In the last decade, the number of doctoral students from the Arab sector has doubled

The chairman of the University of Israel, Prof. Yaffe Zilbarschat: "The revolution of the integration of the Arab students in the academy is great news for the State of Israel in general and the Arab society in particular

The revolution in making higher education accessible to Arab society is also reflected in sharp increases in the number of postgraduate students (Master's and PhD) in universities. New data from MLA shows that over the past decade, the number of PhD students from the Arab society in universities has doubled from 355 students (759) to 2022 students (7). As part of the five-year plan, the OT set a target according to which in 6.7 XNUMX% of all PhD students will be from Arab society, and according to the data, the target was almost reached (XNUMX%) already last year.

An increase of about 90% also among the master's degree students from Arab society studying in universities. A quarter of the students study medicine, engineering and exact sciences.

The chairman of VT, Prof. Yaffe Zilbarschat: "The revolution of the integration of the Arab students in the academy is great news for the State of Israel in general and the Arab society in particular. Thanks to a wide-ranging holistic program, personal guidance and guidance from high school to graduate degrees, and thanks to a large investment of resources, we were able to open the gates of higher education to Arab students and remove decades of barriers. The academy is a key to reducing gaps and social mobility, to employment and integration into Israeli society."

Arab society - PhD studies in universities, by years

From the data for the year 40 it appears that about 311% of the doctoral students from the Arab society (20 students) studied for a doctorate in the fields of engineering and monetary sciences (biological sciences, mathematics and physics). About 138% (20 students) studied for a doctorate in social sciences and a similar number of students (about 131%) studied for a doctorate in the fields of humanities, arts and languages ​​(10 students). In addition, a little more than 90% of the students studied for a doctorate in education and teacher training (3 students) and about 30% studied law and business administration (XNUMX students).

Arab society - graduate studies in universities

According to the data, in the past decade there has been an increase of about 90% among the proportion of students from the Arab society who study a master's degree in universities. In 2,161, 3,966 Arab students studied at universities for a master's degree, and a decade later their number almost doubled (XNUMX students in XNUMX).

In total (including colleges) in 8,708, 14 students from the Arab Society studied at academic institutions in Israel for a master's degree, which constitute 2022% of the total number of master's degree students in Israel. The target set for 12 was XNUMX% (the target was achieved).

Arab society - Master's studies in universities, by years

A segmentation by fields of study shows that 20% of the students from the Arab society are studying a master's degree at universities in social sciences (739 students), 16% of the students are studying a master's degree in education (661 students) and about 14% of the students from the Arab society are studying at universities a master's degree in engineering and exact sciences, biological sciences, physics and mathematics (532 students)

Also, almost 10% of the students are studying a master's degree in medicine (372 students) and 579 students from the Arab society (about 15%) are studying a master's degree in universities in the fields of auxiliary medical professions.

A holistic program for the integration of Arab students in higher education

The MLA emphasizes that within the framework of the multi-year program, VT operates a holistic program, which begins already at the high school stage with the "Road Program" which is currently operated in approximately 45 clusters of settlements and provides exposure, information, advice and direction to the academy as well as support in relevant courses (such as: psychometric), tours to the academy, a higher education fair in collaboration with the institutions within the settlements.

Furthermore, as part of the pre-academic preparatory studies and the bachelor's degree, dedicated support programs for the Arab society are implemented, which include reinforcements in the language (Hebrew and English) as well as academic, economic and social supports. Dedicated career centers for the Arab community were established in the institutions and the 'Irtaka' scholarship is awarded to 800 students in each cohort. Students are selected based on socioeconomic status and preferred fields of study. The scholarship accompanies the students throughout the degree. Vat also supports the encouragement of excellence and grants merit scholarships for advanced degrees among the Arab society, including in the master's degree, the third degree and the post-doctorate, as well as supports the admission of outstanding academic faculty members from among the Arab society.

More of the topic in Hayadan:

• The number of recipients of a master's degree in a research track has remained relatively stable over the past decade - approximately 3,800 per year
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