Higher education

Academic institutions switch to remote learning, cancel all non-mandatory activity amid Iran war

The Council for Higher Education will continue to monitor developments and update institutions in accordance with guidance from the security authorities.

Students at Ben Gurion University, in Beer Sheba. November 04, 2025.
YITZIK CROMBIE, the CEO of Israeli start-up Bizmax, poses on November 21 2018 at the company's offices in Jerusalem, the first of its kind for ultra-Orthodox Jewish men.

EU appoints first ever haredi to National Team of Higher Education Reform Experts

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Olim navigate studying in Israel

Healy Hall at Georgetown University with the Qatari flag above it

Qatar’s takeover of Georgetown University should be investigated - opinion


'Death to Israel': Northwestern University vandalized with graffiti amid Trump crackdown

The defacement occurred as the federal government has sought to push academic institutions, including Northwestern, to adopt new policies to address campus antisemitism and radicalism.

Signs are displayed in front of Deering Meadow, where an encampment of students are protesting in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Illinois, US. April 25, 2024

Columbia will not surrender independence in face of federal demands, acting president says

"We would reject any agreement that would require us to relinquish our independence and autonomy as an educational institution," acting president Claire Shipman said on Monday.

Students walk outside the Library of Columbia University in New York.

Reichman University: Where global education meets Israel’s entrepreneurial spirit

Reichman University blends academic excellence with real-world impact. 'This place has amazing added value,' says VP Jonathan Davis, 'where Israel is one of the world’s top startup nations.'

 Jonathan Davis, Vice President for External Relations and Head of the Raphael Recanati International School

Bar-Ilan University to recruit research students in scientific fields using NIS 1b. gift

Bar-Ilan University, with a NIS 1 billion gift, is recruiting research students to enhance Israel's Deep Tech leadership, featuring an Open Day on April 2.

 Photos of Bar-Ilan University campus, March, 2025.

More than half of Israeli universities fail to report sexual harassment complaints

The report found that some universities have only one staff member handling thousands of sexual harassment cases.

 An aerial view shows the Dome of the Rock in front and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in Jerusalem, April 26, 2023.

'Who is going to develop the next Iron Dome?'

Afeka College of Engineering President Professor Ami Moyal, spoke at JPost Miami Summit.

 Professor Ami Moyal, President of Afeka College of Engineering in Tel Aviv

'We identify talents others have failed to identify and work with them to compete'

Professor Aviad Kleinberg, President of Ruppin Academic Center at JPost Miami Summit.

 Professor Aviad Kleinberg,  President of Ruppin Academic Center

'Education is a major goal of my life'

Ariel University President at Jpost Miami Summit.

 Professor Ehud Grossman, President of Ariel University in a one-on-one interview with Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Zvika Klein

Planning for Israel’s maritime future

The Ruppin Academic Center is situated on the focal point of the Israeli coast.

  Ruppin student divers taking measurements in the Mediterranean Sea.

Students from Israeli and US universities to work together to combat antisemitism

An innovative and technological workshop designed to combat antisemitism and hate will be held with students from the institute and leading US universities.

 orielle Lotan co-founder of the Adir Challenge Foundation, with her nephew, Addir Mesika, z”l, who was murdered at the Nova Music Festival on October 7.