The Academic Boycott of Israel | Key Findings and Recommendations Summary
the report outlines a series of actionable recommendations across three levels—national, institutional, and individual. These include enhancing international advocacy, establishing mechanisms to monitor and address boycott incidents, forging new global partnerships, creating a network of “academic ambassadors,” and providing the necessary tools, including legal support, to affected researchers.
Geothermal Energy – the Application Potential at the Golan Heights
To assess the feasibility of deriving benefits from geothermal energy in the Golan heights, the Samuel Neaman Institute convened a stakeholder forum to discuss the geothermal geo-physical potential, possible applications, policy requirements, and environmental considerations. Participants included representatives from the Geological Survey of Israel, the Ministry of Energy, the Water Authority, the Ramat Golan Regional Council, and various Israeli companies whose operations are based on heat energy—such as Ormat, Enogia, OASIX, among others.
Confronting the Academic Boycott | Conference Summary from April 23, 2025
The program included opening remarks, a review of data and actions taken by the Neaman Institute regarding the issue, an in-depth legal lecture on the boundaries of the boycott’s legality, and two panel discussions focusing on the responses of Israeli academic institutions and the efforts of civil society organizations against the boycott phenomenon. Participants’ remarks were recorded and transcribed; below is a summary of their presentations.
International Round Table for Advancing Skills in STEM Education – Phase II
Phase II of the International Round Table for Advancing Skills in STEM Education focused on developing teaching and learning resources and assessment methodologies to assist in the acquisition of 21st century skills.
Book launch event for Prof. Meirav Aharon-Gutman’s book – “Standing on Their Own: On Urban Sociology and Mizrahiyut in Israel”
This report presents the proceedings of a conference held to mark the launch of Prof. Meirav Aharon-Gutman’s book, Standing on their own : on urban sociology and Mizrahiyut in Israel (2025).
It includes not only congratulations and commendations for the author and her work, but also a series of lectures by leading scholars addressing the book’s central themes.
Engineering Leadership: Skills and Competencies
Engineering leadership encompasses the ability to guide teams, processes, and projects in the design, development, and implementation of engineering and technological systems. This document provides background materials to support the development of Israel’s professional infrastructure for engineering leadership, with the goal of shaping programs that cultivate engineering leadership skills and competencies across academia and industry.
Before You Launch: Protocol for Aspiring Entrepreneurs Part 2: Case Study
In Part 1 we presented a lengthy before-you-launch protocol for entrepreneurs, comprising key issues and questions that demand forethought and early planning. In Part II we provide an interview with the CEO of an Israeli startup Darwin AI whose mantra is “The AI Hub for Government”.
CEO Noam Maital responds to the protocol questions, based on his experience with a successful startup Waycare and a startup-in-progress
Before You Launch: An Exhaustive Protocol for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Many believe that high risk is innate and inherent in entrepreneurship – ‘baked in the cake’. In this study, we argue that the failure rate can be significantly reduced by the intelligent use of a pre-launch protocol — a list of sixty-four “$64 questions”, that ask startup entrepreneurs to consider in advance the challenges and pitfalls they may face in future – in order to anticipate and prepare.
Assessment of the Environmental Conditions within the Arab Community
The purpose of this review of the environmental status within Arab authorities is to identify success stories, key challenges, and opportunities for change in the environmental landscape of the Arab community, particularly in the areas of sustainable development and environmental infrastructure.
Food Security 2050 – Economic-Environmental Assessment
The report analyzes these three central challenges in shaping food security in Israel and the interdependence among them. Thus, the reliance of processing methods on resource management, focusing on the availability and quality of land and water by 2050; the impact of land and water availability, that depend on climate change, on the quantity and quality of food, and especially the production of animal feed and protein; and lastly, the impact of the shift in dietary preferences and demand for various food types on local production volume, resource management, processing methods, and the feasibility to establish food security in Israel.