Education

Oxford University college launches £5k Tikvah Scholarships for Jewish, Israeli undergraduates

The Tikvah Scholarships will provide a total of four Jewish and/or Israeli (of any or no faith) undergraduates studying at the college with £5,000 for the year.

Students queue to sit a university degree finals examination at Oxford University in Oxford, Britain, June 6, 2025.

Young Israeli innovators showcase military-inspired tech at Rishon Lezion innovation event

An ‘Inspiring Panel of Women’ appears before an audience with the aim of empowering the next generation of Israeli girls.

Empowering the next generation: Israeli girls in STEM are leading the future - opinion

 RAISED IN the multicultural district of Seine-Saint-Denis by Algerian and Moroccan Jewish parents, 29-year-old Seban has built her platform around countering racism, fostering open dialogue, and creating opportunities for youth.

Shannon Seban: Fighting discrimination and defending Laïcité


Oran Kushnir joins Arcademy to lead the future of learning in Minecraft and Roblox

Oran Kushnir, co-founder of CrazyLabs, joins Arcademy to turn Minecraft and Roblox into powerful learning platforms, aiming to reshape how kids learn through gaming.

Oran Kushnir and Arcademy heads.

Israel needs a reimagined educational system that teaches how to disagree respectfully - opinion

The Hebrew state education system must now awaken to its historic responsibility. It must renew its commitment to the values of a Jewish and democratic state.

 Ultra orthodox jewish kids seen the first day of school at an Ultra-Orthodox school in Neve Yaakov Neighborhood of Jerusalem on August 9, 2021.

Israel must view academia as fulfilling a strategic role in the national recovery process - opinion

Israel is currently facing a severe shortage of welfare and healthcare workers. In such circumstances, a comprehensive reorganization is required: civilian, social, and economic.

 Israeli children in a religious primary school attend their first day of school on September 1, 2023.

Indonesian textbooks show major shift towards tolerance and inclusivity, report finds

Indonesia's national curriculum has faced several changes in the curriculum content, namely on subjects including Judaism and the Jewish people, Israel and the Holocaust, and minorities

Visually impaired students recite the Koran written in braille during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Raudlatul Makfufin Islamic boarding school in South Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, March 5, 2025.

The classroom is still best frontline for Jews to be proud, informed, resilient - opinion

Jewish education is not an afterthought; it is our anchor.

AN ARTICLE dating back to September 1943, from ‘Haboker Leyeladim,’ a children’s Hebrew-language publication, is on display at the National Library of Israel.

IGUDAN and Mekorot inaugurate the national education and innovation center for water

The new national center, part of IGUDAN’s tech incubator, will open in 2026. Mekorot CEO: "We lead globally." IGUDAN Chair: "Our focus remains on education and innovation."

Minister Eli Cohen and senior officials from Mekorot and IGUDAN at the inauguration of the National Education and Innovation Center for Water

AI, smart classrooms, can revolutionize Israel's education system, smart learning - opinion

We need our technology sector to step up – not just to sell products but to initiate collaboration on educational solutions with long-term impact.

A WORLD ORT delegation, including the writer (middle, dressed in black), visits Tirat Carmel in 2008 for the launch of the Smart Classes initiative.

Support educators who plant seeds for tomorrow - opinion

Many educators are leaving the field due to disillusionment. Communities must start showing up for them and supporting them.

JEWISH EDUCATORS hold a discussion at the M² 18x18 Summit last year.

Yogi Berra and a fork in the road - opinion

In this particular fork, one branch leads to academic freedom, and the other to critical thinking and intellectual scholarship.

GRADUATES, SOME holding pro-Palestinian signs and flags, attend Columbia University’s graduation ceremony in New York City in May. The flare-up of antisemitism in classrooms and on campus is due to the confluence of contributing factors, says the writer.

Psychological-educational service alarmingly lacking, even in wake of war, State Comptroller finds

Between October 2023 and January 2024, 53% of students in grades seven-to-12 in the locations surveyed by the Comptroller reported daily psychosomatic symptoms. 

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on May 12, 2025.

The Feuerstein Method: An educational model prepared for the AI era - opinion

The Feuerstein Method teaches meta-cognition, training people to control their thinking processes.

 Artificial intelligence (illustrative)