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Where to find all the Education Focus content
This week the JR Online has published a special Focus on Education which can leave users with an information overload. We have, therefore, created this “INDEX” to all that we have published and divided it into three main sections – South Africa, Israel, and the World. Each sub-index begins with a note about what and why we have published what we have. This is learning about learning – and it makes great reading. It is also ideal to print out for a Shabbos read.
ANT KATZ
With so many institutions to choose from in Israel, Jewish Report elected to focus on how the system works and how to access financial and other assistance for studying both high school and University in Israel as a Diaspora student. To make it easier for JR Online users to access the large amount of content, stories, downloads, brochures, links and general information, we have created a portal for users …
South Africa
The study options in South Africa have been unpacked by some of the top writers and community leaders to assist parents and their teenagers to decide whether they should study at home or abroad:
GAP YEAR MAY HELP TO CHOOSE A DIRECTION FOR THE FUTURE
STRONG ARGUMENTS FOR STUDYING AT SA UNIVERSITIES
PRIVATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR
SA UNIVERSITIES COCK-A-HOOP AT THE 2017 ACADEMIC YEAR
THE SAJBD IS WORKING HARD FOR SA STUDENTS
Israel
Understanding the schooling and tertiary education systems in Israel, as well as the multitude of benefit and subsidy packages available to South Africans who do not wish to make aliyah at this stage, is a complex subject.
The staffers at the Israel Centres or at Telfed in Israel are best equipped to offer the best advice – but JR Online has tried to unpack it all in a manageable way for users.
EDUCATION IN FOCUS: Introduction
General stories and information on studying in Israel:
TELFED VISITS SA REGARDING SASI – PDF
ISRAEL STUDENT AUTHORITY PRE-ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES PDF
ISRAEL STUDENT AUTHORITY TAKA PROGRAMME – PDF
ISRAEL STUDENT AUTHORITY BASIC INFORMATION – PDF
ALL ISRAELI TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS CONTACT DETAILS – PDF
Free high schooling:
PARENTS LOOK AT OPTIONS AS COSTS, PROTESTS INCREASE – Story
FIVE SA HIGH-SCHOOLERS SETTLED IN ISRAELI SCHOOLS – Story
NA’ALE IS TRULY A HOME AWAY FROM HOME – Story
Specific universities:
With seven main state-owned universities and many private ones, we decided to focus on the four which have “Friends of…” organisations in South Africa. These are theIr stories (and associated links):
THE HEBREW U OF JERUSALEM – ISRAEL’S ACADEMIC PRIDE & JOY
- HEBREW U HELPING TO SOLVE SA’S BEE CRISIS – Story
- HEBREW U SA MECHINA – PDF
- HEBREW U STUDY ABROAD – PDF
BGU: INNOVATION AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
- MANDELA GETS DOCTORATE FROM BGU – Story
- BEN-GURION U FULL BROCHURE PDF
- BGU STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMME – PDF
- BGU HEALTH PROGRAMME JUNE 2017 – PDF
TEL AVIV U – TOP ACADEMICS & A COSMOPOLITAN FLAVOUR
BAR ILAN IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST A GREEN CAMPUS
World
DEMYSTIFYING THE US EDUCATION SYSTEM