Index 58

AI readiness of Israeli higher education

All institutions / Institution card · Round 3, 5.10.2026

7.5 of 13 points

Bar-Ilan University

University · biu.ac.ilRanking: rank 6 of 57 ranked · in the "University" group: rank 4 of 11 · Mandatory metrics: 2/3AI policy: Found, Integrity and assessment: Not found in public sources, Responsible body: FoundScore: 58% (7.5 of 13 points across 10 metrics checked)

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Compared with institutions of the same type (University, 11 ranked):Each bar is one institution, by score. Turquoise: this institution. Dark blue: an institution that meets all three mandatory metrics. Detailed comparison with the group's leaders.

Mandatory metrics

1. Published institutional AI policy or principlesFound

Instructions for correct use of generative artificial intelligence tools

Body: Learning and Teaching Division (the document does not name an issuing body)

Document date: No date in the document

Applies to all students; the lecturer sets course policy; AI declaration mandatory in the LMS.

Source: מדריך-לסטודנט-לשימוש-בבינה-מלאכותית.pdf learning-and-teaching.biu.ac.il · PDF (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

2. Academic integrity and assessment rules that address AINot found in public sources

Student disciplinary regulations

Document date: 2.1.2024

The regulations and the plagiarism guide (2021) have no AI clause.

Source: TakMishmaatStudentimH.2.1.2024.pdf acad-sec.biu.ac.il · PDF (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

3. A declared responsible bodyFound

AI Unit | ICT Division: institutional AI officer (CAIO)

Body: ICT Division

Document date: 2.7.2026

The page announces an "institutional artificial intelligence unit" that leads strategy, policy and implementation, headed by an institutional AI officer (CAIO) with contact details. A named declared body with responsibility for policy.

The same document also serves metric 7.

Source: 270 ict.biu.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Additional source: 335 learning-and-teaching.biu.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 27.9.2026

Implementation metrics

4. AI training for academic and administrative staffPartially found

Artificial intelligence AI: self-study modules for lecturers

Body: Learning and Teaching Division

Document date: Updated 1.6.2026

Modules for lecturers; no workshop catalog with dates; academic staff only.

The same document also serves metric 8.

Source: 335 learning-and-teaching.biu.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

5. AI literacy for studentsFound

Instructions for correct use of generative artificial intelligence tools

Body: Bar-Ilan University

Document date: Undated; in the 2025/26 bulletin of the School of Graduate Studies

The same document also serves metric 9.

Source: 2440 graduate-school.biu.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

6. Information-security and acceptable-use rules for AIPartially found

FAQ: do not enter personal, identifying or sensitive data

Body: Learning and Teaching Division

Document date: Updated 12.3.2026

Warning only. The ICT Division's information security page (2023) does not mention AI. No list of approved tools or approval process.

Source: 339 learning-and-teaching.biu.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

7. Institutional AI strategy or action planPartially found

AI Unit | ICT Division: areas of responsibility

Body: ICT Division

Document date: 2.7.2026

The page lists "formulating and leading the university's artificial intelligence strategy" as an area of responsibility of the unit, but no strategy document with goals and a timeline has been published.

The same document also serves metric 3.

Source: 270 ict.biu.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 27.9.2026

Complementary metrics

8. Transparency: an AI information hub or public reportPartially found

Artificial intelligence AI (hub for lecturers)

The President's Report 2025 has no AI chapter.

Components found (1 of 4): Tools and training. Missing: Policy, Responsible bodies, Report.

The same document also serves metric 4.

Source: 335 learning-and-teaching.biu.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 27.9.2026

9. AI-in-research policyPartially found

Instructions for correct use of generative artificial intelligence tools

Body: School of Graduate Studies

Document date: Updated 29.1.2025

Disclosure and attribution in papers and take-home exams; theses and research authorship are not mentioned explicitly.

The same document also serves metric 5.

Source: 2440 graduate-school.biu.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

10. A secure AI environment for all staff and studentsNot found in public sources

AI Unit

Body: ICT Division, Bar-Ilan University

Document date: 02/07/2026

The ICT Division's AI Unit page speaks of promoting responsible and secure use of artificial intelligence, but names no licensed tool, who receives it, or data protection. Also checked: site: searches for Copilot, ChatGPT and institutional licensing, the division's information security page and the AI guideline pages of the School of Graduate Studies, with no statement on an institutional environment for all.

The same document also serves metric 3, 7.

Source: 270 ict.biu.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 27.9.2026

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