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University of Haifa to delay start of academic year
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGavriel Fiske is a reporter at The Times of Israel
Illustrative: Students at the University of Haifa, on April 11, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
The University of Haifa announces that the new academic year will begin on November 10, a week after Israel’s other universities are to start on November 3.
The decision was made “in light of the security situation” and due to “the directives of the Home Front Command and relevant authorities,” the university says.
The Home Front Command has forbidden in-person learning in Israel’s north for several weeks due to the ongoing offensive against Hezbollah. Last year, following the Hamas-led October 7 assault, universities delayed the opening of the academic year several times, ultimately opening on December 31, 2023, amid widespread reservist call-ups.
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