Lior Dattel (Haaretz)
By Lior Dattel (Haaretz)
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Fast Forward Israel’s Brain Drain Is Worst in Western World
Israel’s higher education system is deteriorating and well-educated Israelis are fleeing abroad, according to a report recently published by the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel. The emigration rate of Israeli researchers is now the highest among Western countries, according to the study. It said that over the past 40 years, nationwide expenditure…
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Fast Forward To Reverse Brain Drain, Israel Offers Returning Scientists Major Grants
Outstanding scientists who return to Israel as part of a project to establish centers of excellence at local universities will receive up to NIS 2 million in research grants. The grants will be spread out over five years, up to NIS 400,000 a year, based on new rules drawn up by the Planning and Budgeting…
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