Index 58

AI readiness of Israeli higher education

All institutions / Institution card · Round 3, 5.10.2026

5.5 of 12 points

Max Stern Yezreel Valley College

Academic college / academic center · yvc.ac.ilRanking: rank 12 of 57 ranked · in the "Academic college / academic center" group: rank 3 of 32 · Mandatory metrics: 2/3AI policy: Found, Integrity and assessment: Found, Responsible body: Not found in public sourcesScore: 46% (5.5 of 12 points across 9 metrics checked) · On all 10 metrics: 42%

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Compared with institutions of the same type (Academic college / academic center, 32 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

Informed use of generative AI tools in academic learning - guidelines for students

Body: Yezreel Valley College (published on the regulations and procedures page)

Document date: February 2025

Verified manually in a browser 26.9.2026. A one-page institutional guidelines document alongside the general regulations: each lecturer sets the policy for their course, the default is a ban, mandatory declaration and prompt logging, full student responsibility. No approving body named.

The same document also serves metric 2.

Source: rules-and-procedures yvc.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Additional source: yvcwebsite.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com yvcwebsite.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · PDF (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

2. Academic integrity and assessment rules that address AIFound

Informed use of generative AI tools - mandatory declaration in the assignment submission system

Body: Yezreel Valley College

Document date: February 2025

Verified manually in a browser 26.9.2026. The guidelines state that the assignment submission system on course sites includes a declaration on AI use, and that conversations must be logged. The 2026/27 regulations themselves (PDF) were not read.

The same document also serves metric 1.

Source: rules-and-procedures yvc.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

3. A declared responsible bodyNot found in public sources

No declared AI body, committee or officer found. Checked the library pages, the regulations and a site search.

Checked: 26.9.2026

Implementation metrics

4. AI training for academic and administrative staffNot found in public sources

Found a one-off AI workshop by the international unit and paid external-studies courses. No ongoing institutional training program for academic or administrative staff found.

Source: heb_ai_workshop yvc.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

5. AI literacy for studentsPartially found

Guiding principles for using AI in academia: tools and ethical guidelines

Body: The college library

Document date: 16.10.2025

Library guide with a list of tools (SciSpace, Elicit, Perplexity), chatbots and recommended reading. No institutional literacy module or course for all students.

The same document also serves metric 8.

Source: academic_ai yvc.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Additional source: ai_tools_edu yvc.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

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

What you need to know before using AI tools: considerations and risks

Body: The college library

Document date: 16.10.2025

A general warning only: "entering personal text or raw papers may expose private information to a third party". No list of approved tools, classification of prohibited information or approving body.

Source: chatbots yvc.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 26.9.2026

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

No institutional AI strategy or action plan document found. A sponsored article in TheMarker (22.9.2026) on the college and AI was not accessible.

Checked: 26.9.2026

Complementary metrics

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

Guiding principles for using AI in academia

Body: The college library

Document date: 16.10.2025

A library hub page only (tools, risks, literature). It does not bring together policy, responsible bodies or training.

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

The same document also serves metric 5.

Source: academic_ai yvc.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 27.9.2026

9. AI-in-research policyCould not verify

No disclosure or ethics rules for AI in research and theses were found. The master's degree regulations are blocked from reading (S3). Classified "Could not verify" because the decisive document could not be read.

The same document also serves metric 1, 2.

Source: rules-and-procedures yvc.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

Chatbots: what you should know before using AI tools

Body: The Library, Yezreel Valley College

Document date: 16.10.2025

The library page presents public tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini) and points to Google's Gemini student offer, which is not an institutional license. The IT services pages for students and staff and the page on AI tools in academia were also checked: no statement of a secure institutional AI environment for all staff and students.

The same document also serves metric 6.

Source: chatbots yvc.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Additional source: computer-services-for-students yvc.ac.il (opens in a new window)

Checked: 27.9.2026

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