01.02.2012 08.Schwat. 5772
Aberkannt:
Council denies Lapid doctoral acceptance
Israeli students will no longer be allowed to complete master's, doctoral programs without first a bachelor's.
The Council for Higher Education on Tuesday ruled that journalist-turned-politician Yair Lapid must complete a bachelor's degree before he is allowed to seek a doctorate. Lapid became the center of a controversy after it was revealed he was accepted to a doctoral program at Bar-Ilan University despite not having completed a bachelor's degree or even his high school matriculation exam….