There are eight official universities in Israel. In addition, there are a few dozen colleges and other institues of higher learning, as well as about a dozen foreign university extensions. All are academically supervised by the Council for Higher Education in Israel (CHEI). // History Because of the above definition, the oldest universities in the world were all European, as the awarding of academic degrees was not a custom of older institutions of learning in Asia and Africa. ... The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. ...

Universities

Israel's official universities are listed below, followed by their English acronym (if commonly used), internet domain, establishment date, latest data about the number of students and the institute's world academic rank (of the top world universities, according to WebOMetrics and Shanghai Jiao Tong University): The Academic Ranking of World Universities is compiled by researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and includes major institutes of higher education in all countries of North America, Europe, Asia, Pacific, and Latin America, compared and ranked by multiple numerical criteria, including publications in peer-reviewed journals and Nobel prizes...

All universities, except for the Weizmann institute and the Open University, offer the full range of graduate and undergraduate degrees - bachelor, master and doctor. The Weizmann institute does not offer bachelor's degrees, while the Open University does not give doctorate degrees. The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (הטכניון - מכון טכנולוגי לישראל) is a university in Haifa, Israel. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים) is one of Israels oldest, largest and most important institutes of higher learning and research. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Weizmann Institute of Science (מכון ויצמן למדע) is an institute of higher learning and research in Rehovot, Israel. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Bar-Ilan University (BIU, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן) is a university in Ramat Gan, Israel. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Central Library from a lawn Tel-Aviv University (TAU, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב) is one of Israels major universities. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Haifa (אוניברסיטת חיפה) is a university in Haifa, Israel. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev The Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב) was founded in 1969, in Beer Sheva, Israel. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... The Open University of Israel (האוניברסיטה הפתוחה) is a distance-learning university in Israel. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three or four years. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ...

Colleges

Other institutes of higher-learning in Israel, that are accredited by CHEI to confer a bachelor's (and in some cases also a master's) degree, are called colleges (מכללות).

These include:

• Holon Academic Institute of Technology
• College of Judea and Samaria
• Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
• Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
• Jerusalem College of Technology
• Shenkar College of Engineering and Design
• Ruppin - The Academic Center
• The College of Management
• ORT Braude College of Engineering
• Academic College of Tel-Aviv - Yaffo
• Hadassah Academic College
• Yezreel Valley College
• Tel-Hai Academic College
• Netanya Academic College
• Interdisciplinary Center
• Academic College of Engineering in Tel-Aviv
• Sapir Academic College
• Negev Academic College of Engineering
• Shaarei Mishpat
• Academic College of Law
• Jerusalem College of Engineering
• Achva Academic College

There are also over twenty teacher training colleges or seminaries, most of which can award only a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree. The Holon Academic Institute of Technology (Hebrew: מכון אקדמי טכנולוגי חולון) is a college in Holon, Israel. ... Shenkar College of Engineering and Design is a college in Ramat-Gan, Israel. ... A Bachelor of Education (BEd) is an undergraduate academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a teacher in schools. ...

References

• The Council for Higher Education in Israel and its official description of types of Israeli higher learning institutions, and their full lists.

See also

• Teacher Training Colleges in Israel

List of colleges and universities by country, List of colleges and universities This is a list of universities, colleges and other educational institutions providing higher education (meaning tertiary, quaternary or in some cases post-secondary education). ... A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z The alphabetical listing is based on Christina DeMellos pages at http://www. ...