necessary responses include increasing geographical accessibility to higher education improving preparation for higher education through longterm investment to schools and closer linkages between schools and higher education institutions and improving campus culture and academic and social support measures to improve retention and success in higher education considering the current underrepresentation of arab population in tertiary education steps should be taken to provide adequate support to nai which is the first comprehensive arab higher education institution in israel see box support should also be provided to the arab colleges of education to help them to diversify their teaching portfolios