Haredi Women Hit Glass Ceiling in Higher Education

Reuven Gal, Ilia Zatcovetsky

A new study finds more ultra-Orthodox are pursuing studies than previously thought, but women have fewer career ambitions.

Real figures: A leap in the number of Ultra-Orthodox who serve the country and work

Myth breaking data published by the Samuel Neaman Institute, shows that there has been an increase of several hundred percent in recruitment to the army, civil service and integration of Ultra-Orthodox in the job market. Knesset member Uri Orbach told “Kikar HaShabbat”: “The data is incorrect. Give me five minutes where we can walk around Yeshiva’s and I’ll show you hundreds who don’t study”

Investment in recruiting Ultra-Orthodox will return itself in three years

Ilia Zatcovetsky

Behind the call for recruiting yeshiva boys and their integration into the job market is not only the principle of values, but also an economic one. Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion calculated for Calcalist how much the program will pay off for the country.

A well-oiled Energy

Gershon Grossman, Yaara Grinberg

BDO Ziv – Haft believe that it is possible to reduce the excise tax on gasoline by 50% without harming state revenues, as well as reduce the cost of fuel. The way: oil production. The how: revenue received from taxes on production profits will replace the tax revenues from gasoline consumers. The means: a reservoir of oil shale, which according to the company will be able to generate 10 billion a year to the state.

The scientific community: disagreements over the oil shale project

An oil shale discussion, held at the Samuel Neaman at the Technion, has not ended with definitive conclusions on the necessity of the project

Israel Prize in architecture and design has been awarded to Prof. Adam Mazor.

Adam Mazor

The Minister of Education, Gideon Sa’ar announced the recipient of the Israel Prize in the field of architecture and design for 2012 – Prof. Adam Mazor, and congratulated him. The Minister of Education approved the recommendation of the award committee headed by Prof. Dan Rizinger.

Why there are almost no Ultra-Orthodox doctors and engineers, but there are plenty of lawyers?

Reuven Gal

One out of three Ultra-Orthodox students is studying law, and one in five – Business Administration ■ “It’s more difficult to learn engineering than law,” Dr. Reuven Gal, Senior Researcher in Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion, explains the influx toward general professions. “They think they can make a good living, but then discover that the market is flooded and there are no internships”■ The severe shortage of Ultra-Orthodox doctors and psychologists is a subject they barely speak of

Is scientific research in Israel deteriorating?

Does higher education need more research and development budgets to be able to stop the “brain drain” and contribute to the Israeli economy and growth, or is it unfounded myths, that interest owners want to market to the public in order to win more money? Prof. Yakir Plessner examines the issue in depth, and comes to an unexpected conclusions

Service innovations can become an exporting field – but Israel ignores

According to research by Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion, services account for about 75% – of the economic activity in developed countries ■ Innovation in services has been recognized as the engine of exporting and growth, but Israel is behind.

Before the elections | | the scientific questionnaire for political parties

What, in fact, are these elections about? The political and economic views have been covered everywhere, now it is time to ask the parties about what really matters: what do they think about evolution? What chance do we have against Iran in the space race? Who will take care of nuclear energy? Four days before the moment of choice, Haaretz magazine presents a scientific survey (Shas and Habayit Hayehudi refused to answer)