Higher education

Qatar’s takeover of Georgetown University should be investigated

A new investigation details how Qatari funding transformed Georgetown from campus to curriculum.

|ByWINFIELD MYERS
Healy Hall at Georgetown University with the Qatari flag above it
Prof. Shohan Chosen-Hillel in conversation with Maor Zaguri, acclaimed Israeli Director

Meet the scholar behind the science of better decisions

'The Scholar' - Insights from the Faculty of the Hebrew University Business School. Maor Zaguri, Acclaimed Israeli Director In conversation with Professor Shoham Choshen-Hillel.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH CANADIAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY
Tel Aviv University's new Global Young Leadership Community on

Tel Aviv University launches Global Young Leadership Community 

New initiative brings together emerging leaders from Israel and abroad to foster global engagement, leadership, and societal impact.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY
STEM education is a national security issue

Israel’s security depends on tech education - opinion

Israel’s tech future is being decided in eighth grade, but declining STEM performance now threatens the nation’s security, economy, and technological edge.

|ByCOL. (RES) RYAN GITY

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
Buildings in Harvard Yard are reflected in frozen puddle at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 20, 2015.

Afghan female students not allowed to sit university entrance exam - Taliban ministry

This adds to continued restrictions placed on females in Afghan society by the Taliban.

JANUARY 28, 2023ByREUTERS
Female primary school students leave school after a class in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 25, 2021

TAU's Coller School ranked among 2023 top 100 business schools globally

The Coller School ranked 99th in CEOWORLD magazine’s recently published international survey on top 100 business schools in the world for 2023.

JANUARY 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Tel Aviv University.

Female students turned away from Afghan universities after Taliban ban

The decision to bar women was announced on Tuesday evening in a letter to universities from the higher education ministry.

DECEMBER 21, 2022ByREUTERS
Female students walk in front of the Kabul Education University in Kabul, Afghanistan, February 26, 2022.

Teachers should have higher status and need more money

If society can change its attitude towards the teaching profession, there is a chance that more youngsters will choose a career in education.

DECEMBER 19, 2022ByAMNON ELDAR
AN AMIT Pedagogical Innovation Conference takes place in Jerusalem.

Nevada becomes first state higher education system to adopt IHRA definition

This is the first time a state higher education system itself actively adopted the measure rather than doing so through legislative decree or gubernatorial order.

DECEMBER 3, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Nevada Board of Regents voted on Friday to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Definition of antisemitism in universities and colleges across the state.

Activists launch independent haredi news organization

Naftuli Moster is launching a news organization focused on tackling the news desert in the haredi world.

DECEMBER 1, 2022ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Man reading 'Yated Ne’eman’ in Mea She’arim