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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 441 366 HE 032 822 AUTHOR Barshad, Tamir; Goldbach, Avi TITLE Higher Education in Israel. INSTITUTION Council for Higher Education in Israel, Jerusalem. PUB DATE 2000-00-00 NOTE 279p.; Published by the Committee for Overseas Students of the Planning and Budgeting Committee. AVAILABLE FROM Council for Higher Education in Israel, P.O. Box 4037, Jerusalem 91040. Tel: 02-5679911; Fax: 02-5679955. PUB TYPE Reference Materials Directories/Catalogs (132) Reports - Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC12 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS College Choice; *Colleges; Exchange Programs; Foreign Countries; Foreign Culture; *Foreign Students; Graduate Study; *Higher Education; International Educational Exchange; International Programs; Research Universities; Study Abroad; Undergraduate Study; Vocational Education; Vocational Schools IDENTIFIERS *Israel ABSTRACT This book, which describes higher education programs in Israel, is intended to help overseas students find academic programs suited to their individual needs. Israel's higher education institutions, in conjunction with the Committee for Ovv.-seas Students, offer overseas students approximately 30 long-term. (me semestt,r or one year) programs that lead toward a degree designed especially for overseas students; 70 summer school programs are also available. The programs offer contact with Israeli students, Israeli society, and Israeli customs. The first section of the book is an overview; it discusses degree programs (undergraduate, master's, and doctoral), diploma studies (certificate programs), special programs for overseas students, and the mandate of the Council for Higher Education in Israel. The largest section of the book is comprised of a listing of academic institutions and the fields of study they offer, arranged hierarchically by universities, non-university sectors, regional colleges under the academic responsibility of Bar-Ilan University, regional colleges under the academic responsibility of Ben-Gurion University, teacher training colleges, and study programs at Israeli institutions of higher education. Each multipage listing provides name, address, phone/e-mail/Web site, followed by a brief historical overview of the institution, the programs of study offered, admission requirements and application information, and sections on student life, housing, and financial aid. 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Planning & Budgeting Committee Committee for Overseas Students P.O.B. 4037 Jerusalem 91040, Tel: (02) 5679911; Fax: (02) 5679955 Higher Educabon Dsrael kito the 2000 Nehemia Levtzion Chairman of the Planning and Budgeting Committee Two important developments have marked higher education in the 1990s; tremendous growth and increasing diversity. The number of students in higher education more than doubled between 1990 and 2000 more than doubled from 76,000 to 165,000 with 32,000 more students at the open University of Israel. The growth of Higher education was planned by the PBC. Candidates were first directed to the three universities that had the potential to grow. In the 1990s three universities Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University more than doubled the number of their students. At the same time we diversified higher education by creating, besides the research universities, colleges, with an emphasis on excellence in academic teaching, not in research. The percentage of undergraduates in colleges rose from 10% in 1986 to 45%. The cost of teaching in the colleges is lower than in universities, because faculty there have a heavier teaching load. Academic and technological colleges are being established in the periphery, in the Galilee and in the Negev, where currently a shortage of academic manpower inhibits the growth of advanced industries. The number of post-graduate rose even faster than that of undergraduates. Between 1990 and 1998 the number of master's students in universities grew from 14,000 to 30,000. 30% of the additional master's students study management and 12% education. Traditional universities and new colleges meet the challenges of Lifelong Learning, of Distance Learning, and of Technology-Mediated Learning. The PBC is sponsoring new programs of information technology. Higher education is called to respond to the needs of Israel's economy and society. The 1990s saw the continued surge in the electronics industry and the software sectors, which contribute decisively to Israel's economic growth and exports. This industry is claiming acute shortage of graduates with a bachelor's degree in computer sciences and in electronics engineering. The PBC has encouraged universities and colleges to increase the intake of students in those fields and the number of graduates in high-tech will grow from 2,000 in 1998 to 5,000 in 2003. Investment in human capital through education is universally recognized as a condition for the economic development of a nation. For the individual, higher education is the ultimate way of securing a place in the front line of the nation's social and economic development. Hence, higher education is changing from a privilege for the selected, to the right of everyone who has the will and capability to learn. Higher Education in Israel is therefore in one of its most dramatic and challenging periods, as we strive to achieve two complementary goals; extending access to higher education and to maintain Israel's excellence in science and technology. Editorial Note: The information about the Institutions of Higher Learning is solely at the responsibility of the Institutions themselves. The initiative for the publication of this book came from the Committee for Overseas Students, its chairman Professor shlomo Grossman, and its secretary Mr. David Assouline. The production of this book was carried out by Mr. Tamir Barshad, Deputy Director General of PBC and Mr. Avi Goldbach, the project coordinator, Ms. Fern Seckbach, copy editor, and Youval Tal Ltd., the graphic designer. Higher Education in Israel has been radically transformed during the nineties. The number of students more than doubled, and the system has become truly diversified/ The percentage of undergraduate students in the non-university section grew from 15% in 1990 to 45% in 2000. The growth in number of students is particularly impressive in the periphery, in the Northern and the Southern regions, where colleges are situated next to development towns, where unemployment is high. Foreword The higher education institutes in Israel, in conjunction with the committee for overseas students, offer overseas students approximately 30 long-term programs of one semester or year, studies towards a degree designed especially for the overseas student as well as approximately 70 summer school programs (lasting between 3 and 6 weeks). The committee for overseas students encourages the universities to implement new programs for overseas students, in order to comply with the requests of overseas students to study in Israel. These programs expose the overseas students to studies in Israel, to contact with Israeli students, Israeli society and its customs. The overseas students programs can be divided into four types, as follows: One-semester or one-year programs Programs towards a degree in the English language (B.A. or M.A.) Programs for the regular Hebrew language courses at the university (B.A., M.A. and Ph.D.) Summer school programs Most of the programs are accredited by universities abroad. The higher education institutes prepare special social programs for the students. Counselors accompany these programs to help the students get acquainted with Israeli society and take them on trips so that they also learn some Israeli geography. Special workshops for leadership in the community and on the campuses are also available to these students. Most higher education institutes have housing accommodations for the overseas students. Students attaining a certain proficiency in the Hebrew language can join the regular courses at the university together with Israeli students. Students who demonstrate outstandingscholasticachievementsaregranted scholarships for the coming year by the committee for overseas students. The scholarship recipients are chosen by a special committee of the universities and the committee for overseas students. The committee for overseas students, in collaboration with the planning and budgeting committee (of the higher education council) and the Department of Education (of the Jewish Agency), are in charge of planning and preparing the overseas students programs in the Israeli higher education institutes. The planning and budgeting committee of the higher education council deems it very important to encourage overseas students to come and study in Israel, and