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It seems that in Israel there are (very small) quotas for non jewish people to be admitted at university. I've met muslim israeli who have learnt italian to go

by LtWorf 3y ago

It seems that in Israel there are (very small) quotas for non jewish people to be admitted at university. I've met muslim israeli who have learnt italian to go to study medicine in italy (where there is a notoriously extremely difficult entrance exam) because all of this was easier than going to a local university.

bushbaba 3y ago
Source in that? Here’s a source countering https://www.timesofisrael.com/number-of-arab-students-in-israeli-universities-grows-78-in-7-years/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/number-of-arab-students-in-isr...
- LtWorf 3y ago
  > Source in that? Me, I have personally met people doing it, while being a student myself. From your link: > In postgraduate programs, the proportion of Arab students rose 60% from 3.9% to 6.3%. If you have 0 students and then you get one, it increases ∞%, but sometimes looking at the % in the title, which is just a Δ of the actual % doesn't tell the whole story.
  - bushbaba 3y ago
    You state Israeli universities have a limit on the number of Arab students. I didn’t see anything which supported such a remark.
    - LtWorf 3y ago
      The link you posted yourself doesn't paint a rosy picture, despite the clickbait title.
liorsbg 3y ago
Not sure why you would write this, please research. 1. There is actually affirmative action for Arab Israelis. 2. A lot of Israelis (Jewish and Arab alike) go study medicine abroad. You need a near perfect score on the SAT-equivalent exam to get into med school in Israel (not enough spots, too many applicants).
jo6gwb 3y ago
There are many Israeli (Jewish) students who go to Europe for medical school. A lot of this has to do with Americans going to Israeli medical schools who take up the space, and it is doubtful this has to do with the individual you met who was Muslim. This past year Israel actually banned/limited the number of Americans who can enroll in their medical schools. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-ends-lucrative-american-medical-training-programs-to-focus-on-local-doctors/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-ends-lucrative-american... Edited to include link

by LtWorf 3y ago

bushbaba 3y ago

Source in that? Here’s a source countering https://www.timesofisrael.com/number-of-arab-students-in-israeli-universities-grows-78-in-7-years/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/number-of-arab-students-in-isr...

LtWorf 3y ago
> Source in that? Me, I have personally met people doing it, while being a student myself. From your link: > In postgraduate programs, the proportion of Arab students rose 60% from 3.9% to 6.3%. If you have 0 students and then you get one, it increases ∞%, but sometimes looking at the % in the title, which is just a Δ of the actual % doesn't tell the whole story.
- bushbaba 3y ago
  You state Israeli universities have a limit on the number of Arab students. I didn’t see anything which supported such a remark.
  - LtWorf 3y ago
    The link you posted yourself doesn't paint a rosy picture, despite the clickbait title.

liorsbg 3y ago

Not sure why you would write this, please research. 1. There is actually affirmative action for Arab Israelis. 2. A lot of Israelis (Jewish and Arab alike) go study medicine abroad. You need a near perfect score on the SAT-equivalent exam to get into med school in Israel (not enough spots, too many applicants).

jo6gwb 3y ago

There are many Israeli (Jewish) students who go to Europe for medical school. A lot of this has to do with Americans going to Israeli medical schools who take up the space, and it is doubtful this has to do with the individual you met who was Muslim. This past year Israel actually banned/limited the number of Americans who can enroll in their medical schools. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-ends-lucrative-american-medical-training-programs-to-focus-on-local-doctors/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-ends-lucrative-american... Edited to include link