#30 Israeli universities are world-class institutions

Israeli universities are gaining in recognition around the world and many Fortune 500 companies have research and development departments located in Israel to employ recent graduates of these universities.

Israel HaYom reports:

4 Israeli universities make list of world’s 100 best academic institutions

Hebrew University of Jerusalem listed 18th on list of world’s best universities. Tel Aviv University ranks 29th, while Weizmann Institute of Science and the Technion are ranked 96 and 97.

According to rankings compiled by academicinfluence.com, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is the 18th-best university in the world, below Harvard, Oxford, and MIT, but above the London School of Economics and the California Institute of Technology.

Tel Aviv University also made the list, taking the 29th spot.

Israel’s elite institutions of science and technology, the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, were ranked 96th and 97th, respectively.

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