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Council for Higher Education in Israel

Illustrative image of a scientist in a lab (anyaivanova; iStock by Getty Images)
June 25, 2023, 11:42 am
Israel Science Foundation announces new program to support physician-researchers
$100 million MAVRI initiative funded by government and philanthropists will create positions and carve out time for doctors who also want to work in the lab
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Students at Hebrew University's Mount Scopus campus on the first day of the school year, October 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 1, 2023, 11:53 am
NIS 50m per year to be invested in boosting English proficiency among undergraduates
Council for Higher Education’s 5-year plan aims to internationalize Israeli academia by upping the number of courses taught in English, sending students for apprenticeships abroad
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: View of an empty school at in Tel Aviv following a strike of the Teachers Union, on June 19, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
February 26, 2023, 7:20 pm
Teacher reinstated after suspension for class discussion of judicial overhaul
In hearing with Rishon Lezion municipality, Amir Kliger agrees to comply with school instructions permitting only short conversation on topic at start of school day
By Ash Obel
Medical students at the Technion's American medical program get hands-on experience in a lab in August 2022. (Technion)
August 19, 2022, 4:43 pm
Top doctors denounce government decision to shut Israel’s American medical schools
Head of Education Ministry’s own expert committee opposed move meant to alleviate doctor shortage; former Health Ministry chief calls closures ‘unnecessary and wretched’
By Judah Ari Gross
An illustrative photo of a scientist in working in a lab. (Rapeepat Pornsipak via iStock by Getty Images)
October 18, 2021, 2:56 pm
11 Israeli projects get millions in funding for personalized medicine research
Multidisciplinary projects, including research on cancers, Crohn’s, and rare diseases, get NIS 32 million ($9.9m) in grants from Israel Precision Medicine Partnership initiative
By Ricky Ben-David
The IDC Herzliya campus. (Courtesy)
August 17, 2021, 10:40 pm
IDC Herzliya to become university following state approval
Council for Higher Education okays institution branding itself a private university; will be named Reichman University, after founder and president
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox men study toward professional degrees at Kemach, a Jerusalem-based organization that guides Haredim through study programs and job placement. (photo credit: Kemach/JTA)
July 13, 2021, 12:44 am
High Court okays gender-segregated ultra-Orthodox college programs
But top legal body also rules that higher education programs catering to Haredi men cannot discriminate against female lecturers and bars segregation outside classrooms
By ToI Staff
The former Sackler Health and Sciences complex at Tel Aviv University. (screen capture: Google Street View)
July 23, 2020, 4:01 pm
Foreign students allowed to enter Israel in spite of virus restrictions
Council for Higher Education says schools will need to arrange quarantine for incoming students; studies likely to be a mix of in situ and online
By Shoshanna Solomon
Then-environment protection minister Zeev Elkin attends the Likud Party's election campaign opening event in Jerusalem, on January 21, 2020. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
July 14, 2020, 10:30 pm
Top higher education official quits, compares minister’s policies to Turkey
Slamming Ze’ev Elkin’s decision not to keep on director of Higher Education Council, the chair of the Committee of University Heads warns of danger to Israeli democracy
By ToI Staff
Illustrativeechnicians carry out a diagnostic test for coronavirus in a lab at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, on March 17, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 14, 2020, 12:29 pm
25 research projects to whip coronavirus get NIS 9 million in funding
Projects that deal with diagnosis, vaccine, treatment and more to be subsidized by a program set up by Council of Higher Education and philanthropies
By Shoshanna Solomon
A researcher at a laboratory in Haifa's Technion University. (Courtesy)
May 25, 2020, 1:12 pm
16 Israeli research projects on personalized medicine get millions in funding
Multidisciplinary projects, including studies on autism, cancers and trauma, get NIS 60 million ($17 million) in grants from Israel Precision Medicine Partnership initiative
By Shoshanna Solomon
A lab technician carries out a coronavirus test at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa on March 30, 2020. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
April 5, 2020, 2:17 pm
Council for Higher Education, philanthropies set $4m for coronavirus research
Some 30 projects will be funded $50,000-$200,000 apiece; researchers will share their findings in a bid to tackle the deadly pandemic
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: Students at Tel Aviv University on October 14, 2018. (Flash90)
January 9, 2020, 11:18 am
English-language blitz coming for Israeli undergrads
Over next 5 years, universities and colleges will need to find ways to teach reading, writing, comprehension and speech, for better academic performance and prep for job market
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of students at the Rehovot Campus of Hebrew University, on January 22, 2018. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
November 7, 2019, 3:49 pm
Students flock to engineering studies, lured by Startup Nation enticement
Engineering students account for 18.4% of the total Israeli student body, topping enrollment ranking, data shows
By Shoshanna Solomon
(From L-R) US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. chairman of Ariel University's management committee Marc Zell and Professor Yehuda Danon make a toast at a ceremony marking the start of the school year for the inaugural class of students at Ariel University's medical school on October 27, 2019. (Josef Photography)
October 27, 2019, 6:40 pm
US ambassador toasts opening of new Israeli medical school in West Bank
Inaugural class of 70 students begins semester at Ariel University med school, which overcame years of legal hurdles, international pressure ahead of launch
By Jacob Magid
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