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מכון ויצמן ו האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים

Israel ranks fourth globally for top universities per capita

24.11.24|Shahar Ilan
Hebrew University, Technion, and Weizmann lead the charge in mathematics, chemistry, and engineering.
אוניברסיטת בר אילן פקולטה לרפואה צפת

Bar Ilan University receives 1B shekel anonymous donation to promote Deep Tech research

03.06.24|Shahar Ilan
The American donor, who chose to remain anonymous, donated the money to recruit dozens of researchers in Deep Tech, in what is the largest donation that the university has ever received, and the second largest donation in Israeli academia history
מחאה ב אוניברסיטת קולומביה נגד ישראל

Israel's tech boom faces global headwinds amid geopolitical tensions

06.05.24|Omer Kabir
Fallout in academia, with boycotts of Israeli researchers and cancellations of collaborations, threatens the R&D pipeline critical to Israel's tech prominence. This chilling effect could severely undermine the sector's competitiveness over time.
מחאה פרו פלסטינית ב אוניברסיטת קולומביה ניו יורק

Could Israel be facing an academic embargo?

05.05.24|Shahar Ilan
An emergency session was convened to establish a government taskforce to address efforts at U.S. and European institutions to boycott Israeli academics, which has so far manifested in protests and informal boycotts, amid growing fear that elite universities will join
הפגנה פרו פלסטינית ב הרווארד

Israelis being ‘unofficially boycotted’ in global academia, says report

17.12.23|Shahar Ilan
According to the National Council for Civilian R&D, there have been cancellations of invitations to joint conferences, rejections of articles for publication and grants to Israeli researchers, and more, all of which could seriously harm Israel’s scientific and economic standing
Advanced Manufacturing

New NIS 4 million program to promote research collaborations between manufacturers and academic institutions

31.08.22|CTech
The Israel Innovation Authority and the Ministry of Economy and Industry are behind the new program
כנס אקדמיה פאנל כמה האקדמיה שווה אילאיל אמיר כסיף, מנהלת המרכז להשכלה גבוהה-תעסוקה, מייסודה של קרן אדמונד דה רוטשילד וידאו

“More employers choose to focus on hard skills and less on academic background”

24.05.22|Calcalist
Ilil Amir-Kasif, the Director of the Center for Higher Education and Employment, founded by the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, was speaking during Calcalist’s “Academia that Works” conference
אנדריאס שלייכר

"We have to educate people for jobs that have not yet been created”

22.05.22|Adrian Filut
According to Prof. Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills at the OECD, academia needs to adapt to the labor market, and the state needs to subsidize higher education
Anna Pellivert Yissum Technology

To spur innovation, tech ecosystems can’t afford to overlook academia

09.08.21|Anna Pellivert
Curiosity Driven Research born from academia is vital in order to keep the best minds tackling the biggest questions in science.
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Tel Aviv University establishes first Israeli AI and data science academic branch

23.02.21|CTech
The center aims to promote multidisciplinary research collaborations with other universities around the world
איור יונתן פופר תיאור: נזק מדיה חברתית הייטק

This research was sponsored by Amazon: How ‘Big Tech’ is compromising academic integrity

06.10.20|Viki Auslender
After ‘Big Tobacco’ and ‘Big Oil,’ it is now the tech giants’ turn to try their hand at influencing the public debate by contributing to research institutes
ד"ר דנה בר און Dr. Dana Bar-on

Teva is recruiting Israeli academia to help produce its next breakthrough drug

13.09.20|CTech
You reap what you sow: The pharmaceutical giant is partnering up with researchers to try and find the next Copaxone
אוניברסיטה הטכניון טכניון חיפה

Israeli Academic Institutions Quickly Adjusted to Remote Learning and There Is No Turning Back

03.04.20|Shahar Ilan
Once campuses were shut down nationwide in mid-March, it took a little over a week for all academic institutions in Israel to shift their curriculum, almost in its entirety, to the web
מנואל טרכטנברג פרופסור ל כלכלה ב

Israeli Economist Manuel Trajtenberg Joins Academic Networking Platform Treebute

21.01.20|Hagar Ravet
Treebute uses an artificial intelligence-powered search engine to analyse scientific literature, and patent and medical databases, aiming to make resources generated by academia accessible to entrepreneurs and industrial players
העיר ניו יורק מלמעלה

Yeshiva University Launches Joint New York Innovation Lab, With Hebrew University as Strategic Partner

21.05.19|Meir Orbach
The lab, located on Yeshiva University’s campus, will help Israeli startups looking to expand to the U.S. market make connections within New York’s tech and business environment
מימין לוק דירינג ממיסדי VineUp דניאל כהן מנכל Graduway

Alumni Outreach Company Graduway Acquires Academic Mentoring Startup VineUp

12.08.18|CTech
VineUp develops web and mobile apps that allow students and alumni to share their experience within a closed network
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Royal Bank of Canada Invests $2 Million in Israeli Academic Cybersecurity Research

26.06.18|CTech
The bank invested in research on artificial intelligence and machine learning applications for cybersecurity at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
אוניברסיטת חיפה זירת הבריאות

Founder of Business Wire Donates $10 Million to Israel’s University of Haifa

30.05.18|Tofi Stoler
The donation will be used for the founding of a new campus consisting of at least four buildings at the port and downtown area of Haifa
אוניברסיטה הטכניון טכניון חיפה

New Database Traces Technologies Emerging From Israeli Academia

29.05.18|CTech
The database traces patents, companies, and researchers making their way through technology transfer organizations associated with Israeli academic institutions
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Academic Plagiarism Detection Startup Raises $1.1 Million

01.04.18|Tofi Stoler
The company helps educational institutions find out when students plagiarise content available on the web