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Israel’s economy is becoming increasingly knowledge-based – with the second-largest number of startup companies per capital in the world after the United States. The average high-tech career salary is approximately $85,000, almost twice the non-high tech average. With the number of STEM job openings set to grow significantly in the next decade, increasing diversity in STEM fields will be critical for achieving growth, cohesion and equality in our economy and the broader society.
Since its establishment 50 years ago, the University of Haifa, Israel's most pluralistic university, has led efforts to promote the participation of Israeli Arab and Druze young adults in higher education. The majority of Israel’s Arab population lives in northern Israel, where the University of Haifa has developed a reputation for its academically challenging and supportive environment.
We invite you to partner with us by supporting minority and female PhD candidates who demonstrate academic and research excellence in STEM fields.

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Over the past few years, nearly 40% of incoming students enrolled in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Haifa have dropped out from the BSc degree program. To help address this challenge, the University of Haifa launched a computer science retention initiative several years ago, designed to provide talented minority students with extra academic support to significantly increase their success in completing their computer science degree. The initiative offered an intensive six-week summer program and a semester-long preparatory program. With more than 60% of the Department's students coming from minority communities, and a majority from economically disadvantaged homes, the initiative was an important statement demonstrating the University’s commitment to diversity and pluralism and making academic success widely accessible to all young people in northern Israel.

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