Higher education

Ben-Gurion University launches ASK POLA: An AI study advisor for prospective students

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has unveiled ASK POLA, a new AI-powered academic advisor designed to help prospective students navigate the university admissions process around the clock.

Students at Ben Gurion University, in Beer Sheba. November 04, 2025.
Students in class

Israel drops below OECD average in proportion of academics

Activists protest against a bill promoting gender-segregated academic study tracks, introduced by MK Limor Son Har-Melech, outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026.

Haredi women, academics file petition against Israel's new gender-segregated education law

MK Limor Son Har-Melech reacts during a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on March 5, 2024; illustrative.

Knesset approves gender-segregated graduate degree programs in late-night vote


Israel students' union to gov't: Stop the chaos and support us

The student organization demanded financial accommodations for students who have trouble with tuition or who live in university housing through interest-free loans, guaranteed by the state.

 Hebrew University students.

Jewish donors must insist universities are safe for Jewish students - editorial

For far too long, universities have enjoyed the beneficence of Jewish donors while doing little to ensure that Jewish students experience academic environments free of hate and intimidation.

 THE TRUSTEES GATE at George Washington University (Illustrative).

Netanyahu, release the funds for Israel's Arab community - editorial

Smotrich’s refusal to transfer funds that have already been approved and allocated directly undermines the efforts of successive governments to better integrate Israel’s Arab community.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen speaking at a memorial ceremony for Ze'ev Jabotinsky on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, on July 18, 2023.

Turkish Ambassador in Israel visits TAU to foster academic relations between countries

Turkish Ambassador in Israel Sakir Ozkan Torunlar visited Tel Aviv University last month to support the cooperation between the two countries.

 HE Sakir Ozkan Torunlar, Prof. Ariel Porat

15 years of regional cooperation: The Union for the Mediterranean's common commitment - opinion

The UfM organization needs continued commitment from its members to achieve its goal of creating a socially, economically, and ecologically resilient Mediterranean region.

 EU FOREIGN POLICY chief Josep Borrell gestures (front, center) during a group photo at the 7th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean in Barcelona, last November.

How many Israelis are graduating university, what are they studying?

Central Bureau of Statistics Report Highlights Academic Achievements and Emerging Trends in Higher Education

Students on campus at Tel Aviv University

The opportunity to learn from our stories - opinion

Our challenges can either be sources of regret and sorrow, or our building blocks for future success.

 LEARNING IN Ohr Moshe retrains students to believe in themselves.

'We need to train more therapists for the Israeli population'

Professor Shlomo Noy, Dean of the School of Health Professions at Ono Academic College, discusses the school’s therapy and nursing programs.

 Professor Shlomo Noy

Israel approves NIS 120 million in order to combat brain drain

The program will run for five rounds, each lasting five years, with up to 40 researchers participating in each round and will be budgeted NIS 120 million for the entire period.

ElaPharma (illustrative)

Arab inactivity in Israel is rising due to Israel's failings - State Comptroller

The state comptroller found that over the last six years, the number of unproductive Arab youth has continued to rise gradually.

 Arab students seen at the campus of "Mount Scopus" at Hebrew University in Jerusalem on March 7, 2017.