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  • Weizmann Institute of Science ranked 10th in the world for research quality

    ISRAEL, 2015/07/21 Rehovot’s Weizmann Institute of Science has been ranked 10th in an international ranking of research institutions and universities and is the only one of the top 10 to be located outside the US. The ranking is conducted by the Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) of Leiden University in the Netherlands. The CWTS Leiden Ranking is based solely on numeric indicators instead of question-based surveys. That includes publishing statistics for the scientists of the various universities and how often the papers are cited by other researchers -- both of which reflect the quality of the papers. These numbers are weighted accorded to the size of the research institute or university.

  • Ben-Gurion University graduation ceremony.

    ISRAEL, 2015/07/21 The number of academics living abroad has halted its increase and remained steady between 2012 and 2014, next an increase of 19 % between 2010 and 2012, during the height of the social protests in Israel, according to a survey conducted by the Israel National Brain Gain Program and released by the Economy Ministry Monday. The Israel National Brain Gain Program is a cooperative project between the Economy Ministry, the Immigration and Absorption Ministry, the Finance Ministry, and the Planning and Budgeting Committee at the Council for Higher Education. The program, which started its work in 2013, is headed by Economy Ministry chief scientist Avi Hasson and works to halt the phenomenon known as “the brain drain” – academics moving abroad for long periods of time – and bring them back to Israel.
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