the Gulf states ended up with those same states investing millions into American universities in a non-transparent way. 

Alisa Rubin Peled (2nd row, C) in blue dress, with Argov class of 2025.