Academic World

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

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, President of HIT spoke about the growing role of Israeli academia in national resilience and workforce development

Prof. Eduard Yakubov, President of HIT
European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

The boycott of Israeli academia - opinion

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

Israel cannot afford to rely solely on theoretical doctorates

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

Study: Younger scientists produce more disruptive research


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Academia in Italy is targeting Israel - opinion

Sergio Mattarella, the Italian president, recently emphasized the importance of keeping scientific research insulated from international tensions, highlighting its role as an “instrument of peace."

ITALY'S PRESIDENT Sergio Mattarela speaks at the March of the Living during a visit to Poland in April.

Israel-Hamas war: How dare US university students back Hamas over Israel - opinion

To my fellow students who are choosing this moment to call for an intifada, who are once again demanding to know how I “could possibly support Israel,” I can only respond: How dare you?

 A CHALKING at a Students for Justice in Palestine event at the University of Maryland includes a Palestinian flag along with ‘From the river to the sea.’

This week in Jerusalem: Get on board

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 HEBREW UNIVERSITY opens for 2022. The current academic year continues to be delayed across Israel.

Russian spy chief: West causes brain drain by luring foreign students

Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service director Sergey Naryshkin said Western universities used neocolonial tactics to lure talented youth from Asia and Africa.

 Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s foreign intelligence agency, delivers a speech during the annual Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS) in Moscow, Russia April 4, 2018.

AAA's boycott of Israel is discriminatory, academic association charges

“The decision constitutes an infringement of the freedom of students and scholars to interact, study, and conduct research about Israel,” the statement argues.

 WE MUST stand together against BDS and all forms of antisemitism.

Separate Zionism from academic Jewish studies, says NGO

The ICSZ's unfolding narrative hints at seismic shifts in the landscape of Zionist discourse, ethnic studies, and the ideological battles that underscore them.

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Grapevine: Academics at Hadassah

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

The site of the former President Hotel on Ahad Ha’am Street. In a comic twist, the derelict sign now reads ‘Resident Ho.’

Scholars must speak out against anti-Israel academic boycotts - opinion

The American Anthropological Association (AAA) announced last week that they have voted in favor of a “Resolution to Boycott Israeli Academic Institutions.”

 PREVIEW A demonstrator waves a Palestine flag during a pro-Palestine rally in New York City, U.S., May 18, 2018

iPads, augmented reality, and bean bag chairs: Is this the future of classroom education?

Striving to be at the forefront of academic progress, the Gordon Academic College of Education has integrated constant innovation into its core values.

 iPads in the classroom