Faculty Mobility in Israel

As we discuss faculty mobility this week, I thought you may find this article interesting.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Israel) was shown data demonstrating a brain drain issue with faculty and academics going abroad and not returning to Israel. He has now created a Committee to address the issue and secure funding to lure faculty to stay in Israel. He uses the term "vacuum" in his article when referring to designing a body to attract faculty back to institutions in Israel.

Earlier articles show that 25% of academics leave Israel . (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/939846.html). It seems like this issue has been discussed over the last few years in Israel under different leadership.