Ph.D Recognition

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If you are working in the public sector, including government offices, hospitals, etc., you must have your Ph.D recognized by Misrad HaChinuch.

In the public sector, recognition of your Ph.D will affect both your rank and salary. If you're working for a private organization or a post-doc, you will not need to have your degree recognized at all.

The process for BA and MA recognition is significantly shorter. Therefore, if you are working in a public office and have NOT had your Ph.D recognized, you can submit a request to Misrad HaChinuch to have your BA and MA recognized and be paid accordingly, while waiting for your Ph.D approval.

Necessary Documentation

To start the process of applying for Ph.D recognition, the following documentation must be submitted in person to Misrad HaChinuch. Please bring both the original documents and photocopies: 

• Dissertation: You must submit a printed copy of your dissertation. The offices will not accept it on CD. If your dissertation was not written in English, Hebrew or Arabic, officially, it must be translated into one of these languages and submitted with a legal declaration from a lawyer stating that the translation is accurate and does not include any additions. Note: Before you translate the dissertation, check with Misrad Hachinuch if this is really necessary. If an expert on the review committee happens to speak the language of your dissertation, you won't need it translated.
  
  
• Original version of the Ph.D diploma.
  
  
• Original, official diplomas & transcripts for your undergraduate degree and Master's degree. You may not use a student copy. If you studied in a direct Ph.D program, you are required to provide a letter that you received before beginning your Ph.D studies, indicating that you were accepted into a direct Ph.D program, and that this is an option in the institution where you studied.
  
  
• Official letter indicating that you fulfilled all of the requirements for your Ph.D. This letter might include information about the requirements for receiving a Ph.D, entrance exams (if relevant), necessary coursework, number of credits completed, the scope of your doctoral work, etc.
  
  
• Official letter indicating the language of instruction in the institution where you studied. If your dissertation is in a language that differs from the language of the university, you must submit a letter indicating that this was approved by the university before you began your dissertation.
  
  
• Official letter indicating the title and position of your mentor and your Ph.D members of your doctoral committee.
  
  
• Official letter indicating that your dissertation was approved by two dissertation committee. One member of the committee must be on staff at the institution that granted your degree. The second member of the committee should not be a staff member; but rather should be from outside the institution.
  
  
• If you completed your dissertation in under 3 years, and did not work during your studies, you must submit documentation providing that you did not work during this time, such as income tax returns, social security documents, etc.
• Official letter describing the extent of your interaction with your mentor, including the number of meetings, number of email or phone interactions, etc.
  
  
• Letter from an Israeli lawyer indicating that all of the above is accurate and that to the best of your knowledge, you are submitting all of the documents requested by Misrad HaChinuch.
  
  
• Misrad HaChinuch may request additional documentation as it deems necessary.

Review Committee

After you submit all of the requested documentation, your Ph.D dissertation will be reviewed by a review committee of two or three experts in your doctoral field. The committee will invite you for a personal interview to determine the extent and quality of the work. Be prepared! The committee will ask you questions about your dissertation.

Office Locations for the Ministry of Education
Department of Evaluation of Foreign Academic Degrees and Diplomas

Jerusalem Branch:
Lev Ram building, 2 Devorah Haneviah St. (on the side towards Shivtei Yisrael).
Room 4, Tel: 02-560-2863. Hours: Monday and Wednesday: 10-1 PM

Tel Aviv Branch:
Yad Eliahu building, 2 Hashalosha St. (near the Eliyahu Stadium), 6th Floor, Ramat Gan. Tel: 03 689 6126. Hours: Sunday through Wednesday, between 8:30 am and 2:00 pm.

Haifa Branch:
15 Palyam St. Tel: 04 863 2566. Hours: Sunday through Wednesday between 12:30 and 2:30 pm.

Beer Sheva Branch:
Kiryat Hamemshalah building, 4 Rechov Hatikvah, 1st Floor, room 1808, Tel: 08-626 3255. Hours: Sunday through Wednesday 8:00 am to 11:30 am.

Personal Experiences
For personal experiences of Ph.D candidates, click here.

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