Index 58

AI readiness of Israeli higher education

All institutions / Institution card · Round 3, 5.10.2026

8.5 of 13 points

Tel Aviv University

University · tau.ac.ilRanking: rank 2 of 57 ranked (Tied with one other institution) · in the "University" group: rank 1 of 11 (tied) · Mandatory metrics: 2/3AI policy: Found, Integrity and assessment: Found, Responsible body: Partially foundScore: 65% (8.5 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

Policy on the use of AI tools

Body: Dean's Office for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Document date: No date on the page

University-wide policy; each lecturer chooses one of three options at course level; AI declaration form, 2025.

Source: AI_Tools_Usage_Policy innovative-learning.tau.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

2. Academic integrity and assessment rules that address AIFound

Ethics and discipline guidelines for students writing academic papers

Body: Academic Secretariat

Document date: Updated 13.7.2025

Use of AI tools is permitted subject to faculty and course guidelines. The disciplinary regulations themselves have no AI clause.

The same document also serves metric 9.

Source: academic-paper acad-sec.tau.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

3. A declared responsible bodyPartially found

Dean's Office for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

The Dean's Office for Innovation in Teaching and Learning holds the policy; a software committee approves tools. No declared AI committee or officer. Partial: a named unit that the institution in practice presents as owning the policy, with no declaration of an AI committee or officer.

The same document also serves metric 6, 10.

Source: Main_AI_tools innovative-learning.tau.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

Implementation metrics

4. AI training for academic and administrative staffPartially found

Dean's Office workshop catalog, Semester A 2025 (13 AI workshops)

Body: Dean's Office for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Document date: 2025

Recurring program for academic staff. No program found for administrative staff.

Source: 1Workshops2025semesterA innovative-learning.tau.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

5. AI literacy for studentsFound

Guide to responsible use of AI for students (Hebrew and English)

Body: Dean's Office for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Document date: Undated

Source: Responsible_use_of_AI innovative-learning.tau.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

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

Leading AI tools and tutorials: approved tools, software committee, ban on sensitive data

Body: Dean's Office for Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Document date: Undated

Approved tools (Copilot 365, ChatGPT EDU), approval of new tools through a software committee, ban on sensitive personal and organizational data. Published on a teaching unit's page (the Dean's Office for Innovation in Teaching), not by the computing division or information security, hence Partial.

The same document also serves metric 3, 10.

Source: Main_AI_tools innovative-learning.tau.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 27.9.2026

7. Institutional AI strategy or action planNot found in public sources

The strategic priorities (2021) mention only the founding of an AI and data science center. The AI Learning Community report (2024) is recommendations, not a plan.

Checked: 26.9.2026

Complementary metrics

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

Gen AI in teaching (a Dean's Office hub)

Hub with policy, guide and tools; no responsible bodies and no periodic report.

Components found (2 of 4): Policy, Tools and training. Missing: Responsible bodies, Report.

Source: Gen_AI_in_Teaching innovative-learning.tau.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 27.9.2026

9. AI-in-research policyPartially found

Ethics and discipline guidelines for students writing academic papers, section 9

Body: Academic Secretariat

Document date: 13.7.2025

AI declaration in student papers. No policy found for the research authority or for theses.

The same document also serves metric 2.

Source: academic-paper acad-sec.tau.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

10. A secure AI environment for all staff and studentsPartially found

Leading AI tools and tutorials

Body: Innovation in Teaching and Learning, Tel Aviv University

Document date: Undated

The page states that Copilot 365 and ChatGPT EDU "can be purchased from the university eshop", that is, paid institutional licensing rather than an allocation to all staff and students. No statement on availability to all or on data protection.

ProductMicrosoft 365 Copilot, ChatGPT EDU
PopulationNot stated
CostPurchase through the university eshop
LoginNot stated
Data protectionNot stated

Conditions met in a public statement: Institutional license Eligibility for all staff and students Data-protection statement

The same document also serves metric 3, 6.

Source: Main_AI_tools innovative-learning.tau.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 27.9.2026

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