After a decade of struggle: Ariel University has been accepted as a member of the Board of Universities
The institution, which has struggled for state recognition since its inception, has been added as a full member of the committee.
This, against the background of an extensive campaign by students who called for the move to be implemented.
"We have proven that politics is off the bench when it comes to the benefit of male and female students"
Uri Sela
19/06/2022
Sunday, 19 June 2022, 17:49 Updated: 18:37
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The Forum of University Heads decided today (Sunday) to respond to Ariel University's request to be accepted as a full member of the University Heads Committee (VRA), after a decade of struggles by the institution for official recognition, and in the background
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student campaign demanding the institution join the committee last month.
Ariel University was discussed in the forum today, and with the help of legal advice on the issue, it was decided to join the committee. The university was notified to the president of the university, Prof. Yehuda Sheinfeld
. Bitton in response to the announcement, "Ariel University is a university with excellent researchers and impressive academic achievements.
"Its place is in a great right, like all other universities. This is an overwhelming answer to all those who called only a few weeks ago for a boycott of academia, commerce and life in Ariel."
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"A significant correction was made today."
Ariel University (Photo: Screenshot, C)
"The boycott has been broken, the struggle has succeeded," the National Student Association announced today, launching a campaign last month to include Ariel University as a member of the committee. "A significant correction was made today," Recently, we have harnessed our partners, and together we have proven that politics is off the bench when it comes to the benefit of male and female students. "
MK Sharan Hashakel, chairman of the Education, Culture and Sports Committee And at the end they discover that within the State of Israel there is a declared boycott against Zionist institutions.
"Ariel University has been boycotted by the US for years. I will not allow such cases to take place in our country."
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