Academic World

Academic Israel vs Israel education

Something essential remains untouched: the student leaves the classroom informed but unmoved, equipped with arguments but lacking the inner fire that turns knowledge into commitment.

View of the Judean desert, in the West Bank, February 6, 2026.
 Dr. Ofek Riemer.

'These boycotts are demoralizing us, silencing us,' Israeli academic tells 'Post' - interview

Graduation ceremony at Reichman University, 2026

Reichman University awards diplomas to 2,600 graduates amid ongoing war

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, President of HIT

Israeli academia must adapt to fast-changing security and tech challenges, HIT president says


The boycott of Israeli academia - opinion

The Hamas massacre shattered Israeli society in ways that many outsiders struggle to grasp. Since then, another reality has taken shape: the quiet academic boycott of Israelis.

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

Israel cannot afford to rely solely on theoretical doctorates

In an era driven by technology, artificial intelligence, and rapid innovation, Israel’s higher education system must expand beyond the traditional research PhD model.

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, president of the Holon Institute of Technology

Study: Younger scientists produce more disruptive research

“You stick to a certain kind of idea or taste, and as time goes by you keep sticking to that," explained one of the researchers.

Person, hands and writing with tablet for research (illustrative)

At Yazamut 360, students build ventures, take risks, and shape the future of Israel’s job market

Ben-Gurion University’s entrepreneurship center turns hands-on experience, failed prototypes, and student-led communities into career-changing skills.

An event at Yazamut 360: "A mission bigger than academia itself.”

Q-Factor emerges as Israel’s latest quantum computing developer with $24 million seed investment

The investment, which included NFX, TPY Capital, and Intel Capital, aims to commercialize a quantum computing project developed by professors from the Technion and Weizmann Institute.

Q-Factor is led by professors from the Technion, the Weizmann Institute, and experts in the world of deep-tech startups.

Finally, it's happening: A first-of-its-kind academic degree for contractors

For the first time in Israel, the Contractors Association “Bonei Ha’aretz” received approval from the Contractors Council to create a bachelor’s degree for contractors after two years of fieldwork.

Construction.

Fake Western morality is fueled by Qatari money - opinion

For years, billions of dollars have flowed from Qatar into Western academic institutions.

A PERSON holds a flag of Qatar and money, as protesters march to Jerusalem during an anti-government demonstration on March 19, 2025.

Aliyah: Navigating the contours of academia

What began as export of American branch campuses to the Gulf states ended up with those same states investing millions into American universities in a non-transparent way. 

Alisa Rubin Peled (2nd row, C) in blue dress, with Argov class of 2025.

ICCR India Chair MoU signed at Tel Aviv University

Marking a new milestone in India–Israel academic cooperation.

TAU President Prof. Ariel Porat and H.E. Mr. J.P. Singh, Ambassador of India to Israel.

Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, beloved Jewish Theological Seminary professor and author, dies at 73

Diamond taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary for over three decades and left an indelible mark on generations of rabbis and Jewish scholars.

Rabbi Eliezer B. Diamond, who taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary for 35 years, died on Dec. 11 at 73.