Higher education

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.

JULY 6, 2026|BySHIR PERETS

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit and Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on petitions seeking to overturn the election of attorney Michael Rabello as State Comptroller, June 28, 2026.

Student protesters stand watch along the perimeter of an encampment supporting Palestinians at the Columbia University campus, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2024

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.

JULY 5, 2026|ByHARRY ZIMMERMAN

Sylvan Adams, President of the World Jewish Congress Israel Region

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.

JULY 1, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Qatari riyal money bills in pile. Big amount of Qatar QAR currency cash close up.

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.

JUNE 21, 2026|ByDR. CHARLES ASHER SMALL

Israel approves NIS 120 million in order to combat brain drain

The program will run for five rounds, each lasting five years, with up to 40 researchers participating in each round and will be budgeted NIS 120 million for the entire period.

MAY 14, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

Arab inactivity in Israel is rising due to Israel's failings - State Comptroller

The state comptroller found that over the last six years, the number of unproductive Arab youth has continued to rise gradually.

MAY 2, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN

Arab students seen at the campus of "Mount Scopus" at Hebrew University in Jerusalem on March 7, 2017.

Israel increases rating in new edition of Wealth of Nations Index

Israel is one of the few countries whose rank increased by at least two, sharing that with Canada, Turkey and Croatia.

APRIL 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Road signs leading to the Tourism, Transportation and Economy and Industry ministries in Jerusalem on October 29, 2017

Using Israel's turmoil as a teaching moment - opinion

Once I, as an educator, understand who the student is, what their interests are and what their perspective is, then I can engage them in a meaningful experience.

MARCH 12, 2023ByDORON GERTZOVSKI

A SESSION of the iCenter’s Master’s Concentration in Israel Education program takes place in Chicago, earlier this year.

Angola draws inspiration from Israel as it diversifies its economy

Angola’s Minister of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Maria do Rosario Braganca visited Israel this week.

FEBRUARY 26, 2023BySARA MILLER/ THE MEDIA LINE

The headquarters campus, called University City of Camama, in the municipality of Talatona, Angola.

Why are ambitious Israelis drawn to studying in the US?

While the international student population in the United States saw a 15% drop in enrollment in the 2020-2021 academic year, Israeli students took part in the opposite trend.

JANUARY 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF