Basic Science, Big Science and
Higher Education in Israel
Prof. Hagit Messer-Yaron
Vice Chair
The Council for Higher Education
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HE-GOV interface in IL
The State
Parl.
GOV
others MOF MOE
POLICY, BUDGET
PBC
CHE
ACCREDITATION,
QA
Direct
BUDGETING
ISF,
TELEM, FP,
CERN etc.
Indirect
BUDGETING
Higher Education
institutions
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Higher Education in Israel - history
Two institutions served as the basis for the Israeli HE
System:
 1924 - The Technion – Israel Inst. of Technology
 1925 - 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 subcommittee of the Council for Higher Education.
 1948-1990 – HE as an “ivory tower”
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 1990’s – Transition to mass higher education
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The Council for Higher Education (CHE)
Serves as the State of Israel's guiding institution
for all matters related to Higher Education
 Approve and maintain the establishment of
institutions of higher education
 Accreditation: New Degrees & Programs
 Licensing branches of HEI’s outside of Israel
 Quality Assurance
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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
 Research Universities
 Open University
 Art Academies
 Comprehensive Colleges
 Engineering Colleges
 Teachers’ Colleges
 Non-Budgeted Colleges
67
7
1
2
12
7
23
15
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# of Institutions of HE in Israel
70
60
22
24
50
26
19
40
16
12
30
13
20
10
0
7
7
16
18
21
21
5
2
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
1989/90
1994/95
99/2000
2004/05
2009/10
2012/13
7
Universities
Non-Budgeted Academic Colleges
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
HEI
PRO
Research:
Grants,
Teaching &
research:
TT,
Faculty,
Teaching:
Facilities,
Graduate
students
Undergrad
Inst.
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Publications/Capita, 2004-2008
Switzerland
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Israel
Norway
Singapore
Netherlands
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
UK
Belgium
Austria
USA
Germany
France
Taiwan
Greece
Spain
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Average citations/paper : Israel, OECD, World,
1981-2008
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All Israeli research universities are
in the top 500 of the Shanghai list
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Israel: Recent Nobel Laureates
 Arieh
Warshel, Chemistry, 2013,
Weizmann Inst
 Dan Shechtman ,Chemistry, 2011,
Technion
 Ada E. Yonath, Chemistry, 2009,
Weizmann Inst.
 Robert Aumann, Economics, 2005,
HUJI
 Aaron Ciechanover, Avram Hershko
Chemistry, 2004 - Technion
 Daniel Kahneman, Economics, 2002 HUJI
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HE in IL: Facts & Figures – 2012/2013
Students
Bachelor
Master
Ph.D.
298,600
230,000
57,000
11,600
Faculty
Tech & Admin.
~ 7,000
~ 10,000
BUDGET (est. all sources)
~$3.0 billion
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Breakdown of the Income of the HEIs
Gov (PBC Allocations) – 65%
Other – 14%
Tuition Fees – 21%
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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
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