Higher education
Due to pensions: Haifa University in huge deficit, forced to lay off staff
The University of Haifa will be required to cut tens of millions of shekels annually, raise donations and additional revenue sources, and formulate a new agreement with administrative staff.
Tel Aviv University plans to rename Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
Over 1,000 pro-Israel students, faculty gather as US campus antisemitism increases
Ben-Gurion University launches ASK POLA: An AI study advisor for prospective students
Israel drops below OECD average in proportion of academics
A new periodic review by the Chief Economist’s Headquarters at the Ministry of Finance reveals: In just two decades, the country lost its position at the top of higher education rankings.
Haredi women, academics file petition against Israel's new gender-segregated education law
The petition was filed hours after the Knesset approved an amendment to the law which expressly allows the Council for Higher Education to approve separate programs for men and women.
Knesset approves gender-segregated graduate degree programs in late-night vote
The legislation, Amendment No. 12, 2026, was sponsored by MK Limor Son Har Melech and passed by a vote of 52-43.
New Yael Foundation data reveal Jewish education enrollment growing
Despite global uncertainty, Jewish education enrollment is excelerating in in 48 countries
Engineering the future from the Negev
Sapir Academic College’s Faculty of Technology is creating a new model of higher education that blends academic excellence, applied research, and close industry collaboration to drive innovation
Creating healing through art
How Ono International School's English-language master's program in visual art therapy is preparing a new generation of therapists.
Nefesh B'Nefesh launches fellowship to strengthen Israel education in North American schools
The inaugural cohort brings 12 Jewish educators to Israel for a yearlong program focused on teaching Zionism, Jewish identity and Israel.
Bill allowing gender-segregated academic programs advances in Knesset committee
The bill would allow higher education institutions to offer separate study tracks for women and men at the discretion of elected representatives and academic institutions.
American campuses are being bought by foreign actors - opinion
Foreign money is reshaping American higher education, raising urgent questions about influence, ideology, and the battle for the next generation's beliefs.
Israel Academy awards fourteen Adams Fellowships to outstanding doctoral researchers
Recipients in wide ranging fields will receive up to four years of funding as academy leaders stress the importance of supporting Israeli science amid international pressures.
