Higher education

Qatar’s takeover of Georgetown University should be investigated

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

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

Tel Aviv University's new Global Young Leadership Community on

Tel Aviv University launches Global Young Leadership Community 

STEM education is a national security issue

Israel’s security depends on tech education - opinion


President Herzog visits Hura, promises to look after Bedouin needs

Herzog met influential members of the Bedouin society in Hura.

President Herzog speaking during a visit in the Bedouin town of Hura.

Do attractive people get better grades? Signs point to yes - study

Prior to shifting to remote coursework, attractive students tended to outperform their classmates due to favoritism.

 Teacher approaching student

US stops taking student debt forgiveness applications after ruling

The United States government has stopped taking applications for student debt relief after a federal judge blocked President Joe Biden's loan forgiveness plan.

US President Joe Biden responds to a question about Ukraine during an event to announce his budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, US, March 28, 2022.

Meaningful Israel education: Engaging today’s college students

Students are on a large spectrum of Israel knowledge, from knowing virtually nothing to having a full understanding of the creation and modern politics of Israel.

 GRADUATE STUDENTS from The iCenter’s degree program in Israel education at George Washington University experience Israel during their eight-day academic seminar in June.

The global rankings of Israel's Hebrew University, Technion, Weizmann

Hebrew University said number 77 was “a major achievement for Israel’s higher education at large and specifically for the Hebrew University.”

 Israelis walking in front of the entrance to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Excluding North American med students is unwise - editorial

Instead of stopping the participation of foreign students altogether, why not find space and room for more medical students?

 Illustration shows a woman holding a mock-up vial labeled "Monkeypox vaccine" and medical syringe

Israel decides: No more American and Canadian medical students

Israel is working to raise the number of Israeli graduates of medical school, rather than forcing them to go abroad.

Doctors at BGU’s Medical School, Assuta Ashdod (Illustrative).

Absurdity, Trump and the American presidency - opinion

Trump’s simplifying cultural context offered millions of Americans an ill-founded kind of reassurance.

 FORMER US PRESIDENT Donald Trump during his first post-presidency campaign rally in Ohio, earlier this year.

Israel's education system in shortage of nearly 6,000 teachers

According to the data released by the ministry, 5,671 staffers are currently missing from the roster.

A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.

TAU and German research institute establish innovation platform for sensors 

Tel Aviv University will collaborate with Fraunhofer EMFT - the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft unit specializing in applied research into sensors and actuators.

 Tel Aviv University and German research institute Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft