The Minister of Education and Chairman of the Council of Higher Education Naftali Bennett announced on Thursday his decision to appoint Matanahu Engelman as the CEO of the Council for Higher Education (Council for Higher Education) and the Committee for Planning and Budgeting. Engelman, who has served for the past four years as CEO and Deputy for the president of the Technion, he will replace the CEO of the General Assembly of the Technion Gadi Frank. Minister Bennett and chairman of the Technion Prof. Zilbreszt wished success to Engelman. The appointment is subject to the approval of the Commission for Reviewing Appointments operating under the Government Companies Law.
A few days ago, the search committee, led by the chairman of the OT, Prof. Yaffe Zilbarschat, recommended the two leading candidates for the position: the CEO and vice president of the Technion, Mattaniho Engelman, and the CEO of the Employment Service, Boaz Hirsch. Minister Bennett invited the two to personal talks and at the end of them decided on Engelman's appointment to the position.
Minister Bennett and the chairman of the TA Prof. Zilberschatz wished success to Engelman and said that he is the right person to lead the higher education system in the many challenges it faces. "In his role as CEO and Vice President of the Technion, Matanyahu has demonstrated great qualities and professionalism, and we are sure that he will know how to march the MLAG and the OT to new heights."
According to the MLA announcement, many good candidates with administrative experience and familiarity with both the public service and the higher education system appeared before the search committee. After the committee held a long and exhaustive procedure, which included two public announcements, and after giving its opinion, both to the formal qualifications of the candidates, and Based on their personal experience and their impressions of their personalities, qualities and skills, the committee found two particularly outstanding candidates: Boaz Hirsch and Matanyahu In a meeting with Minister Hirsch, he decided to withdraw his candidacy. Minister Bennett and Prof. Zilbrashtz thanked Boaz Hirsch for the fair procedure and wished him success in his future.
As for Matanyahu Engelman, the committee found that "his experience is impressive and diverse and spans a variety of types of higher education institutions. His familiarity and proficiency in the field of higher education are distinct. Also, his key managerial experience in recent years in his role as CEO of a leading institution of higher education in Israel, along with his experience also in managing a college, make him Has a deep knowledge and extensive understanding of the needs of higher education in all its complex shades. All of these will allow him to fulfill the position of CEO of the MLA/VAT with great success, to which he will bring his extensive experience and deep knowledge of the system."
