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Oct 1, 2013
Foreign students funding officially being cut by end of year
It looks pretty final. The Ministry of Education yesterday distributed a letter to various yeshivot informing them that as of 2014 there will be no more funding for foreign students. As of right now the funding is being decreased, to 30% of the monies received for an Israeli student, until the end of the current year.
(source: Kikar)
This is going to be a big hit to many yeshivot - worst of all to Israeli yeshivot that have a lot of foreign students, like the Mir and many others. I don't know for sure, but I think the one year American yeshivot, also known as "gap year yeshivot" probably won't be hit so badly - they already charge high tuition, which the Israeli yeshivot do not do, making them less dependent on the subsidies from the government.
(source: Kikar)
This is going to be a big hit to many yeshivot - worst of all to Israeli yeshivot that have a lot of foreign students, like the Mir and many others. I don't know for sure, but I think the one year American yeshivot, also known as "gap year yeshivot" probably won't be hit so badly - they already charge high tuition, which the Israeli yeshivot do not do, making them less dependent on the subsidies from the government.
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Thank you Bayit Yehudi.
ReplyDeleteThat's good news. I can't imagine why anyone thought it was okay for Israeli taxpayers to support foreign students in the first place!
ReplyDeleteMany see it as a tourism initiative, that it helps bring students here who would otherwise stay in chu"l for their advanced learning.
DeleteIn that case, it could be funded by the Ministry of Tourism. Let's wait and see if they find that a worthwhile tourist-drawing item to fund.
DeleteIn any case, if a student is already here, if hundreds of students are already here, is it reasonable to cut the funding halfway into the year?
ReplyDeleteif I already have kids betwene the ages of 1 and 18, is it reasonable to cut the kitzvat yeladim in the middle? wait until they all turn 18! in the meantime do not give new allocations, but dont cut the old until the expiry!
Deleteis there a difference?
No, I agree fully with you. All my kids are under the deadline of kids born before 2003. (why did they choose that year?)
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