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© Hagit Messer-Yaron, 2014
Basic Science, Big Science and Higher Education in Israel
Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron
Vice ChairThe Council for Higher Education
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CHE
HE-GOV interface in IL
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The State GOV
Parl.
MOE MOF others
PBC
Higher Education institutions
ACCREDITATION, QA
DirectBUDGETING
POLICY, BUDGET
IndirectBUDGETING
ISF, TELEM, FP, CERN etc.
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Higher Education in Israel - historyTwo institutions served as the basis for the Israeli HE System:
1924 - The Technion – Israel Inst. of Technology1925 - Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1948 – the establishment of the State of Israel• 1958 – the Council for Higher Education (CHE) Law• 1977 – the Government Decision 666 established The
Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC), as a sub-committee of the Council for Higher Education.
1948-1990 – HE as an “ivory tower”1990’s – Transition to mass higher education
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The Council for Higher Education (CHE)
Approve and maintain the establishment of
institutions of higher education
Accreditation: New Degrees & Programs
Licensing branches of HEI’s outside of Israel
Quality Assurance
Serves as the State of Israel's guiding institution for all matters related to Higher
Education
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The Council for Higher Education (CHE) – Establishment & Structure
The CHE was established in 1958 according to “The Council for Higher Education Law”.
Structure: 25 members.Formally chaired by the Minister of Education.Majority - faculties from HEIs.2 Student Union representatives.4-5 Public representatives.
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The Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC)
•Established by the Government in 1977
•Exclusive in all matters relating to the budget allocations and approvals for Israel's accredited public HEI’s.
•National Planning of HE System
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HEI in Israel 2012/13
INSTITUTIONS 67Research Universities 7
Open University 1Art Academies 2Comprehensive Colleges 12Engineering Colleges 7Teachers’ Colleges 23Non-Budgeted Colleges 15
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# of Institutions of HE in Israel
1989/90 1994/95 99/2000 2004/05 2009/10 2012/130
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
8 8 8 8 8 8
5 816 18 21 217
13
1926
2422
2
7 712 16
Universities Budgeted Academic CollegesNon-Budgeted Academic Colleges Teacher Training Colleges
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The 7 research universities (2012/13):
•The Technion•The Hebrew University in Jerusalem
•Tel Aviv University•Bar Ilan University
•Ben Gurion University in the Negev•Haifa University
•The Weizmann Institute
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Research University vs. Colleague
Teaching:
Undergrad
Teaching & research:
Faculty,
Graduate students
Research:
Grants,
TT ,
Facilities,
Inst.
PRO HEI
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Publications/Capita, 2004-2008
SwitzerlandSweden
DenmarkFinlandIsrael
NorwaySingaporeNetherland
sAustraliaCanada
New Zealand
UKBelgiumAustria
USAGermany
FranceTaiwanGreeceSpain
No. 5 in scientific
publications/capita
(in ‘84-’88 this was No. 1)
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Average citations/paper : Israel, OECD, World, 1981-2008
Avg. of 5.57 Citations/paper
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All Israeli research universities are in the top 500 of the Shanghai list
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Israel: Recent Nobel LaureatesArieh Warshel, Chemistry, 2013,
Weizmann Inst Dan Shechtman ,Chemistry, 2011,
TechnionAda E. Yonath, Chemistry, 2009,
Weizmann Inst.Robert Aumann, Economics, 2005,
HUJIAaron Ciechanover, Avram Hershko
Chemistry, 2004 - TechnionDaniel Kahneman, Economics, 2002 -
HUJI
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HE in IL: Facts & Figures – 2012/2013
Students 298,600Bachelor
230,000Master 57,000Ph.D. 11,600
Faculty ~ 7,000Tech & Admin. ~ 10,000
BUDGET (est. all sources) ~$3.0 billion
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Breakdown of the Income of the HEIs
Gov (PBC Allocations) – 65%
Tuition Fees – 21%Other – 14%
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PBC budget allocation 2012/13
TOTAL budget: NIS 7.74B ~ $ 2.2B To academic
Research: 9.4% Direct support
to the research
Universities: 59%
Total allocation to
academic research
(est.): ~NIS 3 B
