Higher Education in Israel Higher Education in Israel
Israel’s Higher Academic Research Multi-Year Plan and Education System and Innovation Internationalization Higher Education in Israel
Israel’s Higher Academic Research Multi-Year Plan and Education System and Innovation Internationalization The Higher Education System and its Interfaces
THE STATE KNESSET GOVERNMENT
Finance Education Council for Higher Education (CHE)
CHE LAW CHAIR 1958 VICE CHAIR
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS 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 Interfaces
THE STATE KNESSET GOVERNMENT
Finance Education Planning and Budgeting Committee GOVT (PBC) PBC CHE LAW DECISION CHAIR CHAIR 1958 1977 VICE CHAIR
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS 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
32 Academic 8 Research Colleges 21 Teacher Training 1 Open University Universities (20 public, 12 Colleges (public) private) HE Institutions in Israel
Non-Budgeted Universities Budgeted Colleges Colleges Status Budgeted and Planned by PBC Not budgeted and planned by PBC but supervised academically Research and Budgeted for research Not budgeted for May have research funds Training research Programs Bachelors, Masters, PhD Bachelor and Master, limited number of fields wide range of fields Faculty Ranks Full Prof; Associate Prof; Senior Lecturer, Lecturer Israel’s HE Institutions - Timeline
1923: 1934: Weizmann Institute 1969: Ben Gurion University Technion 1974: Open University 1990s: Massive Opening of Colleges
1975-1990: Some new colleges 2012: Ariel 1956: Tel Aviv University 1972: Haifa University declared as University 1925: Hebrew University 1955: Bar Ilan University Significant Growth in Number of Colleges
80
70 65 67 66 65 63 63 62 59 60 22 21 50 24 21 21 21 21 50 26
40 19 16 16 31 12 13 13 13 12 30 7 7 21 13
20 20 20 7 21 21 21 21 21 2 16 18 1 8 10 5
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 0 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
300,000 266,830
250,000 Total Students
200,000 192,700
150,000 Bachelor Students 100,000
50,000
0 1985/86 1989/90 1993/94 1997/98 2001/02 2005/06 2009/10 2013/14 2017/18
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
Israel’s Higher Academic Research Multi-Year Plan and Education System and Innovation Internationalization Individual Research Funding in Israel
Home Institution MoST Grants
Bi-National H2020 Funds 2.1B 106M USD USD (~70%) Israel Science PBC Foundation MoST ~3B USD 140M USD International Research Collaboration European 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 #6 Country Ranking Biology 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 ResearchR&D R&D and Innovation in Israel – The role of universities PBC 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 Company Weizmann 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
Israel’s Higher Academic Research Multi-Year Plan and Education System and Innovation Internationalization CHE/PBC Multi-Year Plan Priorities 2016-2022
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 Attracting Global Experience International Institutional International and Skills for Research Linkages Capacity Students Israeli Students www.studyinisrael.che.org.il Thank You! www.che.org.il