{"id":53815,"date":"2025-11-02T04:43:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T09:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/bar-ilan-becomes-israels-second-largest-research-university-surpassing-huji\/02\/11\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T04:43:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T09:43:56","slug":"bar-ilan-becomes-israels-second-largest-research-university-surpassing-huji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/bar-ilan-becomes-israels-second-largest-research-university-surpassing-huji\/02\/11\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Bar-Ilan becomes Israel\u2019s second largest research university, surpassing HUJI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over the past seven years, Bar-Ilan has seen a 30% increase in total student enrollment, marking the highest growth rate among the country\u2019s major research universities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/bar-ilan-university\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bar-Ilan University;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bar-Ilan University<\/a> has climbed to second place among Israel\u2019s research universities, surpassing the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and now trailing only Tel Aviv University, according to a new Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) 2025 Higher Education Report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The shift marks a major redistribution within Israel\u2019s academic landscape. Over the past seven years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/consumerism\/article-869068\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bar-Ilan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bar-Ilan<\/a> has seen a 30% increase in total student enrollment, marking the highest growth rate among the country\u2019s major research universities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The data highlighted a strengthening of the university&#8217;s research capabilities, with nearly half of the recent enrollment surge occurring in graduate and doctoral programs. The university has seen growth across key areas, including engineering, medicine, nanotechnology, cybersecurity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/consumerism\/article-871760\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:artificial intelligence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">artificial intelligence<\/a>, and the exact sciences.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Photo of Bar-Ilan University campus, March, 2025. (credit: COURTESY BAR ILAN)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Is strategy the secret tool behind Bar-Ilan\u2019s success?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The university pointed to a long-term strategic plan aimed at broadening accessibility and investing heavily in cutting-edge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/science\/article-870967\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:research;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">research<\/a> infrastructure as the catalysts for this success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Through a deep, broad, and consistent strategic process, Bar-Ilan University has achieved an unprecedented milestone of becoming the second largest university in Israel, influencing the lives of hundreds of thousands of young Israelis from all walks of life,&#8221; said Prof. Arie Zaban, president of Bar-Ilan University.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The strategic shift has included the introduction of new academic offerings, such as new engineering tracks and a six-year medical program. Furthermore, the university has fostered interdisciplinary collaboration to connect scientific research directly with practical needs in areas like health care and technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/bar-ilan-becomes-israel-second-085408861.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past seven years, Bar-Ilan has seen a 30% increase in total student enrollment, marking the highest growth rate among the<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/bar-ilan-becomes-israels-second-largest-research-university-surpassing-huji\/02\/11\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/a8f622ecc36abb22ffe9889d33fb431d","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53815"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}