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Ongoing Story· Day 9

Israeli Universities See Decline in Global Rankings

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Haaretz EnglishCulture

Hebrew University Makes Top 100 World Rankings Amid Academic Challenges

By Meirav Arlosoroff

Summarized from Haaretz English by baba

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English · Sole source

Original'The Fact That Hebrew University Is Still Ranked Among the World's 100 Best Is a Miracle '

The story in 5 lines · by baba

  • Hebrew University ranked 89th globally in the 2026 Shanghai Ranking.
  • Weizmann Institute of Science also placed in the top 100 at 71st.
  • Hebrew University President Tamir Sheafer is addressing academic crises.
  • Challenges include funding cuts, boycotts, and researcher departures.
  • The Technion dropped to the 101-150 band.

Haaretz English publishes in English. The key points are summarized above. Read Haaretz English’s full report from the link at the top of the page.

Haaretz EnglishLeft · Tel Aviv

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