Using remote learning, some programs for foreign students have already begun school year; Ben Gurion University serving as war-time logistics center

New collective deal, achieved after 18 months of talks, includes salary hike, 'promotion of excellence in research' and consensus to keep system 'stable' until at least 2027

Rector warns government's plans will stifle academic freedom, urges other institutes of higher education to threaten open-ended strike if legislation is not halted

Top academics say coalition's plans will cause 'fatal damage' to country's education, urges informed public dialogue on proposals to overhaul courts

Bennett welcomes move, says educational institute no longer a 'stepchild'; other lawmakers see move as a refusal to bow to boycotts of the West Bank

Slamming Ze'ev Elkin's decision not to keep on director of Higher Education Council, the chair of the Committee of University Heads warns of danger to Israeli democracy

Chairman of the Committee of University Heads says branding kosher food on campus 'pro-Israel' reveals that BDS is actually about suppressing freedoms of religious Jews

Far-right Im Tirzu group invites users to call out allegedly unpatriotic lecturers; university heads slam 'intimidation' campaign