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Funding at Hebrew University Seven Times that of Yeshiva Student
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Government funding for Israeli universities amounts to $500- 800 per month per student according to figures released last month. In comparison, the state allocates $115 per month for every student in a yeshiva gedoloh and $142 per month for every avreich kollel. This is before the recent drastic cutbacks.

According to a report produced by Dun & Bradstreet, the government allocations comprise a substantial portion of university income. The three leading institutions--the Hebrew University, the University of Tel Aviv and Ben-Gurion University--receive "hefty allocations comprising half [of their total budgets] and more." The company notes that most state assistance is transferred directly to the institutions and in some cases is earmarked for specific purposes.

According to a simple analysis of the figures, total per- student funding at the universities and other institutions of higher education is five times higher than per-student funding for yeshiva students. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem enjoys particularly generous funding: government allocations there total $9,458 per student annually (or $788 per month).

The report also provided illuminating figures on the ratio of students and staff. Beit Berl College, for instance, employs 442 staff members for its 6,353 students; the Kibbutz Seminary College employs 275 permanent staff members for its 4,350 students; and Betzalel retains 350 permanent senior staff workers for its 1,314 students.

The large monetary allocations for the universities and other academic institutions stem partly from the inflated salaries they generally pay. Ha'aretz recently revealed that the National Academy of Scientists, which receives a total of NIS 11.5 million ($2.5 million) provided by the Council of Higher Education's Committee for Planning and Funding and various government ministries, spends NIS 4.2 million ($900,000) on wage expenditures although the 84 professors who work with the organization meet only a few times every year.

 

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