The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israeli-students/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:04:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Israeli students | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/israeli-students/ 32 32 Former students at Israeli institute raise some $60,000 for Gazan ex-colleagues https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-students-at-israeli-institute-raise-some-60000-for-gazan-ex-colleagues/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:11:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3617427 Group has helped 2 alumni of Arava institute for Environmental Studies leave enclave for universities overseas, supports a third still in the Strip and the families of all three

The post Former students at Israeli institute raise some $60,000 for Gazan ex-colleagues appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> 9 tiny satellites built by Israeli students blast off into space https://www.timesofisrael.com/9-tiny-satellites-built-by-israeli-students-blast-off-into-space/ Sat, 15 Mar 2025 18:17:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3503464 Small cube-shaped devices contain scientific and communications instruments, will spend some three years in a 500-kilometer orbit

The post 9 tiny satellites built by Israeli students blast off into space appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Israeli student detained and fined for alleged Nazi salute on trip to Auschwitz https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-student-detained-and-fined-for-alleged-nazi-salute-on-trip-to-auschwitz/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 23:53:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3499448 Security guards spotted member of group from Kiryat Bialik high school with arm raised; companion asserts he was just waving to spoil another's photo of camp entrance gates

The post Israeli student detained and fined for alleged Nazi salute on trip to Auschwitz appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> NIS 50m per year to be invested in boosting English proficiency among undergraduates https://www.timesofisrael.com/nis-50m-per-year-to-be-invested-in-boosting-english-proficiency-among-undergraduates/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 08:53:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3025489 Council for Higher Education's 5-year plan aims to internationalize Israeli academia by upping the number of courses taught in English, sending students for apprenticeships abroad

The post NIS 50m per year to be invested in boosting English proficiency among undergraduates appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> ‘Fighting for our future’: Tel Aviv high schoolers rally against judicial overhaul https://www.timesofisrael.com/fighting-for-our-future-tel-aviv-high-schoolers-join-protests-of-judicial-reform/ Sun, 29 Jan 2023 21:13:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2938369 'Students are asking to take a moral, not a political, stand,' says Ironi Dalet High School principal Uri Lass

The post ‘Fighting for our future’: Tel Aviv high schoolers rally against judicial overhaul appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> ‘This is an emergency’: Thousands of students rally against judicial makeover plan https://www.timesofisrael.com/this-is-an-emergency-thousands-of-students-rally-against-judicial-makeover-plan/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 13:17:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2926849 Coordinated 'strike' held in over a dozen universities and colleges, with organizers vowing to fight 'liquidation of the justice system'; counter-rallies back 'fixing' of judiciary

The post ‘This is an emergency’: Thousands of students rally against judicial makeover plan appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Major education reform will slash number of high school matriculation exams https://www.timesofisrael.com/major-education-reform-will-slash-number-of-high-school-matriculation-exams/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 09:01:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2697765 Students will be required to pass 4-5 exams instead of 12-14; reform expected to come into effect next year

The post Major education reform will slash number of high school matriculation exams appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Israeli students’ electric car for elderly to compete in Dubai-based show https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-students-electric-car-for-elderly-to-compete-in-dubai-based-show/ Thu, 26 Nov 2020 09:39:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2434474 Two-meter car was designed at Ariel University; it can park perpendicular to sidewalk, door opens in front and seats slide forward to ease exit

The post Israeli students’ electric car for elderly to compete in Dubai-based show appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Amid pandemic, most college students out of work, 24% may drop out — survey https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-pandemic-most-college-students-out-of-work-24-may-drop-out-survey/ Sun, 18 Oct 2020 06:20:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2410261&preview=true&preview_id=2410261 Poll shows 51% of students unemployed since start of coronavirus crisis; student union head warns of 'severe social epidemic'

The post Amid pandemic, most college students out of work, 24% may drop out — survey appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Pandemic fallout for higher education especially tough for Arab students – study https://www.timesofisrael.com/pandemic-fallout-for-higher-education-especially-tough-for-arab-students-study/ Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:00:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2408151 Survey shows 22% of Arabs mulling leaving school vs 10% of Jews; authors note danger of widespread dropouts as schooling is 'most significant tool for social and economic mobility'

The post Pandemic fallout for higher education especially tough for Arab students – study appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Israeli classrooms have 5 more kids than OECD average; teachers earn 5% less https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-classrooms-have-5-more-kids-than-oecd-average-teachers-earn-5-less/ Tue, 08 Sep 2020 13:37:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2383898 Still, annual report finds Israel ahead of the curve on women's education and on share of the population getting higher education

The post Israeli classrooms have 5 more kids than OECD average; teachers earn 5% less appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> NGO that gives meals to schoolkids in need will deliver to homes amid pandemic https://www.timesofisrael.com/ngo-that-gives-meals-to-schoolkids-in-need-will-deliver-to-homes-amid-pandemic/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:47:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2266499 NEVET and Leket Israel join forces to provide pre-packaged hot meals, ensure deprived children and their families continue to benefit from nutritional food

The post NGO that gives meals to schoolkids in need will deliver to homes amid pandemic appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Fourth-grader unearths 9th century gold coin during educational dig https://www.timesofisrael.com/fourth-grader-unearths-9th-century-gold-coin-during-educational-dig/ Sun, 02 Jun 2019 11:46:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2087115 'I saw something sparkling, so I just picked it up,' says 10-year-old Shira Sofer, one of hundreds of children taking part in regional archaeology program in central Israel

The post Fourth-grader unearths 9th century gold coin during educational dig appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Nearly 1,600 Arab and Jewish Israeli med students flock to Moldova for school https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-1600-arab-and-jewish-israeli-medical-students-flock-to-moldova-for-school/ Mon, 17 Dec 2018 02:51:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1977396 Israeli citizens make up a quarter of the student body at Nicolae Testemitanu Medical University in Chisinau -- by far the largest group of foreign pupils

The post Nearly 1,600 Arab and Jewish Israeli med students flock to Moldova for school appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> OECD report shows Israeli education gaps, but also greater investment in schools https://www.timesofisrael.com/oecd-report-shows-israeli-education-gaps-but-also-greater-investment-in-schools/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 08:45:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1923962 Data highlights growth in funds for institutions at all levels, though spending per student remains comparatively low, and classes are crowded

The post OECD report shows Israeli education gaps, but also greater investment in schools appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]>