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Higher Education in Israel
Higher Education in Israel
Multi-Year Plan and Internationalization
Academic Research and Innovation
Israel’s Higher Education System
Higher Education in Israel
Multi-Year Plan and Internationalization
Academic Research and Innovation
Israel’s Higher Education System
The Higher Education System and its InterfacesTHE STATE
KNESSET GOVERNMENT
Finance Education
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
LAW1958
CHECHAIR
VICE CHAIR
Council for Higher Education (CHE)
The Council for Higher Education (CHE)
Provides accreditation of new degrees and programs
Approves the establishment of new institutions and licensing of branches of foreign HE institutions
Conducts Quality Assurance of existing programs
The Higher Education System and its InterfacesTHE STATE
KNESSET GOVERNMENT
Finance Education
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
LAW1958
GOVT DECISION
1977
CHECHAIR
VICE CHAIR
PBCCHAIR
Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC)
The Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC)
Plans the development of the HE system at the national level, taking into account academic and national needs
Negotiates with the Ministry of Finance on the state budget for higher education
Allocates the budget to the HE Institutions
Ensures that institutional budgets are balanced
Israeli HE System - Snapshot 310,000 students (50% of age cohort) in 62 institutions
9 Universities - Public 53 Colleges
8 Research Universities
1 Open University
32 Academic Colleges
(20 public, 12 private)
21 Teacher Training Colleges (public)
HE Institutions in Israel
Universities Budgeted CollegesNon-Budgeted
Colleges
Status Budgeted and Planned by PBC Not budgeted and planned by PBC but supervisedacademically
Research and Training
Budgeted for research Not budgeted for research
May have research funds
Programs Bachelors, Masters, PhDwide range of fields
Bachelor and Master, limited number of fields
Faculty Ranks Full Prof; Associate Prof; Senior Lecturer, Lecturer
Israel’s HE Institutions - Timeline
1923: Technion
1925: Hebrew University
1934: Weizmann Institute
1955: Bar Ilan University
1956: Tel Aviv University
1969: Ben Gurion University
1972: Haifa University
1974: Open University
1975-1990: Some new colleges
1990s: MassiveOpening of Colleges
2012: Ariel declared as University
Significant Growth in Number of Colleges
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1989/90 1994/95 99/2000 2004/05 2009/10 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
Universities Budgeted Colleges Non Budgeted Colleges Teacher Training Colleges
Accelerated Growth in Number of Students
192,700
266,830
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50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
1985/86 1989/90 1993/94 1997/98 2001/02 2005/06 2009/10 2013/14 2017/18
Total Students
Bachelor Students
NB: These figures do not include students studying at the Open University, of which there are approximately 42,700 in 2017/18
Higher Education in Israel
Multi-Year Plan and Internationalization
Academic Research and Innovation
Israel’s Higher Education System
Individual Research Funding in Israel
Home Institution
H2020
Israel Science Foundation
Bi-National Funds
MoST Grants
PBC MoST~3B USD
2.1B USD (~70%)
106M USD
140M USD
International Research CollaborationEuropean Framework Programs (FP4 >Horizon 2020)
BSF: Bi-National Science Foundation with US
GIF: German-Israel Foundation
Joint research program with NSFC of China
Joint Research Program with UGC of India
Joint Research Program with NRF of Singapore
Joint research program with CIHR of Canada
Research Infrastructure
CERN: Full Member
SESAME: Middle East Collaboration
Israeli Universities in Shanghai Ranking
Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2017
Country Rank Institution World Rank
1 Technion – Israel Institute of Technology 93
2 Hebrew University of Jerusalem 101-150
3 Weizmann Institute of Science 101-150
4 Tel Aviv University 151-200
5 Ben Gurion University 401-500
6 Bar Ilan University 401-500
Citations Per Publication 1996-2016
#1 Computer Science
#5 Engineering
#7 Chemistry
#5 Biochemistry, Genetics, and
Molecular Biology#6 Country Ranking
Israel’s Recent Nobel, Turing Prize and Fields Medal Laureates
Arieh Warshel, Michael Levitt, Nobel in Chemistry, 2013, Weizmann Institute
Shafi Goldwasser, Turing Prize, 2012, Weizmann Institute
Dan Shechtman, Nobel in Chemistry, 2011, Technion
Elon Lindenstrauss, Fields Medal, 2010, Hebrew University
Ada E. Yonat, Nobel in Chemistry, 2009, Weizmann Institute
Robert Aumann, Nobel in Economics, 2005, Hebrew University
Aaron Ciechanover, Avram Hershko, Nobel in Chemistry, 2004, Technion
Daniel Kahneman, Nobel in Economics, 2002, Hebrew University
Adi Shamir, Turing Prize, 2002, Weizmann Institute
Israel’s Investment in ResearchIsrael’s Investment in R&D
R&D and Innovation in Israel – The role of universitiesPBC budget model encourages research excellence
Long history of TT companies within universities (Weizmann Institute and Hebrew University established 2nd and 3rd TT companies in the world) - single point of contact for industry and academic researchers
New models for encouraging innovation on campus (e.g. Hebrew University’s BioGiv“excubator”)
Three Israeli universities (Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, Technion) ranked amongst top 100 ‘Most Innovative’ in the world – high number of registered patents, licensed technologies, and start-up spin-off companies.
Some key Israeli innovations from universities:
All HEIs Have Their Own TT CompanyWeizmann Institute – Yeda (1959)
Hebrew University – Yissum (1964)
Tel Aviv University – Ramot (1973)
Technion – T3
Ben Gurion University – BGN Technologies
Bar Ilan University – BIRAD
Haifa University – Carmel
Israeli colleges and hospitals – SNE Rosetta IP
Government Intervention Programs
Under the responsibility of the Israel Innovation Authority
Different intervention programs for academic-industry collaboration (MAGNET, MAGNETON etc.)
International collaboration programs
Higher Education in Israel
Multi-Year Plan and Internationalization
Academic Research and Innovation
Israel’s Higher Education System
CHE/PBC Multi-Year Plan Priorities2016-2022
Strengthening and Streamlining the System
National Needs and the Labor Market
Innovation in Teaching
Research Infrastructure in the Cloud Era
Internationalization
Internationalization Policy Goals
Supporting Institutional
Capacity
Attracting International
Students
Global Experience and Skills for
Israeli Students
International Research Linkages
www.studyinisrael.che.org.il